Phil Kirschner Email & Phone Number

New York, NY, US

Jersey City, NJ, US

I write about the future of work, employee experience, and the purpose of the office.https://www.forbes.com/sites/philkirschner/

While I evaluate my next full-time role, I have restarted my independent consulting practice. As I did between WeWork and McKinsey, I am advising workplace companies, evaluating fractional workplace and employee experience roles, doing speaking engagements, etc.

US

- Stress-tested plans for a global banking leader's $3B HQ project against future of work and banking trends, refining the purpose of the building, generating 70+ actionable "bold moves" to improve client and employee experience, and creating a framework for linking a diverse range of workplace KPIs and metrics to desired business outcomes- Reimagined the.

- Increased decision velocity and confidence for the cross-functional, post-COVID workplace response team of a Fortune 500 technology company as an embedded team member, developing employee journeys, workplace configuration benchmarks, flexible office and coworking strategies, and remote-working policies- Transformed the teleworking and workplace-mobility.

New York, NY, US

- Founded and rapidly grew the Workplace Strategy discipline to 25 strategists in 8 global cities within 18 months, improving deal quality and client workplace design and effectiveness for the Enterprise business- Led “footprint for the future” HQ design strategy for a real estate developer with $45B in AUM, with redesigned visitor experience, embedded.

Chicago, Illinois, US

- Managed Northeast regional workplace strategy practice of six consultants to achieve $3.5m in annual sales with a 40% profit margin, contributing to 75% YoY growth of practice AGM- Led change management engagement for a global bank, guiding 3k+ employees into unassigned seating across 12 floors in their NYC HQ, enabling the closure of a nearby facility.

Zurich, CH

- Led workplace strategy for a 1.8M sqft HQ renovation which generated $700M in cost savings and enhanced operational efficiency through optimized space utilization - Led design and construction of a 65K sqft free-address, activity-based environment for 700 managers and staff, increasing floor capacity by 40% while improving team productivity, remote.

Zurich, CH

$20m achieved cost savings // software lifecycle demand management // buy vs. build analysis // application reduction and decommissioning // license and maintenance fee reduction // created cross-divisional software demand management network.

Zurich, CH

$3m achieved cost savings // regional technology expense line owner // cellular carrier competitive bid process and renegotiation // trader voice demand management // mobile telephony and audio conference policy improvement.

Zurich, CH

$14m achieved cost savings // consulting and external service expense line owner // supply and demand management programs // contract and budget reviews // revised account hierarchy // expense line control function // Six Sigma (LEAN) Green Belt for contingent worker classification // vendor and account mapping database // expense policy training.

Zurich, CH

Operational and technology risk assessments for applications, infrastructure and business process outsourcing // branch office compliance reviews // information security policy creation // information security and online privacy training and awareness // IT risk and vulnerability process improvement and automation // RSA Archer GRC platform administrator.

London, GB

Consulting PMO support // penetration testing // network vulnerability assessment // forensic accounting // single-point-of-failure analysis // HIPAA compliance research.

B.S., Computer Science

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