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Wordsmith is a legal operations platform for in-house legal teams, backed by $100M in funding from Index Ventures, General Catalyst, and Highland Europe. The company serves over 500 clients including Financial Times, Safelite, Trip.com, Canva, Starling, and Sage.
You will own global office and facilities operations across Wordsmith's multiple locations, with Edinburgh as your base. Your responsibilities include day-to-day facilities management, vendor management (cleaning, maintenance, security, catering, utilities, landlords), health & safety compliance, and workplace experience. You will lead office openings, moves, expansions, and fit-out projects; build scalable workplace systems, processes, and budgets; and partner with People, IT, and leadership on onboarding, events, and employee experience. You'll respond quickly to operational issues, maintain compliance across workplace regulations and risk controls, and continuously improve how spaces look, feel, and function. Travel to London and New York to launch and support other sites is expected.
Wordsmith is an office-first company that believes being together helps teams move faster and collaborate better. This role is central to that model—your work directly impacts how teams experience their workplace daily.
REQUIREMENTS:
- Serious energy, drive, and hustle with bias to action
- Experience managing offices or facilities in a fast-growing company
- Multi-site or international experience preferred; willingness to travel to London and New York
- Strong operator mindset: organised, practical, reliable
- High standards and sharp eye for detail
- Strong vendor management and budget control skills
- Comfortable working autonomously and taking ownership
- Sharp communicator who can work across all levels of the business
