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Watershed is the enterprise sustainability platform. Companies like Airbnb, Carlyle Group, FedEx, Visa, and Dr. Martens use Watershed to manage climate and ESG data, produce audit-ready metrics for voluntary and regulatory reporting including CSRD, and drive real decarbonization. We are looking for team members who love product-building, want to work hard at a mission-oriented startup, and will collaborate with us in shaping the culture of a growing team.
We have offices in San Francisco, New York, London, Paris, Berlin, Sydney, Mexico City (launching soon!) and remote team members across the US and Europe. We hope that you'll be interested in joining us!
The roleThe Global workplace manager will be responsible for overseeing the strategic planning, development, and operational management of Watershed’s global office spaces. As our first global workplace hire, you’ll have the opportunity to lead how we run our global facilities, including managing the process to select and launch new offices within your first year at Watershed. The Watershed team works from our hub offices 4 days a week in San Francisco, London and New York with plans to expand to other regions. Because we’re committed to the in-office culture in our hub locations for collaboration and productivity, we’re excited for this role to help us to continue to invest in employee experience.
You Will:
- Manage a team of office managers, vendors and staff in our San Francisco, New York City, London and additional hub offices.
- Manage our global facilities budget, identifying ongoing opportunities for efficiency while maintaining a high-level of onsite experience and service for the Watershed team.
- Manage global safety, security and compliance for our offices, including maintaining documentation and training in partnership with our local staff.
- Lead build outs and expansion for new hub offices as Watershed grows, including site selection and lease negotiation, project management, negotiating and contracting with vendors, working with internal and external stakeholders.
- Identify opportunities for improved sustainability and resource management in our office locations.
- Act as a trusted partner to internal stakeholders including Finance, Legal, IT and the people team on key projects related to facilities and employee experience.
- Lead space planning globally for the growing Watershed team.
- Provide regular reporting and analyses on facilities metrics and budgets to leadership and other key stakeholders.
You might be a fit if you:
- Have proven experience in managing the lifecycle of office builds and relocations across diverse geographic locations, working cross-functionally with the People Team, IT, Facilities, Legal, and local leadership teams.
- Proven experience working in a high-growth startup environment with an in-office culture.
- Have managed a team of contractors and vendors to run multiple office sites with in-person attendance.
- Experience managing a facilities budget encompassing multiple offices and global regions.
- Experience selecting and negotiating with facilities vendors.
- Are able to travel regularly to our other sites, including international locations.
At Watershed, we strive to design consistent, fair, and competitive compensation programs. The total cash compensation range may be inclusive of several levels at Watershed and final offer will be determined by a number of factors, including the candidate’s skills, capabilities, and location, as well as scope of the role.
The anticipated cash compensation range is in addition to a total rewards benefit package including equity, health/dental/vision insurance, 401(k), unlimited paid time off, paid parental leave, fertility, and mental health programs etc.
Where does Watershed work?
We have hub offices in San Francisco, New York and London, and satellite offices in Sydney, Paris, Berlin, and Mexico City (opening summer 2025!). Most of our jobs need to be in office, but certain jobs are open to being remote and will be specifically noted on the jobs page and in the job description if so.
What’s the interview process like?
It starts the same for every candidate: getting to know the team members through 1 to 2 conversations about Watershed, your experience, and your interests. Next steps can vary by role, but usual next steps are a skill or experience interview (e.g. a coding interview for an engineer, a portfolio review for a designer, deeper experience call for other roles) which leads to a virtual or in person interview panel. We prioritize transparency and lack of surprise throughout the process.
What if I need accommodations for my interview?
At Watershed, we are dedicated to ensuring an inclusive recruitment process. We provide reasonable accommodations for candidates with disabilities, long-term conditions, mental health needs, religious observances, neurodivergence, or pregnancy-related support requirements. If you need assistance during your process, please contact your recruiter.
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