Global Office & Workplace Operations Lead

Wordsmith; City of Edinburgh; On-site; GBP 60,000 - 80,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Competitive compensation

Meaningful equity

Job summary

Wordsmith is seeking a Global Office & Facilities Manager to own our offices and workplace operations across multiple locations. Edinburgh will be your base, with travel to support London and New York as we scale.

You will ensure spaces are high quality, safe, and efficient, building scalable systems and budgets while partnering with People, IT, and leadership to support onboarding and events.

Qualifications

• Experience managing offices or facilities in a fast-growing company.
• Strong operator mindset; organised, practical and reliable.
• Willing to travel to support London and New York.
• High standards and attention to detail in office environments.
• Ability to build scalable workplace systems and budgets.

Responsibilities

• Own day-to-day facilities and workplace operations across our offices in Edinburgh, London, and New York.
• Ensure offices are safe, well-run, organised, and consistently high standard.
• Manage vendors including cleaning, maintenance, security, catering, utilities, and landlords.
• Lead office openings, moves, expansions, and fit-out projects.
• Build scalable workplace systems, processes, and budgets.
• Partner with People, IT, and leadership on onboarding, events, and employee experience.
• Maintain compliance across health & safety, workplace regulations, and risk controls.
• Respond quickly to issues and keep disruption to a minimum.
• Continuously improve how our spaces look, feel, and function.

Skills

Office facilities management

Multi-site / international experience

Vendor management

Budget control

Strong communicator

Ownership mindset

Job description

Wordsmith is seeking a Global Office & Facilities Manager to own our offices and workplace operations across multiple locations. Edinburgh will be your base, with travel to support London and New York as we scale.

You will ensure spaces are high quality, safe, and efficient, building scalable systems and budgets while partnering with People, IT, and leadership to support onboarding and events.