Workplace Lead — RunwayML

We are building AI to simulate the world through merging art and science.

We believe that world models are at the frontier of progress in artificial intelligence. Language models alone won’t solve the world’s hardest problems – robotics, disease, scientific discovery. Real progress requires models that experience the world and learn from their mistakes, the same way that humans do. And this kind of trial and error can be massively accelerated when done in simulation, rather than in the real world.

World models offer the most clear path to general-purpose simulation, changing how stories are told, how scientific progress is made and how the next frontiers of humanity are reached.

Our team consists of creative, open minded, caring and ambitious people who are determined to change the world. We aspire to continuously build impossible things and our ability to do so relies on building an incredible team. If you are driven to do the same, we'd love to hear from you.

About the role

*Open to candidates based near our NYC office or those willing to relocate.

We're looking for a Workplace Lead to own Runway's offices: where they are, how they get built and how they feel to work in.

Today that means New York, San Francisco, Seattle, London, Paris, & Tel Aviv. Over the next few years it means more room in those cities and new locations elsewhere. You'll handle the real estate and the buildouts, what it costs to run each site, and the events and visits that happen in these rooms. You'll work with cross functional partners including People and Finance on how much space we need and when, and with IT and Security on what it takes to make a site usable.

Expect to be close to the work itself, not only the strategy behind it. Things are always moving quickly at Runway, so this role calls for exceptional organization and the judgment to know what needs a plan and what just needs doing.

What you’ll do

• Handle the daily operation of each office: cleaning, repairs, food, supplies, access control, and health and safety
• Own the workplace budget and the reporting behind it, from rent and capex through daily operating spend
• Run Runway's onsite programming, including all-hands, offsites, team events, screenings and visits from partners and press
• Decide how much space Runway needs in each city and by when, working from hiring forecasts with People and Finance
• Take new offices from shortlist to signed lease, working with brokers, Legal and Finance on terms
• Manage design, construction and furniture projects to move-in dates that hold
• Work with IT and Security on network, AV and physical access ahead of each opening
• Set up local vendors, services and compliance in markets where Runway hasn't operated before
• Travel occasionally to Runway's other offices, usually around an opening or a large onsite event
• Decide what good looks like for a Runway office, then keep checking each one against it, from the perspective of both the people working there and the people visiting

What you’ll need

• 7+ years in corporate real estate, facilities or workplace operations
• Deep project management experience across construction schedules, permitting and short-notice logistics
• Hands-on lease and vendor contract experience, and a budget you personally signed off on
• Cross-functional experience with teams such as Finance, People, IT and Security
• At least one office you took from first site visit through opening day
• International real estate, employment or compliance experience is a plus
• Comfort writing the process docs, service standards and vendor scorecards a workplace function depends on
• Accountability for offices you don't sit in every day

Runway strives to recruit and retain exceptional talent from diverse backgrounds while ensuring pay equity for our team. Our salary ranges are based on competitive market rates for our size, stage and industry, and salary is just one part of the overall compensation package we provide.

There are many factors that go into salary determinations, including relevant experience, skill level and qualifications assessed during the interview process, and maintaining internal equity with peers on the team. The range shared below is a general expectation for the function as posted, but we are also open to considering candidates who may be more or less experienced than outlined in the job description. In this case, we will communicate any updates in the expected salary range.

Lastly, the provided range is the expected salary for candidates in the U.S. Outside of those regions, there may be a change in the range, which again, will be communicated to candidates.

Working at Runway

Great things come from great teams. We’d love to hear from you.

We’re committed to creating a space where our employees can bring their full selves to work and have equal opportunity to succeed. So regardless of race, gender identity or expression, sexual orientation, religion, origin, ability, age, veteran status, if joining this mission speaks to you, we encourage you to apply.

More about Runway

• Universal World Simulator
• GWM-1
• Gen-4.5
• General World Models
• Robotics SDK
• Conversational Real-time Agents
• Runway Studios

We're excited to be recognized as a best place to work:

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