MatX
OfficeManager
“Office Manager at MatX. Skills: Office experience, Vendor management, Event planning. Own office experience end-to-end. Manage workplace operations”
What You'll Achieve.
Ensure an efficient and effective organization positioned well for growth; Make someone's first week feel smooth; Host events that reinforce our culture; Evaluate vendors on cost, quality, and reliability; Own outcomes, not just tasks
Industry & Context.
Dig into root causes; Seek out feedback proactively; Understand the issue, not to defend the status quo; Distinguish between 'difficult' and 'useful' feedback; Ask people what's working and what isn't; Course-correct when goals aren't achieved
On-call support for after-hours building emergencies, Work from our offices in Mountain View Tuesdays-Thursdays, Access to information subject to U.S. export controls
What They're Looking For.
Must Have
2+ years of relevant experience, Office/facilities management, property management, operations, event management, program management, or similar roles that built the skills above, Demonstrated ability to own a function, respond well to feedback, and operate with autonomy in a fast-moving environment, Comfortable in an engineering-heavy environment, Ability to context-switch, reprioritize, and execute without needing everything to be perfectly defined first, Authorized to work in the United States, Capacity to perform job functions in compliance with U.S. export control laws
Nice to Have
Engineering-first company context
What You'll Do.
Own office experience end-to-end
Manage workplace operations
Manage food and beverage program
Coordinate with IT for technical support
Serve as point of contact for building operations
Manage landlord and property management relationship
Partner with IT/Security as office safety warden
Provide on-call support for building emergencies
Onboard new employees
Manage budget and vendors
Pick up ad-hoc responsibilities
How You'll Work.
Team & Collaboration
Work collaboratively with leadership, other support roles, and team members; Partner closely with every team from IT/Security to People to engineering teams; Engage actively with engineers to figure out how to host events; Partner with Finance on office operations expenses; Partner with People Ops to set up equipment and desk space
Communication Scope
Communicate reasoning transparently; Communicate with substance and transparency; Direct/async communication
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