Culture & Workplace Manager (60% position)

We're looking for a highly motivated and versatile Culture and Workplace Manager to lead our employee experience and workplace culture initiatives in San Diego.

You'll champion our company's values through thoughtful programs, seamless operations, and by creating engaging, welcoming office environments. This role is ideal for someone who believes exceptional employee experience is shaped by both strategic initiatives and meticulous attention to everyday details. We’re looking for someone who cares deeply about the employee experience—someone who sees every interaction as an opportunity to create value, build relationships, and leave a lasting positive impression. 

The ideal candidate thrives in a fast-paced, high-impact environment, possesses exceptional organizational skills, and has a genuine passion for people, workplace culture and operational excellence.

This is a 60% position, working three days per week in the San Diego Workiz office: Tuesday, Wednesday, and Thursday

What You’ll Do

Employee Experience & Culture

• Own and enhance the employee experience - from onboarding through ongoing engagement - to ensure each employee interaction aligns meaningfully with our values.
• Champion employee engagement by conceiving, planning, and executing innovative, employee-centric initiatives, including our summer and winter parties, happy hours, team-building activities, and celebrating key employee milestones (promotions, anniversaries, birthdays).
• Support and enhance the new hire onboarding process, ensuring a seamless and welcoming integration for all new team members into the Workiz culture.
• Collaborate with global teams to align local employee experience initiatives with broader company goals, ensuring regional relevance and global cohesion.

Office Operations & Workplace Environment

• Act as the primary point of contact for office operations, ensuring our San Diego office is welcoming, functional, and reflective of our culture.
• Oversee all aspects of office management, from workspace organization, supplies inventory, vendor relationships, and facility maintenance, to enhancing office aesthetics and comfort.
• Collaborate with our IT team to assist with administrative tasks related to equipment management, including maintaining inventory, tracking assets, ensuring adequate stock levels, and coordinating distribution to new and current employees.

Employer Branding

• Craft compelling employer branding initiatives to authentically showcase our culture and attract diverse, high-quality candidates across multiple channels, including social media and professional networks.

Strategic People Operations

• Support HR operations, including onboarding processes, HRIS management, compensation, benefits administration, and compliance.
• Utilize data-driven insights to continuously improve HR processes and employee experience programs.

• 3+ years experience in Employee Experience, People Operations, or combined Office Management/HR roles, preferably in fast-paced tech or startup environments.
• Ability to conceptualize, plan, and execute engaging company events (e.g., team-building activities, social gatherings, employee recognition events) including logistics, vendor coordination, and budget management.
• Passionate about fostering an outstanding workplace environment and building meaningful employee experiences.
• Comfort managing budgets, vendor relationships, and invoice reconciliation.
• Exceptional organizational skills with meticulous attention to detail and the ability to manage multiple priorities simultaneously.
• Highly proactive, resourceful, and capable of working independently with minimal supervision.
• Excellent communication (written and verbal) and interpersonal skills, with the ability to build rapport and influence effectively at all levels.
• Proficiency with HRIS platforms.
• Proficient in G-Suite (Docs, Sheets, Slides).

Bonus Points If You Have:

• Experience in a rapidly growing SaaS or tech startup environment.
• Familiarity with California and Federal employment laws.
• Familiarity with Rippling, LinkedIn Recruiter and HireEZ.
• Experience with employer branding on various social media platforms.

**This is a 60% position, working three days per week in the San Diego Workiz office: Tuesday, Wednesday, and Thursday

The salary range for this position is $40,000–$50,000 per annum, based on a 60% workload.

We focus on empowering our team members, valuing each as a long-term investment. Emphasizing the importance of ongoing growth, we are dedicated to nurturing and training individuals, enabling them to exceed expectations in both skills and responsibilities. 

Why You’ll Love Being a Workizer:

Fuel your passion (and have a blast doing it!): You won't just use a product you believe in, you'll work alongside a team that makes every day exciting!

Speak your mind! At Workiz, there are no bad ideas. We thrive on diversity of thought and love to see innovation take flight.

Celebrate the culture: Our team is a vibrant mix of backgrounds and experiences. Embrace the richness and learn from each other.

Work-life balance: Find your perfect rhythm with our hybrid model - 3 days on-site and 2 days remote working.

We take our work seriously, but we know how to let loose and celebrate our wins!

Perks

Fuel Up & Unwind: We keep our kitchen stocked with top-notch coffee and a variety of snacks to energize your day. 

Four-Legged Friends Welcome: Bring your furry co-pilot to work and join our pack of friendly pups. 

Bonding Beyond Desks: We believe in building strong teams, both inside and outside the office with our office book club, catered lunches and office happy hours. 

Unleash Your Inner Gamer: Take a break and recharge in our game room, featuring a stocked fridge, a pool table, a dartboard, mini putting green, and gaming systems. 

Compensation and Benefits

Salary range for this position is $65,000 - $75,000 per annum.

Workiz provides a comprehensive benefits package, featuring employee stock options, Medical, Dental, and Vision coverage options, and up to a 4% match on 401k contributions. 

Inclusivity Statement

At Workiz, we believe that great ideas come from anywhere. We support a collaborative environment and value open participation from individuals with different ideas, experiences, and perspectives. We believe having a diverse team makes Workiz a more interesting and innovative place to work, and we strive to make Workiz a welcoming and inclusive place for all.