Workplace Operations Manager - Dublin

Stripe
Dublin, Ireland
Career-pivot friendly

Who this role is best for

Candidates with experience in facilities management and a strategic mindset will find this mid-level role in a globally dispersed team at Stripe's Dublin office.

Best fit for

  • Candidates with 8+ years in workplace/hospitality management and a track record in cross-functional collaboration
    — “8+ years of experience in workplace/hospitality management in a fast-paced environment
  • Professionals who have led teams focused on customer service and operations with a focus on continuous improvement
    — “Experience managing a team focused on customer service, hospitality, and operations, with the ability and desire to develop and coach your team
  • Individuals with a background in vendor and budget management and a strategic orientation to align local needs with global standards
    — “Strong demonstrated ability in facilities management, vendor, and budget management

Things to consider

  • The role demands a high level of operational independence and accountability for service levels and financial performance
    — “Make sound, independent operational decisions by balancing business impact, risk, cost, and employee experience
  • This position requires a balance between global program alignment and local customization
    — “adapting implementation to local operational requirements while maintaining alignment with enterprise objectives

How to stand out

  • Highlight your experience in synthesizing operational data into strategic recommendations
    — “Ability to synthesize operational data, stakeholder feedback, and business context into clear recommendations
  • Showcase your ability to lead and coach teams with a focus on excellence and continuous improvement
    — “Lead, coach, and motivate a team of workplace services professionals, providing direction, coaching, and performance management
  • Demonstrate your experience in managing contractor performance and ensuring operational standards
    — “Hold workplace partners and service providers accountable for performance
  • Emphasize your ability to build strong internal stakeholder relationships and drive cross-functional projects
    — “Strength in building relationships with key internal partners to ensure efficiency and understanding on cross-functional projects
  • Position yourself as someone who can craft clear workplace communications and documentation
    — “Craft relevant communications and documentation regarding Workplace policies and programs for Stripes
Pace · SteadyCollaboration · HighAutonomy · MediumDecision Impact · CompanyLevel · Mid Level

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

What success looks like

  • smooth workplace operations
  • strong stakeholder relationships
  • financial accountability
Typical background
workplace managementoperations leadershipfacilities management

Skills & requirements

Required

Workplace OperationsFacilities ManagementEvent SupportEmployee Health And SafetyTeam Leadership

Preferred

Culinary Team ManagementFinancial Accountability

About the role

Original posting from Stripe

Who we are

About Stripe

Stripe is a financial infrastructure platform for businesses. Millions of companies—from the world’s largest enterprises to the most ambitious startups—use Stripe to accept payments, grow their revenue, and accelerate new business opportunities. Our mission is to increase the GDP of the internet, and we have a staggering amount of work ahead. That means you have an unprecedented opportunity to put the global economy within everyone’s reach while doing the most important work of your career.

About the team

The Workplace team’s mission is to create and support work environments that are welcoming, comfortable, and intuitive. These spaces are designed to promote collaboration, well-being, and productivity while adhering to the rigorous safety, security, and confidentiality standards required of a financial services company.

The Workplace Experience team comprises operations, hospitality-focused and financially responsible professionals who directly shape the daily experiences of Stripes, visitors, and candidates across 20+ global office locations. This geographically dispersed team oversees facilities management, daily operations, and programs, including a culinary team dedicated to preparing nutritious meals.

What you’ll do

We're looking for a strategic leader and experienced workplace manager with a high EQ who's enthusiastic about, and has a driving need to deliver, the best possible workplace experience for Stripes. You will be a key member of our Experience team and responsible for ensuring that workplace operations, experiences, facilities, and programs run smoothly at our Dublin office. As a business partner, you have a deep understanding of the needs, experiences, and day-to-day realities of Stripes at your location and build strong relationships not only with site leads but also with cross-functional partners across the organization.

This role requires a high level of expertise and operational oversight—from understanding how the building functions top to bottom to governance of contractor team performance and ensuring financial accountability. A key part of the role is anticipating the needs of the business by understanding both the site and the broader context of company growth. You will gather and synthesize feedback from multiple sources to ensure the workplace strategy is informed by real insights from the ground. While enterprise workplace strategy is developed centrally, you are expected to bring informed recommendations based on local business needs and operational insight, and to own successful implementation and adoption at your site.

Responsibilities: 

Oversee workplace operations at your site(s), providing direction on all workplace services, including building operations, front of house, shipping & receiving, events support, and employee health and safety.

Make sound, independent operational decisions by balancing business impact, risk, cost, and employee experience, seeking alignment when decisions create broader organizational impact or precedent.

Lead, coach, and motivate a team of workplace services professionals, providing direction, coaching, and performance management to drive team excellence and continuous improvement.

Build and maintain strong relationships with internal stakeholders, including senior leadership, department heads, and cross-functional teams.

Develop a strong rapport with locally assigned Stripes.

Own operational performance for your site by monitoring service levels and utilization, identifying trends, resolving root causes, and driving continuous improvement across workplace operations.

Proactively anticipate business needs by understanding both local context and company priorities.

Develop thoughtful, data-informed recommendations that help shape workplace programs and experiences while maintaining alignment with global standards.

Hold workplace partners and service providers accountable for performance, ensuring contractual obligations, service levels, and operational standards are consistently achieved while driving continuous improvement.

Work closely with our Finance & Strategy partner and IFM partner to develop and oversee the opex budget for all facilities, opex, fixed assets and events of the Dublin office.

Work closely with the local site leadership team to activate the office by creating engagement, connection, and an inclusive environment.

Craft relevant communications and documentation regarding Workplace policies and programs for Stripes.

Ensure consistent execution of global workplace programs, standards, and policies at your site,  as developed by our Food, Space Planning, and Programs teams, adapting implementation to local operational requirements while maintaining alignment with enterprise objectives.

Support the Workplace team's goals by taking on ad hoc tasks and projects as they arise.

Who you are

Minimum requirements:

8+ years of experience in workplace/hospitality management in a fast-paced environment with a strong customer service orientation and an understanding of operational best practices

Strong demonstrated ability in facilities management, vendor, and budget management

Strength in building relationships with key internal partners to ensure efficiency and understanding on cross-functional projects

Experience managing a team focused on customer service, hospitality, and operations, with the ability and desire to develop and coach your team

Ability to synthesize operational data, stakeholder feedback, and business context into clear recommendations that support sound decision making.

Outstanding written and verbal communication skills

An innovative mindset with the ability to drive exceptional workplace services and operational improvements

Preferred qualifications:

Proficiency in Google Suite, Slack and Jira

A clear willingness to take a hands-on approach and dive into the details

Demonstrated ability to influence cross-functional partners and translate enterprise strategy into effective local execution.

Ability to operate independently, digging into problems to understand the root cause and delivering scalable solutions

The ability to thrive in a fast-paced workplace with rapidly changing priorities

Adept at using and experimenting with provided AI tools for things like, identifying practical opportunities to automate routine work, generate operational insights from workplace data, and improve the experience for employees and visitors.

An innovative mindset with the ability to drive exceptional workplace services and operational improvements

Source: Stripe careers

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