Workplace Operations Manager

Company Description

LinkedIn is the world’s largest professional network, built to create economic opportunity for every member of the global workforce. Our products help people make powerful connections, discover exciting opportunities, build necessary skills, and gain valuable insights every day. We’re also committed to providing transformational opportunities for our own employees by investing in their growth. We aspire to create a culture that’s built on trust, care, inclusion, and fun – where everyone can succeed.

Join us to transform the way the world works.

Job Description

At LinkedIn, our approach to flexible work is centered on trust and optimized for culture, connection, clarity, and the evolving needs of our business. The work location of this role is on-site, meaning it will be performed in the specified office on a full-time basis due to the business needs of the team.

The role will be based in the Mountain View office.

This position requires a full-time, onsite presence in Mountain View, CA to ensure the seamless delivery of day-to-day workplace operations and services. The ability to respond to urgent, after-hours issues (24/7) is essential to the success of this role. Reporting to the Sr. Manager of Workplace Operations – Bay Area HQ, the Workplace Operations Manager serves as a key leader in creating environments that reflect LinkedIn’s culture, foster collaboration, and empower employees to do their best work every day.

Responsibilities:

Supplier Relationship Management

• Oversee IFM partner services (building engineering, janitorial, reception, shipping/receiving, landscaping, etc.).
• Establish and maintain strong partnerships with key vendors, landlords, and property management teams.
• Drive accountability through performance metrics and continuous improvement programs.
  
  
  

Workplace Services Management

• Deliver a frictionless, welcoming, and high-performing workplace experience for employees and guests.
• Support key programs including food services, events, sustainability, security, transportation, and new hire orientation.
• Serve as liaison between Workplace and cross-functional partners (IT, HR, Finance, Procurement) to align objectives and deliver on commitments.
  
  
  

Project Scoping / Management

• Manage ad hoc projects related to site improvements, space optimization, and environmental health & safety programs.
• Track schedules, budgets, and stakeholder communication plans to ensure timely, cost-effective, and high-quality delivery.
• Oversee maintenance activities and ensure compliance with safety regulations and internal quality standards.
  
  
  

Change Management & Optimization

• Use data from site inspections, dashboards, and employee feedback to drive efficiency, innovation, and continuous improvement across IFM programs.
• Translate business priorities into actionable Workplace strategies that align with the Relationship Workplace vision—creating environments that foster connection, belonging, and innovation.
• Oversee and optimize Bay Area service delivery to inform our global strategic playbook.
  
  
  

Budget Influence & Accountability

• Support development and management of operating and capital budgets in partnership with finance.
• Lead cost optimization initiatives and track vendor performance against financial targets.
• Analyze spend trends to drive efficiency, quality improvement, and risk mitigation.
  
  
  

Qualifications

Basic Qualifications:

• Bachelor’s degree or equivalent experience in Facilities Management, Corporate Real Estate, Accounting/Finance, or Business Administration.
• 4 years of real estate or property management experience within a corporate or campus environment.
• Proven experience managing vendors across multiple service lines.
• Ability to work onsite full-time and travel within North America as needed.
• Comfortable walking frequently throughout the campus to oversee service delivery, standing for extended periods, and occasionally lifting, carrying, or moving items weighing up to approximately 25 pounds.
  
  
  

Preferred Qualifications:

• Experience managing large-scale operations through periods of expansion or transformation.
• Strong stakeholder relationship-building and collaboration skills.
• Expertise in preventive and corrective maintenance programs.
• Financial acumen in budget planning, accrual accounting, and variance reporting.
• Experience driving sustainability, energy savings, and waste-diversion programs.
• Familiarity with the Microsoft Suite of applications
  
  
  

Suggested Skills

• Vendor Management
• Facilities Operations
• Change Management
• Relationship Building
• Budgeting & Financial Acumen
  
  
  

LinkedIn is committed to fair and equitable compensation practices. The pay range for this role is $87,000 to $141,000. Actual compensation packages are based on several factors unique to each candidate, including skill set, depth of experience, certifications, and specific work location.

The total compensation package for this position may also include an annual performance bonus, stock, benefits, and/or other applicable incentive compensation plans. For more information, visit https://careers.linkedin.com/benefits.

Additional Information

Equal Opportunity Statement

We seek candidates with a wide range of perspectives and backgrounds and we are proud to be an equal opportunity employer. LinkedIn considers qualified applicants without regard to race, color, religion, creed, gender, national origin, age, disability, veteran status, marital status, pregnancy, sex, gender expression or identity, sexual orientation, citizenship, or any other legally protected class.

LinkedIn is committed to offering an inclusive and accessible experience for all job seekers, including individuals with disabilities. Our goal is to foster an inclusive and accessible workplace where everyone has the opportunity to be successful.

If you need a reasonable accommodation to search for a job opening, apply for a position, or participate in the interview process, connect with us at accommodations@linkedin.com and describe the specific accommodation requested for a disability-related limitation.

Reasonable accommodations are modifications or adjustments to the application or hiring process that would enable you to fully participate in that process. Examples of reasonable accommodations include but are not limited to:

• Documents in alternate formats or read aloud to you
• Having interviews in an accessible location
• Being accompanied by a service dog
• Having a sign language interpreter present for the interview
  
  
  

A request for an accommodation will be responded to within three business days. However, non-disability related requests, such as following up on an application, will not receive a response.

LinkedIn will not discharge or in any other manner discriminate against employees or applicants because they have inquired about, discussed, or disclosed their own pay or the pay of another employee or applicant. However, employees who have access to the compensation information of other employees or applicants as a part of their essential job functions cannot disclose the pay of other employees or applicants to individuals who do not otherwise have access to compensation information, unless the disclosure is (a) in response to a formal complaint or charge, (b) in furtherance of an investigation, proceeding, hearing, or action, including an investigation conducted by LinkedIn, or (c) consistent with LinkedIn's legal duty to furnish information.

San Francisco Fair Chance Ordinance

Pursuant to the San Francisco Fair Chance Ordinance, LinkedIn will consider for employment qualified applicants with arrest and conviction records.

Pay Transparency Policy Statement

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