People Experience Manager

Garner Health•New York, NY

1d•$150,000 - $180,000•Hybrid

About The Position

We’re looking for an exceptional People Experience Manager to join our People Team and lead our Employee Experience and Facilities functions. This role is responsible for designing and scaling the programs, environments, and systems that enable Garner’s team to perform at the highest level. You will play a critical role in shaping a hybrid work experience that attracts top talent, accelerates onboarding, strengthens culture, and enables employees to do the best work of their careers. This is a highly cross-functional, high-impact role reporting to the Head of People, with two direct reports.

Requirements

Experience across both startups and mature companies, including at least 2 years leading an Employee Experience function and at least 1 year leading a Facilities function
Ability to simultaneously manage a wide variety of both strategic and operational workstreams
Propensity to think in terms of systems, always seeing the full picture and designing for scale
Strong analytical and technical abilities, including proficiency in Google Sheets and Claude Code (or similar)
Proven ability to build and lead a high-impact team, setting a high bar for execution and investing in the growth of their people
Deep belief that employee experience should directly enable business performance
A desire to be a part of a high-performing, mission-driven team that operates with intense urgency, a strong sense of individual accountability, and a commitment to authentic feedback

Responsibilities

Onboarding: Design and continuously improve a best-in-class onboarding experience that enables new hires to contribute meaningfully from Day 1
Recognition & Milestones: Build and scale programs that make our employees feel valued and motivated to continue pushing boundaries, and celebrate key moments across the employee journey
Engagement & Social Infrastructure: Architect high-quality offsites, events, and social programs that strengthen relationships and foster collaboration
Hybrid Work Experience: Define and operationalize ways of working that maximize efficiency and inclusion across in-person and remote teams
Culture & Organizational Development: Partner with the Head of People to identify organizational gaps and design targeted programs that reinforce a high-performance, feedback-driven culture
Workplace Operations: Oversee office operations and manage the Office Manager to ensure a seamless, safe, and fulfilling in-office experience
Vendor & Budget Management: Own vendor selection, relationships, and budgets across Facilities and Employee Experience to ensure scalable, high-impact operations
Real Estate Planning: Partner with Finance and IT to proactively plan and execute on office expansion needs as headcount scales rapidly