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Senior Workplace ManagerNewMountain View, California, US

Senior Workplace ManagerNewMountain View, California, US

DeepMindMountain View, CA, US
30+ days ago
Job type
  • Full-time
Job description

Senior Workplace Manager

As Google DeepMind's Senior Workplace Manager, you will play a key role in shaping the future of our work environment. You will lead a team of workplace professionals to deliver an exceptional employee experience that fosters collaboration, creativity, and well-being. This includes overseeing space planning and design, implementing innovative workplace solutions, and managing a range of employee-centric programs and services. Your strategic vision and leadership will ensure that our physical workspace supports Google DeepMind's groundbreaking research and positive impact on the world.

Artificial Intelligence could be one of humanity's most useful inventions. At Google DeepMind, we're a team of scientists, engineers, machine learning experts, and more, working together to advance the state of the art in artificial intelligence. We use our technologies for widespread public benefit and scientific discovery, and collaborate with others on critical challenges, ensuring safety and ethics are the highest priority.

An exciting role based in Mountain View, CA to join a fast paced, dynamic team focused on delivering an exceptional workplace experience. As GDM's Senior Workplace Manager you will be responsible for overseeing all aspects of GDM's North American workspace, with a primary focus on MTV, ensuring the best environment to support GDM's research. The role requires a deep curiosity of our work and culture and how the work environment is a key enabler.

Key Responsibilities

Key responsibilities for this role include but are not limited to :

Strategic Workplace Planning & Optimization :

  • Develop and execute a comprehensive workplace strategy that aligns with Google DeepMind's long-term business goals, anticipates future needs, and optimizes space utilization across all global offices.
  • Forecast space requirements, considering factors such as headcount growth, evolving work styles, and technology advancements.
  • Analyse current workplace solutions and identify opportunities to improve space utilization, efficiency, and cost-effectiveness.
  • Implement innovative workplace solutions to optimize the use of our space.
  • Track key metrics related to space utilization and cost, and report on progress to leadership.

Cultivate a Thriving Workplace Culture :

  • Embed Google DeepMind's values and culture into the workplace experience, fostering a welcoming and inclusive environment for all employees.
  • Act as a cultural ambassador, ensuring that the physical workspace reflects Google DeepMind's unique identity and supports its mission.
  • Regularly gather employee feedback through surveys, focus groups, and other channels to assess workplace satisfaction and identify areas for optimization.
  • Use data and insights to drive meaningful changes to the workplace, creating a more engaging, productive, and inclusive environment for all employees.
  • Lead and Manage Effectively :

  • Lead and mentor a team of workplace professionals, fostering a collaborative and high-performing work environment.
  • Develop and manage relationships with key vendors and stakeholders, ensuring service level agreements are met and performance expectations are exceeded.
  • Proactively address any vendor-related issues, ensuring timely resolution and minimal disruption to the workplace.
  • Ideate and communicate complex workplace concepts and plans clearly and concisely to diverse audiences, including senior executives, employees, and external partners.
  • Build and maintain strong relationships with internal stakeholders across all levels of the organization, including senior leadership, department heads, and employees.
  • Leverage strong negotiation skills to secure optimal office locations, lease terms, and vendor contracts that meet Google DeepMind's needs and budget.
  • As an ideal candidate, you'll be experienced in creating environments that enable, energize, and inspire. With previous experience in hotel, retail, office, or related environments, you will have a proven track record in delivering exceptional workplace outcomes. You'll have demonstrated experience in multi-service environment operations, excellent stakeholder skills, and experience in heading up transformative programs. You are an excellent communicator, agile, flexible, and will be driven by the pursuit of excellence and looking for ways to improve at all turns. Calm under pressure, you are proactive, solutions-oriented, and flexible.

    In order to set you up for success as a Senior Workplace Manager at Google DeepMind, we look for the following skills and experience :

  • Strong decision-making capabilities
  • Exceptional communication, collaboration, and delegation skills
  • Experience developing and maintaining budgets
  • Strong working knowledge of operational procedures
  • Ability to establish relationships across all levels with internal and external partners
  • Experience working on cross-functional initiatives end-to-end. From conceptualization to delivery / adoption
  • Experience with vendor management
  • Comfortable with regular international travel
  • Experienced project and / or change management, ideally across workplace projects / programs
  • In addition, the following would be an advantage :

  • Degree or equivalent qualification in business management, operations, or related field
  • Previous performance evaluation experience
  • Experience from a range of industries such as hospitality, retail, and workplace welcome.
  • Working knowledge of human resources processes
  • The US base salary range for this full-time position is between $153,000 - $227,000 + bonus + equity + benefits. Your recruiter can share more about the specific salary range for your targeted location during the hiring process.

    At Google DeepMind, we value diversity of experience, knowledge, backgrounds, and perspectives and harness these qualities to create extraordinary impact. We are committed to equal employment opportunities regardless of sex, race, religion or belief, ethnic or national origin, disability, age, citizenship, marital, domestic or civil partnership status, sexual orientation, gender identity, pregnancy, or related condition (including breastfeeding) or any other basis as protected by applicable law. If you have a disability or additional need that requires accommodation, please do not hesitate to let us know.

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