Operations
Manager
Posted 21/10/2022
Industrious is an international company with headquarters in the US, operating in the corporate real estate sector (Premium Workspaces provider). Today we are developing our European footprint under the brand names Industrious and Welkin & Meraki. With 9 locations in France, Belgium, Holland, and England our development strategy is to grow fast in these and other European countries
To strengthen the Operations Team in Paris we are looking for our Operations Manager.
Job information

Full-time

Champs Élysées (8th)
MISSION:
You are probably the most important person in our Welkin and Meraki locations.
The reason is, you welcome our guests and visitors in a smiling manner, as you may expect in a five-star Hotel. A meeting with you is refreshing in kindness, hospitality and helpfulness.
This is, and nothing less, what we – and you – stand for.
As a key part of a Welkin & Meraki Hospitality and welcoming team, you are responsible for providing a premium service to our guests and visitors. Ensuring their experience visiting our building is a lasting one. Next to the welcoming area in our location we also service our guests with barista coffee, tea or water, the best there is, because that is how we do things.
In the day-to-day management of our location, you have a substantial role in managing meeting room bookings, secretarial services, and much more, in short, making sure the demands of our guests and visitors are rapidly and accurately met. Making your team performance visible and supervise in a cooperative way.
We expect that you will deliver a high-quality service to our guests with a smile and that your voice is a colorful one on the phone. Make people smile because you make their day.
As you are a key person in our Welcoming and Hospitality team, you will work together with your team of hosts and a sales manager. Important that you provide support to the sales manager and as an operations manager you are running the Welkin & Meraki location on a day-tot-day basis, delivering these highest standards of customer service and achievement of budgeted targets.
You are, in addition to managing the reception, also responsible for client retention in the location and the increase of the guest service income. You are accountable for delivering an effective and efficient Welkin & Meraki location, in line with guidelines provided in the Welkin & Meraki standards and policies. You are responsible for overseeing and handling all our guests’ administrative and technical services, ensuring rapid response and high satisfaction level. Furthermore, you oversee management, guidance, motivation and training of the hosts of the location. You will report to an Operations Director (EMEA).
Personal skills
- Fluency in English, French
- Strong communication skills (written and oral)
- Focused on the guest
- Acting ethically and with integrity
- Results orientated
- Team player
- Competent, resourceful, responsible
- Be able to perform under stress
Personal behaviour
- Team player
- Creativity and Problem-Solving
- Adaptability
- Attention to Detail
Knowledge & previous experience
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Team management
- ability to manage a team
- encouraging team goals -
Teamwork and collaboration
- demonstrating positive attitude towards others
- maintaining good working relationships -
Customer Service Orientated
- anticipating guests’ needs to ensure their satisfaction.
- respond to inquiries in a timely manner.
- handle complex situations.
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Quality focus
- concern for all aspects of the job
- high performance standards for yourself and the location
- quality and consistency -
Continuous improvement
- action to improve existing conditions and processes
- appropriate methods to identify opportunities, implement solutions and measure impact
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Continuous learning
- identify new areas for learning
- create and take advantages of learning opportunities
- apply newly gained knowledge and skills on the job
Tactical responsibilities
- Your location’s operational sales
- Team management and development
- Customer Service, maintaining your center’s standards & quality
- Location’s administration
- Health & safety / crisis management
What we offer
- With experience and qualifications, you may be able to progress to another function or other service related roles available within the organization
- At Welkin & Meraki, we believe in passion and positive energy
- We offer you a vibrant and energetic work environment, where you get
- A competitive salary
- A mentor scheme when you start
- Personalized development support
- Regular feedback meetings
- A State-of-the-Art workspace
- Flat hierarchies, short decision paths
- Company events
- A career at an international start-up with lots of possibilities
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