Workplace & Culture Specialist, NYC

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!

This is a hybrid role working 4 days/week in our New York City office with the ability to work from home on Fridays. Some flexibility will be required for one-off evening or weekend office events though not often.

About the Role

At Taskrabbit, we’re building a workplace where people feel connected, valued, and empowered to do their best work — no matter where they are. As our Workplace & Culture Specialist, you’ll own the full employee experience for all Taskrabbit teammates across New York, London and the EU — from those working in our New York City hub to our hundreds of remote employees internationally.

You’ll oversee the rhythm and energy of our NY and London offices, coordinate vendors, and ensure a vibrant onsite culture — while also designing and executing connection moments, meetups, and engagement programs that unite our distributed EU team. This is a role for a doer and a dreamer: someone who can think strategically about culture and inclusion, while jumping in to make it all happen.

This position requires being onsite in our New York City office 3–4 days per week, with occasional evening or weekend flexibility for in-office events.

What You’ll Do

• Own the NY and EU employee experience: Lead culture, engagement, and connection programs that reach every NY and EU employee — whether remote or in-office.

• Foster connection globally: Organize regional cultural programming, remote connection moments and local meetups to strengthen connection across the NY, LON and EU team.

• Create an exceptional workplace experience: Manage daily NY & LON office operations — facilities, vendors, supplies, visitor and onsite logistics — ensuring an inclusive and energizing space.

• Lead events and cultural programming: Be the chairperson of our Events & Connection Committee, planning and executing in-office and virtual events, celebrations, and connection rituals that bring our values to life.

• Champion inclusion and belonging: Support Employee Resource Groups and recognition initiatives, from Culture Rockstar awards to heritage month celebrations and milestone moments.

• Partner across the People Experience (PEX) team: Collaborate on onboarding, recognition, offboarding and wellbeing programs to ensure a cohesive global experience that feels locally relevant.

• Enhance hybrid connection: Build systems and traditions that bridge the gap between our office and remote teammates — ensuring every U.S. & E.U. employee feels seen, supported, and included.m

• Track and evolve: Monitor participation, engagement, and sentiment to continuously improve the global employee experience; share insights with People leadership.

Who You Are

• A connector at heart — passionate about building community and creating belonging across in-person and remote environments.

• Experienced in employee engagement, workplace operations, or event planning, with strong attention to detail and project management skills.

• Excited to blend strategic program design with hands-on execution — from shaping culture initiatives to setting up a team lunch.

• Adept at collaborating cross-functionally and communicating clearly with diverse stakeholders, including senior leadership.

• Inclusive, empathetic, and energized by bringing people together — whether on Google Meet Video or in a conference room.

• Comfortable flexing your schedule occasionally to support evening or weekend events.

• Maintains a high level of confidentiality and trust when handling sensitive facilities and organizational matters.

Why You’ll Love Working Here

• Shape the entire global employee experience at a company that’s redefining hybrid culture.

• Be the bridge between our in-office and remote teams, ensuring every employee feels connected and inspired.

• Join a passionate People Experience team that believes inclusion, creativity, and community are key to doing great work.

Compensation & Benefits:

At Taskrabbit, our approach to compensation is designed to be competitive, transparent, and equitable. total compensation consists of base pay + bonus + benefits + perks.

The base pay range for this position is $72,000 - $96,000. This range is representative of base pay only, and does not include any other total cash compensation amounts, such as company bonus or benefits. Final offer amounts may vary from the amounts listed above and will be determined by factors including, but not limited to, relevant experience, qualifications, geography, and level.

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 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.