NY Office & Facilities Manager (Contract)

About Taskrabbit:

Taskrabbit is a marketplace platform that conveniently connects people with Taskers to handle everyday home to-do’s, such as furniture assembly, handyman work, moving help, and much more.

At Taskrabbit, we want to transform lives one task at a time. As a company we celebrate innovation, inclusion and hard work. Our culture is collaborative, pragmatic, and fast-paced. We’re looking for talented, entrepreneurially minded and data-driven people who also have a passion for helping people do what they love. Together with IKEA, we’re creating more opportunities for people to earn a consistent, meaningful income on their own terms by building lasting relationships with clients in communities around the world.

Taskrabbit is a hybrid company with employees distributed across the US and EU and a Built In — Best Places to Work (2022, 2023, 2024) continually ranked across multiple national and regional categories. Join us at Taskrabbit, where your work will be meaningful, your ideas valued, and your potential unleashed!

We are looking for an experienced Office Manager/Facilities Project Manager to help us launch our Taskrabbit New York office by March 31, 2026. Our NY Office is our new home away from home for 40+ employees and you will be the host ensuring that set up and launch is seamless, complete and exciting for our employees. 

 

This is a 3 month contract role to help us stand up our NY Office. After the contract, there is potential for this person to apply for a full time role if desired.

 

Hours needed: 

  • This is a 3-month contract from roughly January 26-April 24, 2026.
  • From January 26 - March 31, this role would be contracted for 4-5 days/week (24-32 hours/week) as we prep for office launch. We can discuss hours needed after hire.
  • From March 31-April 24, this role will be 3 days/week (24 hours) for upkeep of facilities and NY office operations until we hire a permanent Office Manager.

 

Overall Job Responsibilities

January - March 2026 - 4-5 days/week

  • Own design execution of our New York office. You will oversee delivery, installation and assembly of all furniture, art, decor and supplies 
  • Source vendors for lunch, snacks and plants
  • Partner with IT team on hardware set up and troubleshooting
  • Help roll out in-office policies such as Dog Policy, facilities requests, attendance, etc. in partnership with People Operations team
  • Partner with People Experience team to plan engaging ribbon cutting and office launch events

 

Rate

  • $40-50/hour, pending previous experience

 

What we’re looking for

  • Prior experience building out office space from scratch (we will hand you design and you will handle furniture delivery, coordinating taskers to build, construction timeline, etc.) 
  • Experience sourcing and implementing vendors. (HVAC, lunch, snacks, coffee, water, plants). Preferred: comes to the table with NY vendor relationships/knowledge
  • Able to build strong relationships with with construction and building management, communicating tenant issues, keeping timelines on track, etc.
  • Strong office and facilities management experience 
  • Strong sense of integrity and roll-up-your-sleeves mentality. You will be our boots on the ground contact for the NY Office keeping the project on track, greeting vendors, building out furniture, etc. You’ll report to our Facilities Manager who is located in Austin, TX and will be supported through the project but we need someone to be our boots on the ground facilities and IT point person.
  • Preferred: IT knowledge (setting up conference room equipment, greeting Wifi vendor, best practices, etc.)

You’ll love working here because:

  • Taskrabbit is a Hybrid Company. We value flexibility and choice but also stay committed to regular in-person connection.
  • The People. You will be surrounded by some of the most talented, supportive, smart, and kind leaders and teams -- people you can be proud to work with!
  • The Diverse Culture. We believe that we make better decisions when our workforce reflects the diversity of the communities in which we operate. Women make up half of our leadership team and our diversity representation is above that of the tech industry average.
  • The Perks. Taskrabbit offers our employees with employer-paid health insurance and a 401k match with immediate vesting for our US based employees. We offer all of our global employees generous and flexible time off with 2 company-wide closure weeks, Taskrabbit product stipends, wellness + productivity + education stipends, IKEA discounts, reproductive health support, and more. Benefits vary by country of employment. 

Taskrabbit’s commitment to Diversity and Inclusion:

An Active Commitment to Equity within our Company and Platform. We are an inclusive community where all who share our mission and values belong. Our anti-racist culture actively strengthens the knowledge, understanding, and awareness of underrepresented experiences and our ongoing allyship commitment. Our diverse team represents the communities we serve, breaking down systemic barriers, and transforming lives- one action at a time.

Taskrabbit is an equal opportunity employer and values diversity at our company. We do not discriminate on the basis of race, religion, color, national origin, ancestry, citizenship, sex, gender, gender identity, sexual orientation, age, marital status, military/veteran status, or disability status. Taskrabbit is committed to working with and providing reasonable accommodation to applicants with physical and mental disabilities. 

Taskrabbit will consider for employment all qualified applicants with criminal histories in a manner consistent with applicable law. 

Taskrabbit will never use text or chat applications to conduct interviews. We have a thoughtful and interactive interview process that includes an initial recruiter phone screen and several video-based interviews with our hiring teams. Communications will always be conducted by taskrabbit.com domain names.

Taskrabbit provides a same-day service platform that connects users with skilled local workers for a variety of tasks, including cleaning, furniture assembly, home repairs, and moving services.

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