Office and Events Manager

As our Office & Events Manager you'll be in charge of bringing Afreshies from all backgrounds together. You are the connective tissue that helps build community in a hybrid world. This includes creating a beautiful physical space, putting together events, and being a constant go-to for all Afreshies.

What will you be doing?

• Create a physical space where Afreshies love working & collaborating
• Develop programming (in and away from the office) that creates community for all Afreshies
• Develop and maintain processes and procedures as we create our hybrid work experience
• When problems arise, people know they can come to you as a trusted, quick-thinker who can connect them to the right solutions
• Manage budgets, inventory, and in-office resources
• Think two steps ahead (or more) to help ensure fewer problems arise
• Provide light IT support as needed (e.g., for Zoom Rooms)
• Coordinate with building manager on any building maintenance issues/needs

What skills or experience do you need?

The following represent attributes our ideal candidate possesses. We encourage all highly-qualified candidates to apply, even if they do not fulfill all the listed criteria.

• Super passionate about creating community in a hybrid world
• Have at least 3 years of experience as an office manager and/or employee experience professional
• High degree of empathy for the unique background of all Afreshies
• Can-do attitude that allows you to juggle a lot of balls at the same time without getting overwhelmed
• Experience managing vendors (people are a plus too!)
• Ability to prepare and manage budgets
• Highly reliable and and an an excellent written and verbal communicator

Founded in 2017, Afresh is the first A.I.-powered fresh food optimization platform for grocery chains. We have partnered with several large grocers representing hundreds of stores and >$10B in revenue. Our cutting-edge AI research has been published in top journals (e.g., ICML). We’re backed by some of the top investors in grocery and tech including Innovation Endeavors (former Google CEO Eric Schmidt’s firm), Baseline Ventures (first money in Stitch Fix, SoFi, Heroku, Instagram), Food Retail Ventures, Maersk Growth, and Impact Engine.

We are building a vibrant, diverse, and inclusive team that embodies our company’s values: proactivity, kindness, candor, and humility. We aspire to continually grow as individuals and as an organization to live these values and realize our mission. We earnestly believe that Afresh represents a one-of-a-kind opportunity to have massive social impact at scale by employing novel technology—and to have a ton of fun along the way.

Afresh provides equal employment opportunities (EEO) to all employees and applicants for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, age, disability, genetics, sexual orientation, gender identity/expression, marital status, pregnancy or related condition, or any other basis protected by law