Senior Workplace Manager
Senior Workplace Manager
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$ 153000 - 242000
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Job Description
Snapshot
As Google DeepMinds Senior Workplace Manager youll play a key role in shaping the future of our work environment. You will lead a team of workplace professionals to deliver an exceptional employee experience that fosters collaboration creativity and wellbeing. This includes overseeing space planning and design implementing innovative workplace solutions and managing a range of employeecentric programs and services. Your strategic vision and leadership will ensure that our physical workspace supports Google DeepMinds groundbreaking research and positive impact on the world.
About us
Artificial Intelligence could be one of humanitys most useful inventions. At Google DeepMind were a team of scientists engineers machine learning experts and more working together to advance the state of the art in artificial intelligence. We use our technologies for widespread public benefit and scientific discovery and collaborate with others on critical challenges ensuring safety and ethics are the highest priority.
The role
An exciting role based in Mountain View CA to join a fast paced dynamic team focussed on delivering an exceptional workplace experience. As GDMs Senior Workplace Manager you will be responsible for overseeing all aspects of GDMs physical workspace ensuring the best environment to support GDMs research. With a focus on strategic planning budget management and leading a team to provide a world class workplace experience.
Key responsibilities
Key responsibilities for this role include but are not limited to:
Strategic Workplace Planning & Optimization:
- Develop and execute a comprehensive workplace strategy that aligns with Google DeepMinds longterm business goals anticipates future needs and optimizes space utilization across all global offices.
- Forecast space requirements considering factors such as headcount growth evolving work styles and technology advancements.
- Analyse current workplace solutions and identify opportunities to improve space utilization efficiency and costeffectiveness.
- Implement innovative workplace solutions such as flexible work arrangements hoteling or desk sharing to maximize the use of existing space.
- Track key metrics related to space utilization and cost and report on progress to leadership.
Cultivate a Thriving Workplace Culture
- Embed Google DeepMinds values and culture into the workplace experience fostering a welcoming and inclusive environment for all employees.
- Act as a cultural ambassador ensuring that the physical workspace reflects Google DeepMinds unique identity and supports its mission.
- Regularly gather employee feedback through surveys focus groups and other channels to assess workplace satisfaction and identify areas for improvement.
- Use data and insights to drive meaningful changes to the workplace creating a more engaging productive and inclusive environment for all employees.
Lead and Manage Effectively:
- Lead and mentor a team of workplace professionals fostering a collaborative and highperforming work environment.
- Develop and manage relationships with key vendors and stakeholders ensuring service level agreements are met and performance expectations are exceeded.
- Proactively address any vendorrelated issues ensuring timely resolution and minimal disruption to the workplace.
- Ideate and communicate complex workplace concepts and plans clearly and concisely to diverse audiences including senior executives employees and external partners.
- Build and maintain strong relationships with internal stakeholders across all levels of the organization including senior leadership department heads and employees.
- Leverage strong negotiation skills to secure optimal office locations lease terms and vendor contracts that meet Google DeepMinds needs and budget.
About you
As an ideal candidate youll be experienced in operational deliver passionate about delivering a highend 5* service. With previous experience in hotel retail office or related environments you will have a proven track record in delivering exceptional workplace operations. Youll have demonstrated experience in multiservice environment operations excellent stakeholder skills and experience in heading up transformative programmes. You are an excellent communicator agile flexible and will be driven by the pursuance of excellence and looking for ways to improve at all turns. Calm under pressure you are proactive solutions oriented and flexible.
In order to set you up for success as a Senior Workplace Manager at Google DeepMind we look for the following skills and experience:
- Strong decisionmaking capabilities
- Exceptional communication collaboration and delegation skills
- Experience developing and maintaining budgets
- Strong working knowledge of operational procedures
- Ability to establish relationships across all levels with internal and external partners.
- Experience working on cross functional initiatives endtoend. From conceptualisation to delivery / adoption
- Experience with vendor management
- Comfortable with regular international travel
- Experienced project and/or change management ideally across workplace projects/programmes
In addition the following would be an advantage:
- Degree or equivalent qualification in business management operations or related field
- Previous performance evaluation experience
- Experience from a range of industries such as hospitality retail and workplace welcome.
- Working knowledge of human resources processes
The US base salary range for this fulltime position is between $153000 $242000 bonus equity benefits. Your recruiter can share more about the specific salary range for your targeted location during the hiring process.
Application deadline: 6PM GMT 20th March 2025
Note: In the event your application is successful and an offer of employment is made to you any offer of employment will be conditional on the results of a background check performed by a third party acting on our behalf. For more information on how we handle your data please see our Applicant and Candidate Privacy Policy.
At Google DeepMind we value diversity of experience knowledge backgrounds and perspectives and harness these qualities to create extraordinary impact. We are committed to equal employment opportunities regardless of sex race religion or belief ethnic or national origin disability age citizenship marital domestic or civil partnership status sexual orientation gender identity pregnancy or related condition (including breastfeeding) or any other basis as protected by applicable law. If you have a disability or additional need that requires accommodation please do not hesitate to let us know.
Required Experience:
Manager
Employment Type
Full Time
