Regional Workplace Manager, West Europe

Menlo Ventures; Greater London; On-site; GBP 60,000 - 80,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading technology firm is seeking an experienced Facilities Site Manager to oversee operations from the London office. This role includes managing a support team, optimizing workplace strategies for a rapidly growing team across EMEA, and ensuring exceptional service quality. The ideal candidate will have over 8 years of management experience and a strong focus on organizational and financial processes. The position offers a unique opportunity to shape workplace environments and strengthen vendor partnerships.

Benefits

Comprehensive benefits

Diversity and inclusion commitment

Qualifications

• 8+ years management experience with responsibility for operations and service delivery.
• Experience building schedules and working with cross-functional stakeholders.
• Good communication skills and the ability to draft office communications.
• Proven organizational skills, managing multiple work streams and projects.
• Customer-focused attitude - ensuring consistently high quality resolutions.
• Financial and budget experience including sourcing goods or services.
• Experience managing projects within a distributed, remote environment.

Responsibilities

• Deliver the best in class service for employees and customers.
• Manage support team for internal events and company activities.
• Oversee front of house activities such as security management.
• Guide facilities operations to achieve an exceptional environment.
• Maintain strong relationships with internal stakeholders and vendor services.

Skills

Management experience

Communication skills

Organizational skills

Customer-focused attitude

Financial and budget experience

Job description

Mission

The Real Estate & Workplace (REW) Facilities Site Manager will lead Databricks’ EMEA operations from our London office, overseeing sites across Paris, Munich, Stockholm, Israel, Zurich and Riyadh. You’ll play a key role in shaping and executing workplace strategies that enable Databricks’ rapid regional growth and deliver exceptional employee experiences.

This is an exciting opportunity to scale our EMEA workplace support model, strengthen key vendor partnerships, and ensure operational excellence across a growing portfolio supporting over 1,000 Bricksters — with continued expansion ahead. The role reports to the International Real Estate & Workplace Leader and may include occasional travel to regional offices.

Impact you will have

• Deliver the best in class service for employees, customers and investors
• Manage support team for internal events/training/hackdays as well as company happy hours
• Oversee front of house activities such as: security management, food and beverage programs
• Guide all facilities and workplace operations to achieve an exceptional environment which manifests and deepens company culture in our workplaces
• Work cross functionally with your extended International REW team supporting projects and programs within the scope of Workplace and Real Estate Operations
• Ensure a coverage model that supports day to day facilities requests are completed - work as a part of REW team to follow standards and key measures to ensure a consistent level of support
• Maintain strong relationships with internal stakeholders (EA’s, team leaders) and partner teams (HR, IT, Finance and property management) as well as external vendor services to ensure highest quality solutions
• Work on special projects as a part of the global REW team
• Help develop, improve and document consistent operational processes such as: Oversee regular office maintenance programs- janitorial, patch & paint and safety equipment etc
• Optimize and document operational processes: OpEx, CapEx, Security and Safety Programs

Requirements

• 8+ years management experience with responsibility for operations and service delivery
• Experience building schedules, coverage models and working with cross-functional stakeholders
• Good communication skills and the ability to draft office communications
• Proven organizational skills, managing multiple work streams and projects
• Customer focussed attitude - ensuring consistently high quality resolutions
• Financial and budget experience; including sourcing/procuring goods or services and following procurement best practices
• Experience working and managing projects within a distributed, remote environment

About Databricks

Databricks is the data and AI company. More than 10,000 organizations worldwide — including Comcast, Condé Nast, Grammarly, and over 50% of the Fortune 500 — rely on the Databricks Data Intelligence Platform to unify and democratize data, analytics and AI. Databricks is headquartered in San Francisco, with offices around the globe and was founded by the original creators of Lakehouse, Apache Spark™, Delta Lake and MLflow. To learn more, follow Databricks on Twitter, LinkedIn and Facebook.

Benefits

At Databricks, we strive to provide comprehensive benefits and perks that meet the needs of all of our employees. For specific details on the benefits offered in your region, please visit https://www.mybenefitsnow.com/databricks.

Our Commitment to Diversity and Inclusion

At Databricks, we are committed to fostering a diverse and inclusive culture where everyone can excel. We take great care to ensure that our hiring practices are inclusive and meet equal employment opportunity standards. Individuals looking for employment at Databricks are considered without regard to age, color, disability, ethnicity, family or marital status, gender identity or expression, language, national origin, physical and mental ability, political affiliation, race, religion, sexual orientation, socio-economic status, veteran status, and other protected characteristics.

Compliance

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