Community Lead

WeWork; Dubai; On-site; AED 180,000 - 288,000; Full time

Job summary

WeWork in Dubai seeks a Community Lead to elevate the member experience at their location. You will report to your building and ensure WeWork standards, curating events, introducing members for business opportunities, and creating a welcoming environment for members and their guests.

Role focuses on engagement, Move-In/Move-Out processes, events, and building operations, with Enterprise or Classic location variations; you will support front desk coverage and liaise with Sales/Accounts to foster

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree or equivalent experience.
• 2+ years of experience in hospitality.
• Proficient local language and understanding of local culture.
• Excellent interpersonal and networking skills.
• Strong verbal and written communication skills.
• Strong organization skills with the ability to multitask projects from start to finish.
• You are attentive to detail and manage tasks efficiently and effectively.
• You enjoy and thrive at continually growing relationships.

Responsibilities

• Complete quarterly conversations with owned accounts to maximise membership value.
• Anticipate member and guest needs to personalise their experience.
• Follow up with members who left negative feedback in Medallia.
• Follow the model for issue resolution, ensuring the solution meets the member's needs.
• Review Medallia responses to identify improvements and drive proactive changes.
• Support front desk coverage and ensure daytime operations are covered.
• Conduct pre-move-in meetings and complete New Member Orientation.
• Plan and host weekly community events with the Events team.
• Manage building operations, including energy levels and access control.

Skills

Hospitality experience

Interpersonal skills

Communication

Multitasking

Education

Bachelor’s Degree or equivalent experience

Job description

About Us

At WeWork, we provide flexible workspace solutions to help businesses of all sizes thrive in more than 37 countries worldwide. The future of work is here, and we’re not just a part of that movement—we’re leading it. United by a desire to build a global community, our purpose is to give members the support to do their best work, and the space to take their ideas to new heights. Join us as we empower tomorrow’s world at work.

Community Lead | Community

About The Opportunity

As a Community Lead, you are integral to the elevated member experience at your WeWork location. You will report to your building each day and will be responsible for ensuring we meet our members’ needs and maintain our WeWork global standards. In addition, you’ll ensure we deliver on our targets for an un-compromised member experience through curated events based on members’ interests, introducing members to each other for business opportunities, and creating a welcoming environment for members and their guests.

Depending on the location you are assigned, you’ll either work with a variety of members from different backgrounds and industries, or focus your efforts on one of our Enterprise clients. Employees supporting our Enterprise locations may have different holidays, technical systems, operational and relationship requirements, and property management responsibilities than employees in our Classic locations.

Membership Engagement & Retention

• Complete scheduled, quarterly conversations with owned accounts to help them maximize the value of their WeWork membership while checking in on all members regularly to understand their ongoing experience.
• Anticipate member and guest needs before they arise using relevant information collected about members to enhance and personalize their experience.
• Follow up in person with all members who’ve submitted a bad rating for conference rooms, poorly rated a ticket, or submitted a negative response in our member experience system, Medallia.
• Follow the model for issue resolution, utilizing the severity scale to determine the next steps. Ensure the proposed solution fully meets the member's needs.
• Review all Medallia responses to understand areas of improvement and implement proactive changes, keeping member experience top of mind.
• Support front desk coverage schedule as needed, ensuring there is consistent coverage during business hours.

Move-In & Move Out

• Conduct pre-move-in meetings with all new accounts to ensure a successful move in.
• Complete the New Member Orientation process for all new accounts within the building.
• Curate new member on-boarding materials such as welcome member notes, FAQ guides, etc to provide on move-in day.
• Conduct move out interviews to understand the departing members’ overall experience.

Events

• Provide feedback on programming types (based on member makeup) and evaluate events based on attendance, satisfaction, and impact on the appropriate Events team.
• Set up and host weekly social events that help to create a community within your location and execute value-driving events planned by the Events team when applicable in the building.
• Distribute all necessary info to promote the event including creation and posting of weekly events poster and individual event posters.
• Ensure building-specific operational requirements are met for each event (elevators, HVAC, etc).

Building Operations And Management

• Conduct morning walkthroughs to address any issues, escalating any recurring issues to your manager and/or relevant cross-functional teams.
• Know and explain WeWork policies and procedures and communicate, inform, and update members on building issues via email, in person, or broadcast.
• Manage the energy in the building ensuring music levels and activations are appropriate to the daypart and occasion.
• Liaise with in-building, third party cleaning companies to ensure space is kept up to standards.
• Track, audit, and organize keys collected and distributed. Manage keycard stock and request new inventory as needed.
• Oversee Community responsibilities for Member companies in buildings where Community is not present which may include owning certain operational duties, liaising with Sales and Account Management, as well as supporting specific contractual agreements.

Safety And Security

• Review and understand the role in the building management & WeWork provided Emergency Action Plans.
• Create incident reports as necessary, respond appropriately, escalation any medical emergency (injury or illness), and respond to instructions from Leadership regarding emergency situations or security alerts.

Sales Support

• Conduct building tours set up by the Sales team for VIPs or prospective members as needed.
• Alert appropriate contact on the Growth Team when a member gives notice of any desire to have a Growth related conversation (ex. move-out requests, extensions, transfers, etc).
• Hand-off prospective member sales to appropriate sales contacts (walk-ins, current members, guests, etc).
• Conduct tours of the space for potential new members while sharing benefits tailored to their needs.

About You

We’d love to hear from you if you meet the qualifications below:

• Bachelor’s Degree or equivalent experience
• 2+ years of experience in hospitality
• Proficient local language and understanding of local culture required
• Excellent interpersonal and networking skills
• Strong verbal and written communication skills
• Strong organization skills with the ability to multitask projects from start to finish
• You are attentive to detail and manage tasks efficiently and effectively
• You enjoy and thrive at continually growing relationships

Life at WeWork

Being a WeWorker is more than just a job. We believe the magic of work is sparked by the passion you bring, the places you go, the people you meet and the purpose you follow. And it starts here. Here you will brush shoulders with those who dare to dream and do. Here you will be welcomed by a community that embraces and inspires you—because together we can achieve more. Here we challenge ideas, and explore new ways of getting things done. Whether you are part of our Employee Community Groups, or part of a global project, we ask you to bring your open-minded attitude and collaborative spirit. In return, you will be part of a team where your unique perspectives are celebrated.