Office and Events Manager
YieldStreet is disrupting the trillion-dollar lending and investment industry. We recently raised $178m in financing from world-class venture capitalists to help us scale. Our investor demand is soaring, and our team is expected to double in size this year. Do you have what it takes to join a booming startup that is changing the investment industry?
About YieldStreet
YieldStreet is building the largest global digital wealth management platform to change the way wealth is created. With an investor-first approach, our investor community builds a diversified portfolio of investments outside of the stock market and generate passive income.YieldStreet is giving unprecedented access to asset classes such as Real Estate, Marine Finance, Legal Finance & Commercial loans. We’re headquartered in New York City with offices in Brazil, Argentina and Greece.
We believe top notch technology and data can help us build the world’s most robust alternative investment platform and create financial independence for all. Join us.
About the Role
YieldStreet’s team is growing and we’re weeks away from moving into our new and improved HQ. We need your help! The Office Manager will play a critical role in employee and guest experience in our HQ. He or she will be responsible for developing intra-office communication protocols, streamlining administrative procedures, inventory control, and office staff supervision. The ideal candidate has “a no task too small” mentality and will not be afraid to roll up their sleeves to help make the office as efficient and effective as possible.
What you’ll do
- Point person for all maintenance, supplies, and equipment and errands
- Organize, plan and oversee logistics for internal events such as birthday celebrations, happy hours, team building events, holiday events, etc.
- Organize and maintain the kitchen area including ordering of food to keep the kitchen stocked, cleaning out the refrigerator and emptying the dishwasher
- Plan and order weekly team lunches as well as meals for meetings as necessary
- Manage security registration for all visitors
- Greet and provide general support to all visitors to make a great first impression
- Ensure the staff is adhering to the conference room booking policies
- Liaise between internal staff and outsourced IT firm as needed
- Support office setup, decoration and layout for special meetings and events
- New Hire desks, equipment and supplies set up
- Keep office, and conference rooms organized and tidy
- Manage relationships with vendors, service providers and building management for 2 sub-leases and our new HQ
- Manage contract and price negotiations with office vendors, service providers
- Partner with People Operations team to maintain office policies
- Order and manage YieldStreet Swag
Requirements
- 3+ years of Office Management, administrative, or assistant experience
- Prior experience in events planning
- Excellent time management skills and the ability to wear multiple hats
- Ability to work independently with little supervision
- Strong organizational skills
- Comfort in a fast-paced and diverse office
- Patience and a positive attitude
What Makes You Successful
Own and Execute:
- Gets things done, with both a short and long-term view in mind
- Be able to thrive in a fast-paced, agile environment with exceptional organizational skills and the ability to re-prioritize on a consistent basis
- Exemplary planning and organizational skills, along with a high attention to detail
Decide with Data:
- Be pragmatic and outcome-oriented, leveraging data to make decisions
- Detect new or missed opportunities that will help YieldStreet grow and improve regularly
- Be able to package data so it can be easily digested, analyzed and reacted to
Be Passionate:
- Bring a focus of YieldStreet’s vision to your day to day tasks
- Bet on your strengths; allow these skills to be absorbed by leaders on your team to make an impact
- Be known for authenticity, honesty, and integrity
Stay Curious:
- Never take no for an answer, be able to dissect an issue and come up with creative solutions
- Ask questions. At YieldStreet we believe that progress stops when you stop asking questions
- Focus on team collaboration and communication
Benefits
We offer an attractive market salary, stock option plan, health & dental benefits, life insurance, 401(k) match, paid vacation and holidays and that's before you even step in the office!
This is an opportunity to work with a group of diverse, smart, and friendly people from 8 different countries who speak a total of 17 different languages. Our team is comprised of successful entrepreneurs with combined exits of over $1B, and we get social with each other during happy hours, exercise classes and team offsites in our work hard/play hard culture. We're located in a beautiful new office in Midtown, our building is close to most major subway lines.
*** Please, no solicitors or recruiters. We're saving our dollars to pay the right candidate!