Workplace Generalist

Rho
San Francisco, CA
On-siteCareer-pivot friendly

Who this role is best for

Operations professionals with event management experience will find this mid-level role in San Francisco ideal for shaping workplace culture and standardizing processes.

Best fit for

  • Mid-level professionals with event management or workplace operations experience who prioritize design and process improvement
    — “1–3 years in events, hospitality, workplace, or operations.
  • Candidates who are detail-oriented and capable of managing vendor relationships and budgets
    — “Vendor management, negotiation, or budget oversight is a plus.
  • Individuals who can translate AI tools into operational excellence and creative solutions
    — “Treat AI as a force multiplier. Use it every day on writing, research, planning, and ops — then spend the time you save on taste and judgment.

Things to consider

  • This role requires hands-on involvement in office logistics, including lifting and moving boxes
    — “Able to lift and move boxes.
  • The position demands a high level of discretion and professionalism in sensitive environments
    — “Discretion and professionalism. You’ll be in rooms with visitors, executives, and sensitive work.

How to stand out

  • Highlight experience in creating and executing workplace programming calendars with measurable outcomes
    — “Own SF’s workplace programming calendar end-to-end — events, activations, community moments.
  • Showcase your ability to build systems and documentation for workplace operations
    — “Build the system behind the work — tracking, docs, handoffs — so workplace is visible and doesn’t live in one person’s head.
  • Emphasize your ability to localize workplace standards for new markets and influence future office setups
    — “Share what you learn here as Rho stands up new offices. Your fingerprints should show up in the next city.
  • Showcase your experience in vendor management or procurement to align with the role’s expectations
    — “Own the vendor roster across cleaning, maintenance, catering, and security. Source and manage vendor ops.
Pace · SteadyCollaboration · HighAutonomy · MediumDecision Impact · TeamLevel · Junior

Derived from job-description analysis by Serendipath's career intelligence engine.

What success looks like

  • Owned workplace programming calendar
  • Managed office transitions and buildouts
  • Provided first-day and last-day experiences
  • Optimized office inventory and procurement
Typical background
EventsHospitalityOperations

Skills & requirements

Required

Event PlanningSpace ManagementVendor ManagementOffice OperationsBudgeting

Preferred

AI For Workplace Optimization

Stack & domain

EventsHospitalityWorkplaceOperationsVendor ManagementSharp TasteTime ManagementPrecisionBias Toward Saying The Thing EarlyOffice ManagementEvent Planning

About the role

Original posting from Rho via Ashby

About Us

Rho is the modern banking platform built for startups. Open accounts in minutes, issue cards, manage expenses, pay bills, and close the books – all in one connected platform backed by real human support.

About the Role

Rho is hiring a Workplace Generalist in San Francisco to own a world-class experience for everyone who walks through our doors. As an in-office company, we take our spaces seriously. Our workplaces are environments that foster connection, collaboration, and higher-quality work — and this role is how critical to making that a reality every day.

What You'll Do

  • Own SF’s workplace programming calendar end-to-end — events, activations, community moments. Concept through execution. Logistics and budget.
  • Partner with People E&E on space planning, sublease transitions, and new-market buildouts. Localize Rho’s workplace standard for SF; stay on the real estate roadmap.
  • Be SF’s point of contact for workplace and space. Build trust across every department. Close gaps before they become tickets.
  • Share what you learn here as Rho stands up new offices. Your fingerprints should show up in the next city.
  • Walk the office and monitor supplies, equipment, cleanliness.
  • Prioritize every day. Triage incoming work, protect the team from noise, and set the order of operations.
  • Build the system behind the work — tracking, docs, handoffs — so workplace is visible and doesn’t live in one person’s head.
  • Own the vendor roster across cleaning, maintenance, catering, and security. Source and manage vendor ops.
  • Manage inventory and procurement so our offices stay fully stocked.
  • Own the first-day and last-day experience in SF, including access provisioning.
  • Treat AI as a force multiplier. Use it every day on writing, research, planning, and ops — then spend the time you save on taste and judgment.
  • Track what’s working (budget-to-actual, vendor performance, programming quality) and use it to raise the standard — and to change how the work gets done.

About You

  • Bachelor’s degree or equivalent experience.
  • 1–3 years in events, hospitality, workplace, or operations.
  • Sharp taste. You notice what’s off in a room and you can’t leave it unsolved.
  • You’re willing to do the unglamorous work — and impatient enough to build it into something better.
  • Discretion and professionalism. You’ll be in rooms with visitors, executives, and sensitive work.
  • Strong time management, precision, and a bias toward saying the thing early.
  • You build systems. Comfortable in Jira, Slack, and Notion — and quick to adopt better tooling when the work demands it.
  • You already use AI to get more done. You default to it as leverage, not a novelty.
  • Vendor management, negotiation, or budget oversight is a plus.
  • Bilingual Spanish is a plus.
  • Able to lift and move boxes.

Our people are our most valuable asset. The salary range for this role is $70,000 - $90,000. In addition to base pay, Rho offers equity, healthcare benefits and paid time off.

Source: Rho careers (Ashby)

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