Head of Real Estate & Workplace

Profound is the marketing platform for the age of AI search. The way brands reach people is being rewritten — AI models like ChatGPT, Perplexity, and Google AI Mode are now the answer layer between companies and their customers. We built the platform marketers use to understand, measure, and win in that world: the analytics, intelligence, and agent automation that turn AI search from a threat into a competitive advantage. We went from 0 to a $1B valuation in 18 months. Revenue grew 100x last year. Our customers include 15% of the Fortune 500 like Walmart, Wayfair and U.S. Bank, and innovators like Ramp, MongoDB, and Figma. We are backed by Sequoia, Kleiner Perkins, LSVP, and Khosla Ventures — and we are moving fast enough that the people joining now are building the playbook everyone who comes after them will run. ABOUT THE ROLE As Head of Real Estate & Workplace, you’ll own how Profound shows up physically in the world. Profound is looking for a high-ownership operator to lead real estate, workplace, and office operations across a growing global portfolio, including New York, San Francisco, Buenos Aires, London, and future offices. This person will own the physical operating system of the company: office strategy, leases, buildouts, workplace experience, vendors, budgets, services, and the daily details that help a high-intensity team move fast. This is a hands-on role for someone who can operate strategically and execute relentlessly. The right candidate brings real estate judgment, hospitality instincts, operational discipline, and the urgency required in a founder-led, high-performance environment. WHAT YOU’LL DO - Real Estate & Portfolio Management Support office searches, lease renewals, expansions, relocations, headcount planning, space utilization, and portfolio budgeting across all markets. - Buildouts & Office Launches Manage new offices and expansions from planning through opening, coordinating brokers, landlords, architects, project managers, contractors, IT, security, furniture, AV, and vendors. - Workplace Operations Run day-to-day office operations across all locations, including office standards, supplies, access, maintenance, seating, meeting rooms, food and beverage, and employee experience. - Hospitality & Culture Create offices people want to work from every day. Own the details that make the workplace feel productive, polished, energetic, and distinctly Profound. - Vendor & Budget Management Source, negotiate, and manage vendors across cleaning, security, pantry, maintenance, furniture, events, and workplace services. Maintain high standards while keeping costs disciplined. - Cross-Functional Partnership Work closely with founders, People, Finance, Legal, IT, and team leads to ensure the workplace supports company growth, speed, and execution. WHO YOU ARE - 5+ years of experience in real estate operations, workplace, facilities, office operations, hospitality, or a related role. - Experience managing multiple offices or distributed workplace operations. - Strong execution skills across office launches, moves, expansions, renewals, or buildouts. - Comfort in a fast-paced, high-intensity startup environment. - Strong vendor, budget, and project management skills. - High attention to detail and strong service instincts. - Low ego, high urgency, and willingness to own both strategy and execution. - Ability to work across time zones and support a global team. LOCATION This is a full-time, in-office role based in New York City. Travel will be required as we expand into new locations. COMPENSATION The expected base salary range for this role is $175,000–$230,000 USD. Total compensation includes salary, equity, and benefits. Final compensation will be determined based on experience and qualifications. Note: All official communication from Profound will come from a @tryprofound.com email address. If you're contacted by anyone using a different domain, please disregard and report it as spam.