Global Workplace & Real Estate

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

I lead high-stakes real estate and construction programs across global, fast-scaling environments — a 1.9M SF, $500M workplace portfolio at Shopify through 400% headcount growth, enterprise workplace strategy at M Moser, and real-estate-led infrastructure expansion at JetX across the Americas, Europe, and APAC.

15+Years

RE, construction & workplace

1.9MSF

Portfolio led at Shopify

$500MProgram

Workplace capital delivered

400%Growth

Headcount environment

3Regions

AMER · EU · APAC

01Fit

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

AI companies don’t scale through software alone. They need physical infrastructure, workplace strategy, capital discipline, technical project delivery, 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 during one of the fastest expansion periods in the company’s history — offices, workplace 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 and Fortune 500 clients on workplace strategy and real estate solutions — client-facing leadership, planning, 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 — sourcing, deal structure, financing, permitting, insurance, governance, deployment, and operations across three regions.

Site sourcingDeal structureFinancingOperations

AMER

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.

ContextA global workplace portfolio expanding under 400% headcount growth and constant change.

What I ledWorkplace strategy, capital delivery, and construction across a 1.9M SF / $500M program.

Why it matteredPhysical capacity had to keep pace with hiring without breaking governance or budget.

ResultDelivered at scale through volatility — speed held alongside capital discipline.

Case 02 — JetX

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

ContextA physical infrastructure platform needing to expand across multiple markets.

What I builtThe end-to-end model: sourcing, deal structure, financing, permitting, governance, ops.

MarketsAmericas, Europe, and APAC — varied regulatory and capital environments.

For AnthropicEntrepreneurial, full-stack expansion thinking for new physical footprint.

Case 03 — M Moser

Advising complex organizations on workplace and real estate.

ContextEnterprise and Fortune 500 clients making consequential real estate decisions.

RoleClient-facing strategic advisor on workplace and real estate planning.

Strategic valueClarified where, how, and why organizations should occupy space.

RelevanceTranslating business strategy into workplace decisions — directly transferable.

05Philosophy

How I lead complex physical work.

Make ambiguity executable.

Turn unclear mandates into sequenced, deliverable plans without waiting for perfect information.

Build the operating system, not just the project plan.

Leave behind repeatable structure — governance, reporting, and process that outlast any single build.

Surface tradeoffs early.

Put the real cost, schedule, and risk decisions in front of leadership before they harden.

Protect speed without losing governance.

Move fast on a frame that keeps capital, risk, and quality under control.

Lead through complexity without creating noise.

Keep teams, consultants, and vendors aligned and calm under pressure.

Communicate clearly across every level.

Speak the language of executives, operators, consultants, and vendors alike.

06Anthropic

What I would bring to Anthropic.

The delivery range to lead Anthropic’s most technically complex real estate and construction projects — while supporting the PMs, partners, and operating systems needed to 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

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