Office Manager

Descrial; Greater London; On-site; GBP 50,000 - 70,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Competitive compensation

King's Cross office

Job summary

Descrial is seeking an experienced Facility/Office Manager to open and run our King's Cross office, as the UK team grows rapidly. You will own the fit-out, vendor relationships, health and safety, front-of-house, and onboarding logistics to ensure a smooth first day and ongoing operations.

You will lead end-to-end office setup, manage budgets and service quality, and coordinate with IT and HR to support a fast-scaling team in London and beyond.

Qualifications

• 5+ years in office, facilities, or workplace management
• Experience managing an office of 25+ people
• Working knowledge of UK health and safety obligations for offices
• Organised, service-minded, and unflappable in a scale-up environment

Responsibilities

• Complete the King's Cross fit-out: contractors, furniture, AV, access control, snagging
• Run the office day to day: landlord/vendor management, supplies, maintenance, budget tracking
• Own health and safety compliance: risk assessments, fire safety, first aid, DSE
• Run onboarding logistics for a fast-ramping team: desks, equipment coordination with IT
• Keep meeting rooms and AV reliable for a London/Bengaluru team
• Support the rhythm of the office: meetings, client visits, events, hosted dinners
• Coordinate with TresVista shared services for London operations

Skills

Office launch management

Vendor management

Health and safety knowledge

Scale-up readiness

Education

IOSH/NEBOSH certification

Job description

Descrial is an AI work-execution platform purpose-built for alternative investment firms and their portfolio companies and securely orchestrates proprietary data, external sources, and workflows. Descrial is an important pillar of Enterprise Intelligence Orchestration (EIO) and enables it by structuring and standardizing data while embedding domain expertise, thereby enabling faster and contextual analysis, broader coverage, and more intelligent decision-making. It is backed by TresVista's 1,800+ employees and deep domain expertise across investment diligence, research, valuation, fund administration, accounting, and data analytics. The team is small, senior, high-ownership, and in-office, with direct access to the Executive Committee.

OVERVIEW

As Facility / Office Manager, you will open and run Descrial's King's Cross office — the home of a UK team growing from a handful of people to nearly thirty in four months. You own the physical experience end to end: completing the fit-out, running vendors and the landlord relationship, health and safety, front-of-house, and the onboarding logistics that make every joiner's first day work. The office opening date is fixed; this role makes it real.

ROLES AND RESPONSIBILITIES

Office launch and operations

• Complete the King's Cross fit-out: contractors, furniture, AV, access control, and snagging to a fixed opening date
• Run the office day to day: landlord and vendor management, supplies, maintenance, budget tracking, and service quality
• Own health and safety compliance: risk assessments, fire safety, first aid, DSE, and statutory records
• Run onboarding logistics for a fast-ramping team: desks, equipment coordination with IT shared services, access, and first-day experience
• Keep meeting rooms and AV reliable for a team that works daily across London and Bengaluru
• Support the rhythm of the office: meetings, client visits, events, and the hosted dinners and roundtables the hiring plan runs
• Be the on-the-ground coordination point with TresVista shared services (IT, HR, procurement) for anything physical in London

WHO YOU ARE

Prerequisites

• Delivery of an office launch, fit-out or move, with real vendor and budget ownership
• 5+ years in office, facilities, or workplace management, including responsibility for an office of 25+ people
• Working knowledge of UK health and safety obligations for office environments
• Organised, service-minded, and unflappable in a scale-up environment

Good to have

• Experience supporting a team split across two locations and time zones
• Events or hospitality coordination strength
• Experience supporting technology or professional-services teams

EDUCATION

No specific degree requirement; relevant facilities or health-and-safety certifications (IOSH/NEBOSH) valued.

WHAT WE OFFER

• You will be working closely with the Executive Committee who have over 20 years of experience in leading a company with 400+ leading clients in the alternative investment space
• Competitive compensation
• Opportunity to build something impactful for established and leading companies in the financial services industry
• Innovative, supportive, and collaborative work environment
• Office in central London (King's Cross)

HOW WE HIRE

• Stage 1: Introductory conversation
• Stage 2: Interview with a senior member of the team
• Stage 3: Final interview with a member of the Executive Committee