Shirley Chiu

About Shirley Chiu

I am a workplace real estate practitioner and registered architect with 20+ years of…

Experience

1. VP, Consulting

   Jones Lang La Salle

   Sep 2018 — Present · Seattle, SG

   Embedded as part of the Amazon Global Real Estate & Facilities (GREF) team, leading the Workplace Portfolio Strategy Global Programs team from 2022 to present, to drive global best practices, transformation and advancement as part of the Global Center of Excellence. Prior to that, managed the Amazon Asia Pacific (APAC) workplace portfolio and execute integrated real estate strategies in alignment with GREF objectives and Amazon business plans.Global role- Design strategic processes, put in place global governance (SOP, guidelines, KPIs) to drive and implement global best practices, including transformation, change management- Drive strategy programs and delivery advancements through tools development and technology integration, including data stewardship, performance tracking, visualization (dashboards) and reporting.APAC role- Built and led the Portfolio Planning team (Strategy and Occupancy Planning/ Space Management) in a fast-paced, high-growth and dynamic business environment- Delivered short to long-range real estate solutions through scenario planning and space programming that are responsive to evolving work styles, trends, stakeholders’ requirements, market intelligence, financial and risk assessments-Implemented portfolio roadmap and workplace strategies; optimize workplace by measuring space metrics (quantitative) and occupant’s surveys (qualitative)-Acted as advisory and facilitator to cross-functional team (PM, FM, TM) to navigate Amazon’s complex org. structure and end-to-end real estate process.

Education

• University of London

  Bachelor of Science - BS

• University of London

  DipArch

Skills

• Fee and Contract Negotiations
• Mixed-Use
• Project Budget and Cost Control
• Urban Design
• Sustainable Architecture
• Design Research
• Project Type Diversification
• Architectures
• Staff Training and Professsional Development
• Contract Management
• Construction
• Project Planning
• Business Development
• Cross Cultural Communication and Facititation
• Business Development and Operations
• Photoshop
• Sketchup
• Project Coordination
• Architectural Design
• Contract Administration
• Architecture
• Comprehensive Planning
• Sustainable Design
• Design Management
• Staff and Consultants Hiring
• Project Development and Strategic Planning