Senior Manager, Global Workplace Experience

Strava; San Francisco (CA); On-site; USD 180,000 - 240,000; Full time

Job summary

Strava in San Francisco is seeking a Senior Manager, Workplace to lead a team of workplace professionals across the US and own the global employee experience budget and real estate contracts. You will build a standardized Workplace playbook and ensure security, visitor policies and daily operations scale across all offices.

You will partner with People leadership, IT/Security, Legal and regional coordinators to create a creative, safe, inclusive workplace while hands-on with the SF office

Qualifications

• 7+ years of experience in workplace, facilities, or real estate operations, with progressive responsibility.
• Proven experience managing people, ideally leading distributed or remote teams.
• Experience owning workplace or facilities operations across multiple sites or offices.
• Experience managing a budget of meaningful scale ($10M+), including vendor and contract negotiation.
• Experience with international real estate or lease management is a plus.
• Background scaling workplace operations at a fast-growing or expanding company is a plus.
• Familiarity with workplace technology and systems (badge access, space management platforms) is a plus.

Responsibilities

• Own and evolve Strava's global Workplace playbook, standardizing processes, procedures, and security/visitor protocols across all 9+ office locations
• Manage and grow a team of workplace professionals (currently 3 FTE + 1 contractor) across multiple US offices, providing clear delegation, coaching, and support
• Own the annual global employee experience workplace budget, including landlord relationships and vendor negotiations
• Partner with People leadership, IT/Security, and Legal to ensure consistent security and compliance practices across all offices
• Lead day-to-day workplace operations for Strava's San Francisco office (7 floors), including onsite events, space planning, and workplace systems
• Collaborate with workplace coordinators in each office location to implement best practices and maintain consistency globally
• Build scalable systems and processes that support Strava's continued global office expansion

Skills

Leadership

Budget management

Facilities operations

Vendor negotiations

Cross-functional collaboration

People management

Real estate experience

Job description

Strava in San Francisco is seeking a Senior Manager, Workplace to lead a team of workplace professionals across the US and own the global employee experience budget and real estate contracts. You will build a standardized Workplace playbook and ensure security, visitor policies and daily operations scale across all offices.

You will partner with People leadership, IT/Security, Legal and regional coordinators to create a creative, safe, inclusive workplace while hands-on with the SF office