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Workplace & Office Operations Manager

Posted 16 Days Ago
In-Office
San Francisco, CA, USA
Junior
In-Office
San Francisco, CA, USA
Junior
Manage the San Francisco office end to end, including facilities, supplies, vendors, budgets, employee experience, celebrations, onboarding support, and office operations. Partner with Marketing to coordinate events, conferences, logistics, promotional materials, swag, and on-site execution. The role requires strong ownership, adaptability, multitasking, and hands-on in-office presence.
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Description

At groundcover, we build fast, and our office is where the energy happens. As part of our growing Operations team, you will be central to making our San Francisco office run seamlessly while driving team culture and company momentum.

This role is an exceptional opportunity for someone looking to bridge the worlds of workplace employee experience and hands-on marketing events. Working closely with our VP Marketing, you’ll get to blend day-to-day office ownership with the excitement of producing high-impact marketing events and conferences.

Important: this is a full-time, in-office role based in our office in San Francisco. We’re looking for someone who wants to be present, and sees in-office ownership as an advantage!

What You'll Own

● The office, end to end: Run all daily operations across facilities, supplies and vendor relationships. Be the first to notice what’s not working and the first to fix it.

● Manage and track office budgets: Manage vendor contracts for everything from catering and equipment to event logistics.

● Culture and employee experience: Own our SF office culture moments, team celebrations, Happy Hours, company swag and the day-to-day initiatives that make this a

place people are glad to come to.

● Onboarding & operations support: Coordinate with People team and IT to make new-hire arrivals seamless and departures smooth as part of the core Operations team.

● Marketing events: Work closely with the Marketing team to support select events, meetups, and industry conferences, providing hands-on exposure to event marketing.

Help coordinate logistics, vendors, promotional materials and swag, and support event execution and on-site activities. Take ownership of select event-related projects and

tasks as needed.

Requirements
  • 1-2 years of experience in office management, workplace operations, or a similar role -ideally at a fast-growing startup or tech company.
  • Multitasking & adaptability: Detail-oriented, and ability to juggle multiple moving parts, prioritize effectively, and stay calm and clear-headed when plans change quickly.
  • High motivation: passion, and ambition to step into and build a career at the intersection of Office Operations, Employee Experience, and Marketing Events.
  • High ownership mentality: A self-starter who doesn't wait to be told what needs doing; you thrive when given ownership and autonomy.

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