Workplace Operations Manager (Defense)

Location: Washington, District of Columbia, United States; onsite role.

Salary: $100,000–$130,000 annual base compensation, excluding bonuses, equity, and benefits.

Company

hirify.global is a defense company founded in 2022 that develops products powered by Coherent Distributed Networks for warfighters, commercial air operators, and border protection teams. The company has 500+ employees across five global offices and has raised $1 billion in funding.

What you will do

• Own day-to-day operations across the Washington, D.C. building portfolio and act as the primary contact for employees, building management, and landlords.
• Manage workplace services, including snacks and beverages, office supplies, lunch services, mail, deliveries, and onsite amenities.
• Source, onboard, and manage vendors, including contracts, pricing, service levels, invoicing, and performance reviews.
• Plan and run team gatherings, all-hands meetings, leadership visits, and seasonal workplace programming.
• Manage the workplace budget, track spending, forecast needs, and identify savings while maintaining quality.
• Coordinate maintenance, repairs, space moves, office expansions, renovations, relocations, documentation, and cross-functional workplace initiatives with Facilities, IT, Security, Finance, People, Legal, and business leaders.

Requirements

• 5–7 years of experience in workplace, office management, facilities, operations, or a related field.
• Experience managing vendors and service contracts and owning a budget.
• Exceptional organizational skills and attention to detail, with strong project management ability across multiple priorities.
• A hands-on, no-task-too-small attitude combined with strategic judgment about when to build systems and when to act directly.
• Ability to work independently, identify required work, and move initiatives forward without extensive direction.
• Service-oriented, hospitality-minded approach and genuine interest in employee experience.
• Comfort building structure in ambiguous, fast-paced environments.
• Excellent written and verbal communication across technical and non-technical teams.
• Comfort learning and administering new operational tools and systems; curiosity, resourcefulness, and proactive problem-solving.

Culture & Benefits

• Medical, dental, and vision benefits fully paid by the company.
• 401(k) with a 50% company match up to 6% of pay, FSA, HSA, life insurance, and other benefits.
• Free daily lunch while working onsite and a fully stocked kitchen.
• Unlimited PTO and casual dress code.
• Competitive base salary, pre-IPO stock option grants, relocation assistance, and annual bonuses planned for the future.
• Fast-growing organization with 500+ employees across five global offices.