Taylor Erwin
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Global Workplace & Real Estate

Real estate, construction, and workplace delivery for companies scaling faster than their physical footprint.

High-stakes real estate & construction for fast-scaling companies — a 1.9M SF, $500M workplace portfolio at Shopify through 400% growth, enterprise strategy at M Moser, and infrastructure expansion at JetX across three continents.

Shopify's Toronto headquarters at 620 King Street West — a tan-leather lounge with people working against the Toronto skyline
Shopify Toronto — 620 King Street West · Linebox Studio
15+Years
RE, construction & workplace
1.9MSF
Portfolio led at Shopify
$500MProgram
Workplace capital delivered
400%Growth
Headcount environment
3Regions
AMER · EU · APAC
Rooftop terrace with CN Tower views
Rooftop terrace
Social kitchen and coffee bar
Social kitchen
The wall of dog portraits
Dog-portrait wall
Bird-and-branch mural meeting room
Mural meeting room
01Fit

Built for the operating reality behind fast-growing AI companies.

AI companies don’t scale on software alone. They need physical infrastructure, capital discipline, and cross-functional execution — built under ambiguity, on timelines that don’t wait for certainty.

01Translating business growth into physical footprint strategy
02Managing ambiguity while still delivering on timeline
03Leading technically complex builds end to end
04Balancing long-term infrastructure with near-term speed
05Partnering across finance, legal, ops, design & leadership
02Proof of Scale

Three environments. Scale, strategy, and full-stack execution.

Shopify
Workplace at global scale

Led workplace growth across a global portfolio through one of the fastest expansion periods in the company’s history — offices, strategy, and capital delivery under continuous change.

Capital deliveryWorkplace strategyPortfolioConstruction
1.9M SF
Portfolio led
$500M
Program value
400%
Headcount growth
M Moser
Enterprise advisory

Advised enterprise & Fortune 500 clients on workplace strategy and real estate — client-facing leadership and a global perspective on how organizations occupy space.

AdvisoryWorkplace strategyRE planningClient leadership
F500
Client tier
Global
Perspective
Multi
Sector
JetX
Infrastructure growth model

Built a real-estate-led growth model for physical-infrastructure expansion — end-to-end, from sourcing and financing to governance and operations across three regions.

Site sourcingDeal structureFinancingOperations
AMER
Region
EU
Region
APAC
Region
03Capability

The work I lead sits where strategy, capital, construction, and operations meet.

Portfolio Strategy
Turning growth plans into physical footprint decisions.
Site Selection
Assessing where, when, and how to expand.
Capital Delivery
High-stakes projects from concept through completion.
Financial Modeling
Underwriting decisions with capital discipline.
Construction Delivery
Leading technically complex builds to handover.
Lease Strategy
Structuring commitments around growth and optionality.
Workplace Strategy
How organizations occupy and use space.
Executive Communication
Translating complexity for decision-makers.
Cross-Functional Leadership
Aligning finance, legal, ops, and design.
Team Leadership
Leading delivery teams through complexity.
Vendor & Consultant Mgmt
Directing the external delivery bench.
Governance & Reporting
Protecting speed without losing control.
04Case Studies

Three briefings.

Case 01 — Shopify

Scaling workplace infrastructure during extreme company growth.

Shopify Toronto cafeteria and social dining with oak banquette, floral rug and skyline views
ContextGlobal portfolio scaling under 400% headcount growth
What I ledStrategy, capital & construction — 1.9M SF / $500M program
Why it matteredCapacity had to outrun hiring — without breaking budget or governance
ResultDelivered at scale through volatility — speed + capital discipline held
Case 02 — JetX

A real-estate-led model for global infrastructure deployment.

A JetX robotaxi-wash depot — a white autonomous Volvo at a black-and-white wash building with the JetX logo, a fleet of robotaxis behind, palm trees and wet pavement
ContextPhysical-infrastructure platform, multi-market expansion
What I builtEnd-to-end model — sourcing, financing, permitting, ops
MarketsAMER · EU · APAC — varied regulatory & capital regimes
For AnthropicFull-stack expansion thinking for net-new footprint
JetX robotaxi-wash equipment portfolio — three formats: A0 RoboJetX compact touchless, A5 Roll Over in-bay automatic, and A7 Express Tunnel highest-throughput, each with throughput and power specs
Robotaxi-wash equipment portfolio — A0 · A5 · A7 formats
Aerial view of a large JetX manufacturing and warehouse facility
Manufacturing & infrastructure at scale
Case 03 — M Moser

Advising complex organizations on workplace and real estate.

M Moser workplace — a bright, plant-filled lab office with tan sofas, a London-themed mural wall, people working, and a dog
ContextEnterprise & F500 clients, consequential RE decisions
RoleClient-facing strategic advisor — workplace & RE planning
Strategic valueClarified where, how & why to occupy space
RelevanceBusiness strategy → workplace decisions — directly transferable
M Moser activity-based workplace zoning plan — six zones mapped across a floor plan: community & connection, huddle & focus, mind hives, me-myself-and-I space, project workshop, and adaptivity in motion
Workplace strategy — activity-based zoning plan
05Selected Work

620 King Street West

Shopify’s flagship Toronto HQ — nine connected floors in the King Portland Centre, the raw concrete shell paired with warm oak, burnt-orange, and black steel. Linebox Studio, 2019.

Location
Toronto, ON
Scale
~180,000 SF
Floors
9 connected
Design
Linebox Studio
Opened
2019
Burnt-orange lounge nook with curved floor-to-ceiling glazing overlooking the CN Tower and the Toronto skyline
Lounge nook — burnt-orange palette, curved glazing, CN Tower views
Tan-leather lounge with a colour-block mural and people working against the Toronto skyline
Workplace lounge, skyline outlook
A wall of framed dog portraits above leather sofas — a signature Shopify culture moment
The wall of dog portraits
Meeting room with a bird-and-branch mural, exposed concrete, burnt-orange acoustic felt and a warm-oak table
Bird-mural meeting room
Social kitchen and coffee bar with hanging plants and teal bar stools
Social kitchen & coffee bar
Rooftop terrace with outdoor dining tables and CN Tower views
Rooftop terrace
Cafeteria and social dining with an oak banquette, floral rug, mural and skyline views
Cafeteria & social dining
A tiered all-hands social space with a large green Shopify logo and banquette seating
All-hands social space
Market-style food hall with arched serving stations
Market-style food hall
The 620 King Street West building exterior — a brick base with a glass upper volume in the King Portland Centre
620 King Street West — exterior
Photography — Giordano Ciampini · Linebox Studio · Officelovin’
06Philosophy

How I lead complex physical work.

01
Make ambiguity executable.
Turn unclear mandates into sequenced, deliverable plans without waiting for perfect information.
02
Build the operating system, not just the project plan.
Leave behind repeatable structure — governance, reporting, and process that outlast any single build.
03
Surface tradeoffs early.
Put the real cost, schedule, and risk decisions in front of leadership before they harden.
04
Protect speed without losing governance.
Move fast on a frame that keeps capital, risk, and quality under control.
05
Lead through complexity without creating noise.
Keep teams, consultants, and vendors aligned and calm under pressure.
06
Communicate clearly across every level.
Speak the language of executives, operators, consultants, and vendors alike.
07Anthropic

What I would bring to Anthropic.

The range to lead Anthropic’s most technically complex real estate and construction projects — and to build the PMs, partners, and systems that execute across the portfolio.

Large-scale construction and capital delivery
Global workplace and real estate strategy
Real-estate-led growth execution across complex markets
Taylor Erwin
California, USA