City Operations Associate

Picnic; Seattle (WA); On-site; USD 36,000 - 48,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical insurance

401(k)

Paid vacation

Paid holidays

Parental leave

Job summary

Picnic in Seattle is seeking an Operations/Business Operations contributor to ensure data integrity across systems and support the operations team with payments, licenses, and compliance processes.

You will train staff, conduct QA and data audits, and liaise with external counsel as needed, helping to scale an expanding food-and-workplace culture platform.

Qualifications

• Ability to think strategically and act tactically; you enjoy rolling up your sleeves and making things happen.
• Excellent communication and project management skills.
• Entrepreneurial, resourceful, and comfortable with ambiguity.
• Passion for food, startups, or improving office-based culture.

Responsibilities

• Support operations organization by ensuring operational data is correct, and users are set up correctly to use the operating systems.
• Run quality assurance and data audit activities to ensure data is accurate and updated.
• Manage process-based customer needs on behalf of the operations team, such as payments, alcohol applications, tobacco licenses, health permits, etc, liaising with external counsel as required.
• Train the operations team on the use of systems, acting as the key interface with the team via phone and email support in a professional and efficient manner
• Support other activities within Business Operations as required.

Skills

Strategic thinking

Excellent communication

Project management

Entrepreneurial

Ambiguity tolerance

Job description

Who We Are

At Picnic, we’re reinventing the way employees experience lunch at work. By partnering with top local restaurants and batching hundreds of orders, we make it easy for companies to offer high-quality, individually packed meals, without fees or tips. Our mission is to create a seamless, affordable, and joyful lunch experience that benefits both employees and employers.

Who We Are

At Picnic, we’re reinventing the way employees experience lunch at work. By partnering with top local restaurants and batching hundreds of orders, we make it easy for companies to offer high-quality, individually packed meals, without fees or tips. Our mission is to create a seamless, affordable, and joyful lunch experience that benefits both employees and employers.

What You’ll Do

• Support operations organization by ensuring operational data is correct, and users are set up correctly to use the operating systems.
• Run quality assurance and data audit activities to ensure data is accurate and updated.
• Manage process-based customer needs on behalf of the operations team, such as payments, alcohol applications, tobacco licenses, health permits, etc, liaising with external counsel as required.
• Train the operations team on the use of systems, acting as the key interface with the team via phone and email support in a professional and efficient manner
• Support other activities within Business Operations as required.

What We’re Looking For

• Ability to think strategically and act tactically; you enjoy rolling up your sleeves and making things happen
• Excellent communication and project management skills
• Entrepreneurial, resourceful, and comfortable with ambiguity
• Passion for food, startups, or improving the future of office-based culture

Why join us

• Drive real impact: Be part of building the operational engine behind a fast-growing startup that’s redefining how work gets done.
• Own your city: Take full ownership of your city’s performance and see the direct results of your ideas and execution every single day.
• Work with purpose: Join a mission-driven team focused on making the workplace experience better for thousands of people.
• Grow with us: At Picnic, there’s room to grow—personally and professionally—as we scale and take on new challenges together.

What Else You Need To Know

This role is based in our Seattle office. As a company driven by innovation and continuous change, close collaboration is essential. We’re constantly reimagining our industry, creating new products, and refining our processes, and we do our best work together. That’s why all of our office-based teams work onsite, five days a week.

The base starting rate for this role is $30.00 per hour.

Actual compensation will be determined on an individual basis and may vary depending on experience, skills, and qualifications.

Benefits Summary

• Medical, dental, and vision insurance (multiple plans, incl. HSA options)
• Company-paid life and disability insurance (short- and long-term)
• Voluntary insurance: accident, critical illness, hospital indemnity
• Optional supplemental life insurance for self, spouse, and children
• Pet insurance discount (Fetch)
• 401(k)
• Health Savings Account (HSA)
• Flexible Spending Accounts (Healthcare, Dependent Care, Commuter)
• Time Off policies
• Paid Vacation Time (1h for every 26h worked)
• 8 paid holidays per year
• Paid sick time
• Paid Bereavement leave
• Paid Parental Leave.

Benefits Are Subject To Change At The Company's Discretion.

Atoms accepts applications on an ongoing basis.