Office Manager

Office Manager

Location Palo Alto, CA 94301 Date Posted September 17, 2026 Job ID 15562 Employment Type Contract Pay rate $30/hour

Scion Staffing has been engaged to conduct a search for an Office Manager for our client, an innovative and fast-growing technology organization. This is a temporary opportunity anticipated to last at least 6 months, with potential to convert to a full-time position. The role is based in Palo Alto, CA, with onsite work preferred and flexibility for a hybrid schedule of approximately 3 days per week onsite, typically Tuesday through Thursday.

POSITION OVERVIEW:

The Office Manager will own the day-to-day experience of the Palo Alto office, helping create an organized, welcoming, and engaging environment for employees and guests. This role combines office operations, workplace experience, vendor and supply coordination, employee events, guest hospitality, and onboarding/offboarding support.

The ideal candidate is proactive, highly dependable, detail-oriented, and comfortable taking ownership of office needs without waiting for direction. This person will also serve as a welcoming face of the office for employees, clients, investors, and other visitors.

PERKS:

• $30.00 per hour

• Temporary assignment anticipated to last at least 6 months, with potential for full-time conversion

• Flexible work schedule with hybrid flexibility

• Opportunity to join a growing technology organization in a newly created position

• Broad exposure to office operations, workplace experience, and employee engagement

RESPONSIBILITIES:

• Manage the day-to-day office experience, including common areas, office organization, supplies, snacks, beverages, and other details that contribute to a welcoming workplace.

• Greet and coordinate guests, including clients, investors, and other visitors, ensuring a professional and hospitable experience.

• Manage office vendors, recurring orders, inventory levels, mail collection, and shipping and receiving of hardware and other materials.

• Help coordinate employee offsites, happy hours, work anniversaries, and other activities that support the employee experience.

• Support employee onboarding and offboarding logistics, including ordering devices, shipping materials and swag to remote employees, and collecting equipment.

• Assist with employee swag, office logistics, and other administrative and operational needs while proactively identifying tasks that require attention

QUALIFICATIONS:

• Previous experience running an office or working in a similar administrative, workplace, or operations-focused role.

• Highly organized, detail-oriented, reliable, and accountable, with a proactive rather than reactive approach to work.

• Warm, hospitable, and professional communication style with the ability to create a positive experience for employees and guests.

• Comfortable managing vendors, ordering, inventory, shipping, and basic office logistics.

• Technologically comfortable, quick to learn, and able to become proficient with internal systems and proprietary software.

COMPENSATION AND BENEFITS:

This temporary opportunity offers $30.00 per hour and is anticipated to last at least 6 months, with the potential to convert to a full-time position. The organization prefers someone who can work onsite in Palo Alto, CA, with flexibility for a hybrid schedule of approximately three onsite days per week, typically Tuesday through Thursday.

HOW TO APPLY:

For immediate consideration, please submit your resume here!

ABOUT OUR SEARCH FIRM:

Scion Staffing is an award-winning national recruitment and staffing specialist! Since 2006, we have had the pleasure of successfully placing thousands of talented professionals with incredible organizations and career opportunities. Through our innovative team building and recruiting solutions, we bridge the gap in executive leadership searches, direct hire recruiting, interim leadership placement, and temporary professional staffing.

We are proud to be part of the Forbes lists of the Best Recruitment Firms and the Best Executive Search Firms in America. Additionally, Scion has been recognized as a ClearlyRated Best of Staffing firm as well as a top recruitment firm by The Business Times. Additional information about our firm and our practices can be found online.

Scion Staffing is an equal opportunity employer and service provider and does not discriminate based on race, religion, gender, gender identity, national origin, citizenship status, sexual orientation, disability, political affiliation, or any other protected class. We are committed to the principles of Equal Opportunity Employment and are dedicated to making employment decisions based on merit and value, for ourselves, our client companies, and the candidates we represent.

For opportunities located in a region that has enacted fair chance, arrest, or conviction based employment ordinances, Scion Staffing proactively follows the enacted guidance and considers for employment all qualified applications with arrest and conviction records. We engage in socially conscious business practices and believe that diverse, equitable, inclusive, and non-biased talent and recruitment processes are foundational to the success of Scion as well as every client organization with whom we partner.