Workspace Analytics Lead

MARS Solutions Group is looking for an experienced Workspace Analytics Lead. Our client is an insurance firm looking for high-quality talent to make a difference. They are known to respect a traditional work week and often extend contracts for added job security and stability. Our client is seeking a Workspace Analytics Lead to establish a clear, credible workspace measurement capability that informs space allocation, campus planning, and future workspace design decisions. This role will define which workspace metrics matter, assess how well existing systems and data support those metrics, and deliver foundational dashboards and a practical roadmap that enable leaders to make better, evidence-based space decisions. The role is anchored in OpenBlue as the system of record for space inventory and seat assignments, with additional inputs from workforce, presence, and occupancy data where appropriate. This is a hands-on, timebound role focused on building clarity and momentum — not long-term system administration or tool ownership. Key Responsibilities Workspace Metrics & Measurement Strategy • Define a workspace metrics framework that aligns to real business and campus planning decisions (e.g., reliable seat supply, capacity risk, space type performance). • Establish clear metric definitions, assumptions, and calculation logic to ensure consistency and credibility across reporting. • Align metrics to OpenBlue as the authoritative source for space inventory, space types, and seat assignments. Data & Tool Assessment • Evaluate current data sources and tools (e.g., OpenBlue, occupancy sensors, badge/presence data, workforce data) to determine what can be reliably measured today. • Identify gaps, data integrity considerations, and dependencies that affect the usefulness of workspace analytics. • Recommend practical improvements and sequencing, prioritizing use of existing systems before suggesting additional capabilities. Dashboards & Insights • Deliver a small set of decision ready dashboards or analytical views that translate workspace data into clear, usable insights. • Ensure outputs are designed to support space allocation, planning, and design conversations, not just reporting. • Partner with Campus Strategy & Design leaders to validate that insights are understandable, defensible, and actionable. Roadmap & Capability Build • Develop a 12–18 month workspace analytics roadmap that sequences progress from data integrity → baseline visibility → deeper insights. • Define what “good” looks like at each stage of maturity and what deliverables are expected. • Document standards and approaches so that the capability can be sustained beyond the duration of the contract. Required Experience • Experience in workspace, real estate, facilities, or portfolio analytics. • Demonstrated ability to define metrics and analytics roadmaps, not just produce reports. • Hands-on experience working with CAFM / IWMS platforms (OpenBlue experience strongly preferred). • Power BI and/or Tableau experience required; API data feed experience preferred. • Strong analytical and communication skills, with the ability to translate data into executive ready insights. • Comfortable operating independently in a contract, outcome focused role What Success Looks Like • Leaders have shared, trusted workspace metrics and stopped relitigating data. • Workspace dashboards are actively used to inform space allocation and planning decisions. • OpenBlue data is reliably aligned to defined standards for inventory and seat assignments. • A clear roadmap exists for evolving workspace analytics over time. About MARS Solutions Group: MARS Solutions Group provides a range of opportunities for meaningful work by understanding that employment fit is a combination of people, process, and technology. We leverage our experienced and compassionate team to bring humanity to matching you with the right advanced technology role, and stay connected with you to help you attain your professional goals.