Fractional Workplace & Real Estate Leadership
Senior leadership, without the full-time hire
Access experienced workplace and real estate leadership without committing to a full-time senior hire.
Smart Workplace Solutions supports startups, scale-ups and mid-market organisations across the UK and Europe. Whether you need ongoing direction, interim cover or an experienced leader to work alongside your existing team, we bring clarity to decisions about your workplaces, people and property.
When your workplace needs more senior support
As your organisation grows, responsibilities can spread across operations, finance, HR, and office teams. Day-to-day demands take priority, while bigger decisions about space, suppliers, and future needs are deferred.
Fractional leadership gives your team someone who can take a wider view, make recommendations and help implement decisions.
This support may suit you if:
Your office or facilities team needs senior direction and mentoring.
A relocation, lease decision or period of growth is adding complexity.
You need experienced cover during a leadership transition.
Workplace responsibilities are unclear or split between teams.
You need better oversight of costs, suppliers and service delivery.
Fractional head of workplace or real estate
Senior support across workplace strategy, property priorities and operational decisions. We work with your leadership team to align workplace plans with your business needs.
Leadership shaped around your organisation
Operational oversight and mentoring
Support for the people running your workplaces, including clearer priorities, responsibilities and escalation routes. We help your team build confidence while keeping leadership informed.
Interim leadership
Experienced cover during recruitment, restructuring or organisational change, helping your team maintain continuity and keep key decisions on track.
Supplier and procurement oversight
Review and oversight of workplace suppliers, contracts and service expectations, helping you understand what you are paying for and where changes could improve value.
How we work together
We begin with a conversation about your organisation, current pressures and your existing team. Together, we agree on the scope, priorities and working pattern. Fractional support typically ranges from one to three days a week, combining remote working with agreed onsite time.
Support can be structured as an ongoing arrangement, an interim appointment or a defined engagement. The aim is practical leadership that suits your business and provides your team with a clear point of accountability.
Led by Wanda Olivier
Wanda brings more than 20 years of experience in workplace and real estate leadership, with previous roles at WeTransfer, King Digital Entertainment and Oxford University Press.
Get the leadership your workplace needs
Tell us where your team needs support. We’ll discuss whether fractional or interim leadership is the right fit for you.
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