About

Most workplace projects
begin with space.
Mine begin with
the business.

10+

Years of Experience

Senior strategy roles at global workplace design and construction firms

AU

& International Clients

Corporate occupiers and construction firms across Australia and globally

Published Researcher

Peer-reviewed publication in the Journal of Environmental Psychology, Elsevier

Sarah Zerella presenting to a corporate audience

How I work

I often work with clients before a project exists – at the point of feasibility, business case development, or early strategic alignment. This can mean helping an organisation determine whether change is needed at all, and what kind of workplace would actually support it.

Whether I'm working with an organisation before a project is defined or alongside a team already in motion, I meet clients where they are – bringing clarity, structure and strategic rigour to whatever stage the work is at.

What I do in practice

I work across feasibility, strategy, hybrid working, diagnostics, leadership alignment and change – at the moments when clarity matters most and decisions have the greatest consequence.

  • Executive visioning and leadership alignment
  • Organisational diagnostics and research
  • Feasibility, business case and decision support
  • Hybrid and ways of working strategy
  • Translating strategy into workplace requirements
  • Change and transformation support
"I bring the rigour of a psychologist, the commercial fluency of someone who has worked in complex environments for over a decade, and a commitment to outputs that are always clear, grounded and actionable."

Background

Over a decade of experience across corporate and construction environments, in senior strategy roles at global workplace design and construction firms – followed by independent consulting directly with organisations.

I understand not only how organisations work, but the commercial and strategic realities that shape their decisions. My practice is grounded in research as well as application, including a peer-reviewed publication in the Journal of Environmental Psychology (Elsevier).

Experience

Experience

A selection of organisations I have worked with across my career in workplace strategy – in senior roles within global design and construction firms, and independently.

ANZ Bank
MLC Life Insurance
Tabcorp
Fujifilm
Dulux Group
Insignia Financial
BVAQ
NSW Ports
Uniting Community Services
Mitsui
Reece Plumbing
ALS Global
Sunnyfield Disability Services
BWM Dentsu
Sportsbet
Red Bubble
Sarah Zerella

Registered Psychologist · Workplace Strategist · Melbourne, Australia

2026 Sarah Zerella