Workplace Operations

Cartesia • San Francisco, CA

1d • $100,000 - $130,000 • Onsite

About The Position

Cartesia is hiring for Workplace Operations to own internal events, provide light administrative support to our founders, and to grow into leading the search for and buildout of our next office, plus new international hubs as we expand globally. This is a high-trust, high-agency role. You'll be the person who makes Cartesia a place the team is proud to show up to and bring candidates into, the one the founders rely on to keep their day-to-day running smoothly, and the one who builds and runs every new space we open as we scale.

Requirements

• 2–5 years of office management, workplace coordination, recruiting coordination or executive/administrative support at a fast-moving company, ideally in tech or a startup environment.
• Vendor and facilities management experience. You know how to negotiate, hold vendors accountable, and escalate when needed.
• Budget management comfort. You can track spend, flag overruns, and think in cost-per-employee terms.
• Comfortable providing light administrative/executive support to founders or senior leadership, with the discretion and responsiveness that requires.
• Comfortable with ambiguity. You've operated where the process didn't exist yet and built it while running.
• Genuinely care about making spaces and experiences better. You take pride in the details most people don't notice.
• Genuinely excited about people and culture, not just logistics. You're the person hyping up the room, not just running it

Nice To Haves

• Experience at a company that went through rapid headcount growth. Have been the first Office Manager at a company and built the function from scratch.
• Have led or closely supported an office search, lease negotiation, or HQ relocation.
• Experience standing up a new office in a new city or country.

Responsibilities

• Own internal events & culture programming: Plan and execute team events, from small happy hours to in-office fireside chats events, end-to-end and without hand-holding.
• Support the founders: Handle light administrative work, including calendar, travel, ad hoc requests, with the speed and discretion it requires.
• Run day-to-day office operations: Keep supplies stocked, vendors managed, and the office running before anyone notices something could break.
• Manage vendors & budget: Track spend, negotiate contracts, and flag anomalies or cost-saving opportunities before they become problems.
• Own the office component of onboarding: Make sure every new hire's desk, equipment, and access are ready on day one.
• Lead the search for Cartesia's next office: Own site selection, tours, lease negotiation, design/buildout, and move logistics end-to-end. This will be your biggest project next year.
• Stand up new international hubs: As we open new offices globally, own the space, local vendors, and experience in every new location.

Benefits

• Competitive base salary alongside attractive equity package.
• Fully covered medical insurance along with dental and vision for you and your family.
• 9 weeks paternity & 12 weeks maternity leave
• 401(k)
• A monthly stipend to help you get to and from the office.
• Take as much time as you need to recharge your batteries.
• Lunch, dinner and plenty of snacks, provided daily.
• Your own personal Yoshi

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Entry Level
• Education Level: No Education Listed