Sonia Martigné, Head of Office Management at BayWa r.e. France

Sonia Martigné, Head of Office Management at BayWa r.e. France, leads a team of Office Managers across several agencies. With around fifteen years of experience in support services, she first discovered office management while working for multiple services with unrivalled versatility. Her commitment to renewable energy brought her to BayWa r.e., where she focuses on creating sustainable workspaces and uniting teams around a responsible culture.

In this interview she discusses her daily life as a remote manager, the diversity of her duties and her planned transition to freelancing. Sonia also shares her view of a still poorly understood profession, the need for recognition, and her growing interest in AI and collaborative tools such as Notion to streamline internal processes.

Sonia’s 3 Tips

• Assert the strategic dimension of your role: don’t limit yourself to execution; identify financial and operational indicators, propose budgets and establish yourself as a strategic partner.