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  • WeWork India launches ‘WeWork Workplace’, a tech-enabled space management solution

    WeWork India launches ‘WeWork Workplace’, a tech-enabled space management solution

    Mumbai: WeWork India, the country’s flexible workspace provider announced the launch of their brand new space management tool ‘WeWork Workplace’, in collaboration with Yardi, a workspace management solution. WeWork Workplace is the product in the market that can combine all space types (privately leased/owned, WeWork and WeWork shared/affiliate) within a single experience. Additionally, companies that may need overflow space will have the option to enable access to WeWork and WeWork affiliated locations for their employees globally.    

    At a time when India’s modern workforce with its evolving hybrid work culture faces a challenge of excess and underutilised office space, Workplace’s software stands out as a comprehensive solution. It offers enterprises a streamlined approach to integrate and manage space as well as optimise portfolios, along with access to more than 500 WeWork workspaces on one platform. This leads to effective cost saving for enterprises with the help of real time data analytics. In a world where the dynamics of work have undergone significant shifts, Workplace will help manage the workforce as well as the workspace, leading to greater productivity. The tech-enabled solution will further enhance the managed office segment, simplifying the digitisation of the workspace, and ensuring employees come in for meaningful collaborations. WeWork India will provide Workplace not only in its owned spaces but also at large technology parks in association with developers and directly for corporations for their occupied spaces. At present WeWork India is the only flex player with such an offering for managed offices. Workplace will help organisations manage their workforce rather than just workspace, and increase their productivity.      

    WeWork India CEO Karan Virwani said, “In an era where hybrid and flexible work culture take centre stage, space management plays a very crucial role for enterprises. There is an urgent need to scope out operational inefficiencies in a systematic manner, for businesses to thrive. Workplace is uniquely placed to help businesses optimise their functional office space requirements while elevating the office experience for its employees in an intentional way. It will facilitate real-time insights for data-driven decision-making. Our collaboration with Yardi, a renowned leader in real estate technology, underscores our commitment to delivering innovative solutions uniquely tailored to meet the evolving needs of modern businesses.”    

    WeWork Workplace includes several features that allow users to book desks and facilitate an effective office experience. Users can search for colleagues to discover their seating arrangements and plan their attendance schedule accordingly. With seamless integration with Microsoft Outlook and Google Calendar, Workplace enables users to conveniently book meeting rooms within the app. Not only that, it serves as a comprehensive central hub for daily scheduling and management, offering a convenient platform for important company announcements and real-time event updates. Workplace not only enhances employee and member experience but also propels the industry forward by enabling businesses to optimise space. Being a people-first platform, Workplace is equipped to quickly adapt to organisational shifts and office space strategies, thus facilitating a future-ready approach to work.    

    Ahead of launching Workplace, WeWork India ran a pilot program which garnered positive feedback from various enterprises, signalling the need for such robust space management tools. Further to the pilot, there are currently 30 accounts in use by over 6000 members in India, and over 830 accounts and over 151,000 members globally. With the introduction of WeWork Workplace, WeWork India reinforces its commitment towards enhancing member experience while also propelling the industry forward by enabling businesses to optimise space and embrace a future-ready approach to work. By driving innovation through customised product solutions, WeWork India will continue its growth trajectory in changing the landscape of flexible workspaces in the country.    

    To know more about Workplace, click here for the admin view demo and here for the employee view demo. 

  • WeWork India announces senior leadership appointments to drive accelerated India growth

    WeWork India announces senior leadership appointments to drive accelerated India growth

    Mumbai: WeWork India, the leading flexible workspace provider, has appointed two senior leaders to its executive leadership team. Debosmita Majumder joins WeWork India as chief marketing officer, while Rupesh Kumar has taken up the role of head of engineering. These appointments are a significant step towards elevating WeWork India’s business growth and exploring more innovations within the flex-space industry.

    Talking about the new appointment, WeWork India CEO Karan Virwani added, “As we continue on a path of profitability, marketing and engineering will play a key role in elevating member experience and amplifying our market presence. I am delighted to welcome Debosmita and Rupesh to WeWork India’s leadership team. Their strategic insight and creative prowess perfectly align with our vision of strong brand building and sustained growth. With their diverse experience across brands, I am confident they will play a crucial role in solidifying our position as the industry leader.”

    In her new role, Majumder will be responsible for planning and elevating WeWork India’s brand and marketing infrastructure involving aspects such as brand campaigns, marketing automation, strategy development and more. A seasoned marketing professional with over 17 years of proven success, she has driven and delivered multiple high-impact results in her previous stints with Embassy Group, Porsche India, and PUMA India.

    Commenting on the appointment, Majumder said, “Over the past six years, WeWork India has grown into a brand with a distinct identity of its own, catering to a varied range of consumers – from entrepreneurs to enterprises. It has been an interesting journey, one that’s full of innovation and exciting possibilities. I am delighted to join WeWork India at this pivotal point, and work closely with the team to continue the momentum and achieve new milestones”.

    With over two decades of extensive experience in tech, Kumar specialises in building large-scale web applications and enterprise products. An IIT-IIM graduate, he has previously been associated with MediBuddy, BigBasket, and Adobe Systems. In his former roles, he has worked closely with the business leaders to define a comprehensive technology roadmap and built a lot of innovations and automation to significantly improve customer satisfaction.

    “I am excited to be a part of WeWork India’s journey and look forward to contributing to its tech-driven growth. WeWork India has been a game-changer in the flexible workspace industry and the opportunities that lie ahead are immense. I am committed to driving innovation and excellence in our engineering efforts, ensuring that WeWork India remains at the forefront of workplace technology,” added Kumar.

    WeWork India is excited about the possibilities that lie ahead as these appointments mark another step towards strengthening the company’s leadership and propelling its growth journey.

  • WeWork launches digital campaign ‘Women’s Era’

    WeWork launches digital campaign ‘Women’s Era’

    MUMBAI: WeWork, the global platform for creators that provides collaborative spaces, community, and services, has rolled out a digital campaign, “Women’s Era”, to celebrate women from different walks of life, who have and are an inspiration to all of us, every single day. The campaign is to mark the International Women’s Day celebrations.

    With around 4,00,000 global members and around 9,000 employees all over the world, there is a space for everyone to express their individuality. Taking this into consideration, WeWork has taken a step to appreciate their female employees and members by featuring them on their Facebook page, along with their thoughts about what ‘women power’ means to them and their message to other women all around the world.

    To celebrate women entrepreneurs, WeWork is further offering women a chance to sign up for six months and avail two months of free membership on WeWork. Applicable on private offices in select locations, this can be availed anytime between 5 March to 12 March 2019. While, the sign-up is between the given dates, the deal can be completed till 12 April 2019 for the offer to be availed.

    Participating in this vision of ‘women’s era’, the leadership team at WeWork has come together to talk about why they call it an ‘era’ and how they see the new age woman embodying all their key values. Created in a video format, the short film features leaders from WeWork India, including CWeO Karan Virwani, Co-CWeO Ryan Bennett, head of sales Varun Gopinath, head of real estate Arnav Singh Gusain, head of strategic finance Vinayak Parameswaran, head of marketing Vineet Singh, and design director Taylor Harper, speaking about women, how they are an inspiration and why they need to be celebrated every day.

    As offline events are a key part of the weekly hygiene at WeWork and this week is all about women, WeWork is also organising the ‘Her Pop-up Market’ on 8 March at WeWork Galaxy – Bangalore, where pop up stalls will be set up by female homegrown entrepreneurs showcasing apparel made with sustainable fabrics, notebooks and stationery, home decor products, and much more. From art and home décor to sustainable clothing and natural body products, there’s plenty for one to explore with one’s BFF, girl gang, spouse, or solo.