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Office Manager

Galway, Ireland

Office Manager

This is an on-site position based in our offices on The Claddagh in Galway City. 

About Rent the Runway:

Rent the Runway (RTR) is transforming the way we dress by pioneering the world’s first "Closet in the Cloud." Founded in 2009, RTR has disrupted the $2.4 trillion fashion industry by offering women a more joyful, sustainable, and financially savvy way to feel their best every day. As the ultimate destination for circular fashion, RTR provides numerous access points to its shared closet through a fully customizable subscription to fashion, one-time rentals, or ownership. RTR features designer apparel, accessories, and home decor from over 700 brand partners and has developed proprietary technology and a unique reverse logistics operation. Under CEO and Co-Founder Jennifer Hyman’s leadership, RTR has been named to CNBC’s “Disruptor 50” five times in ten years and as appeared on Fast Company’s list of Most Innovative Companies multiple times. Hyman has also been recognized on the “TIME 100” list of the most influential people in the world, as well as one of People magazine’s “Women Changing the World.”

About the Job:

The primary focus of the Office Manager is to ensure an efficient, engaging, and safe working environment for our team and visitors. The ideal candidate will be a highly organised and self-driven manager with many responsibilities, contributing to an exceptional employee experience. Given the nature of RTR’s business, this role requires high adaptability, good judgment, and agility. While specific tasks are clearly defined, the fast-paced environment means the role will evolve, requiring a "can-do" attitude toward picking up projects and executing them effectively.

What You’ll Do:

  • General Office Management: Contribute to making Rent the Runway a great workplace by building strong relationships with staff across all departments. Ensure that the management standards of the office foster collaboration, communication, and a positive culture. Responsibilities include managing storage rooms, office hygiene, catering, grocery and supply management, stationery, and meeting room setup and clearing.
  • Expense Management: Oversee the operating expenses budget, ensuring that invoicing and monthly expense reports are accurate and recorded promptly. Report on costs related to the office environment, building services, staff amenities, events, and training.
  • Building Services & Maintenance: Maintain relationships with building and maintenance suppliers. Oversee the maintenance and repair of the office, addressing aspects such as security systems, cleaning, air conditioning, furniture and fixtures, repairs, and equipment.
  • Occupational Health and Safety: Monitor health and safety standards, making necessary updates to ensure compliance with workplace health and safety regulations. This includes managing workplace hazards, pest control, first aid, and fire safety measures (such as fire wardens, drills, and training). Ensure a robust workplace health and safety system is in place and effectively communicated to all staff.
  • Marketing & Recruitment Events: Assist in communications with external stakeholders. There is also an opportunity for the Office Manager to enhance the RTR employer brand through marketing activities and recruitment events.
  • Environment: Plan and manage the workspace environment for employees and visitors, from their welcome upon arrival to meeting room setup, catering and the overall aesthetics of the office.
  • Employee Experience: Coordinate team social events and cultural activities, organizing catering as needed with assistance from Culture Club members. This includes team events, milestone celebrations, community lunches, and Lunch and Learn sessions.
  • Corporate Travel: Book employee travel, including flights, accommodations, and ground transportation. 

About You:

  •  3+ years of experience as an office administrator, office manager, finance admin or related role. 
  •  Energetic, personable, and proficient in office and project management. 
  •  Proven track record in managing and sourcing suppliers. 
  •  Experience working in a dynamic, fast-paced environment. 
  •  Must be tech-savvy and proficient in Google Suite, including Sheets/Excel or similar tools. 
  •  Highly organized and professional with exceptional attention to detail. 
  •  Proactive and comfortable working autonomously, with a strong drive for results. 
  •  Creative problem solver who is adaptable and eager to learn. 
  •  Understanding of standard financial processes. 
  •  Professional knowledge and experience in budget management, invoicing, and expenses. 
  • Receptive to feedback and capable of managing expectations while communicating work status and updates. 

At Rent the Runway, we’re committed to the happiness and wellbeing of our employees, and aim to create a workplace that fosters both personal and professional growth. Our inclusive benefits include, but are not limited to:

  • Generous Paid Time Off including annual leave, paid bereavement, and family sick leave - every employee needs time to take care of themselves and their family.
  • Universal Paid Parental Leave for both parents + flexible return to work program  - because we know your newest family member(s) deserve your undivided attention.
  • Paid Sabbatical after 5 years of continuous service - unplug, recharge, and have some fun.
  • Competitive Stakeholder Pension - taking care of your future. 
  • Comprehensive health, dental care and dependents care from day 1 of employment - Your health comes first and we’ve got you covered. 
  • Company wide events and outings - our team spirit is no joke - we know how to have fun!

Rent the Runway is an equal opportunity employer. In accordance with applicable law, we prohibit discrimination against any applicant or employee on any legally-recognised basis, including, but not limited to: gender, marital status, family status, age disability, sexual orientation, race, religion, and membership of the Traveller community.

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1. Types of information we collect

In order to manage your application, we need to process certain personal data about you. “ Personal data ” is information which relates to you and which identifies you or is capable of identifying you as an individual, and may be provided to us by you or generated as a result of being recruited by or applying to work at Rent the Runway.

We collect and process your personal data including, but not limited to, the following:

  • Personal details and contact information : This includes information such as name, contact information (e.g. home address, telephone number and personal email address) and proof of identity.
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  • Results of regulatory screening checks : If we make a conditional offer of employment, we will consider the results of these checks where permitted by local law.

2. How we use this information

We use the above information for the purpose of progressing applications and assessing the suitability of candidates for employment with Rent the Runway. Where you have given us permission, we also keep this information as part of our talent database so that we can contact you about current and future open positions at Rent the Runway.

By collecting and processing the above categories of personal data, Rent the Runway is pursuing its legitimate business interests in hiring suitable candidates and seeking assurances from previous employers and referees as to candidates’ work performance and reliability. It is also necessary in the legitimate interests of Rent the Runway to maintain a talented workforce and in your legitimate interests of ensuring that you are considered for future roles at Rent the Runway.

We also use the information to fulfil legal or regulatory requirements if necessary. For example, if we make a conditional offer of employment, we may be required to confirm the identity of our personnel and their right to work in a particular country under immigration and employment rules.

We may also be required to carry out pre-employment screening against global exclusion and sanction lists for the purposes of international and US export control regulations. To do this, we ask one of our service providers to search third party databases to ensure you are not on a sanction list.

When collecting your personal data is mandatory, this will be stated at the time of collection of the personal data. If you choose not to provide the mandatorily required personal data, this might affect your application.

3. How we share this information

Where necessary, and in accordance with the purposes set out in this Notice, your personal data will be shared internally with individuals involved in the hiring process and with other Rent the Runway group affiliates and/or third party service providers. These will include, for example, service providers who provide pre-employment screening services to us and other third party service providers who provide services on our behalf such as recruiters and our applicant tracking system provider.

When you use third-party apps, websites or other products integrated with our systems to apply for a role, they may collect information about you subject to their own terms and privacy policies.

4. How long will we retain your personal data?

Rent the Runway maintains appropriate technical and organisational measures to protect against accidental or unlawful destruction, loss, alteration, unauthorised disclosure of, or access to personal data. The information you provide will be held securely by us and/or our data processors whether the information is in electronic or physical format.

If you are successful, the information you provide during the application process will be retained by us as part of your employee file for the duration of your employment at Rent the Runway and for an extended period of time to comply with our legal obligations, to resolve disputes and to enforce our agreements.

If you are unsuccessful at any stage of the process, the information you have provided until that point will be retained for a period of 18 months so that we can comply with our legal obligations and resolve disputes. With your permission, your information will be retained for a further 2 years so that we can contact you about current and future open positions at Rent the Runway.

5. Data Transfers

Rent the Runway is a global business and we may disclose and transfer your personal data to persons or companies located outside the European Economic Area (“ EEA ”) for any of the purposes set out in this Notice. Some of these countries may not have the same levels of data protection or similar rules regulating government agency access to personal data as are present in the EEA. In these cases, we take steps to protect your personal data. Rent the Runway will typically transfer and disclose your information in compliance with the Standard Contractual Clauses approved by the European Commission. You can request a copy of the Standard Contractual Clauses by emailing Privacy@renttherunway.com.

6. How can you update your personal data and exercise your statutory rights?

Please make sure that your personal data is accurate and up to date, and please inform us of changes in a timely manner.

If you live in the EEA, with some limited exceptions, you may inquire about the personal data we maintain about you and exercise your rights to access, correct, export, and delete your personal data, including information contained in your employee file. In addition, when we process your personal data based on our legitimate interests (as set out above), you have a right to object to our processing of your personal data. If you would like to exercise any of these statutory rights, please contact Privacy@renttherunway.com . You may also have a right to lodge a complaint with your local data protection authority.

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You have the right to withdraw your consent to our processing of your information at any time. Please email us at Privacy@renttherunway.com should you wish to exercise this right.

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We may update this notice from time-to-time. We will take reasonable steps to notify you of any changes.

8. Contact us

If you have questions or suggestions about our personal data processing practices or if you would like to exercise your statutory rights, you can contact John-Paul Sukkar at jsukkar@renttherunway.com.