Office Manager

About Cyngn
Based in Mountain View, CA, Cyngn is a publicly-traded autonomous technology company. We deploy self-driving industrial vehicles — specifically autonomous tuggers —  to factories, warehouses, and other facilities throughout North America. To build this emergent technology, we are looking for innovative, motivated, and experienced leaders to join us and move this field forward. If you like to build, tinker, and create with a team of trusted and passionate colleagues, then Cyngn is the place for you. Key reasons to join Cyngn: 
 
We are Small and Big.
With under 100 employees, Cyngn operates with the energy of a startup. On the other hand, we’re publicly traded. This means our employees not only work in close-knit teams with mentorship from company leaders—they also get access to the liquidity of our publicly-traded equity.
 
We Build Today and Deploy Tomorrow.
Our autonomous vehicles aren’t just test concepts—they’re deployed to real clients right now. That means your work will have a tangible, visible impact.
 
We aren’t robots. We just build them.
We’re a welcoming, diverse team of sharp thinkers and kind humans. Collaboration and trust drive our creative environment. At Cyngn, everyone’s perspective matters—and that’s what powers our innovation.
 
About this role: 
Cyngn is seeking a People Operations Manager to serve as a high-stakes executor and enforcer of our operational standards. You will be responsible for the mechanical, technical, and legal integrity of our People function. We need a high-agency professional with the backbone to drive decisive action, optimize our tech stack without external guidance, and maintain the precision required for autonomous vehicle technology.

Responsibilities

- Office Operations: Manage day-to-day office functions, including supply inventory, mail, office cleaning and organization, and vendor relationships.

- Facility Management: Coordinate with building management to address facility-related issues and ensure a safe, clean, and functional workspace.

- Administrative Support: Assist with scheduling, meeting coordination, and document preparation across departments.

- Event Coordination: Book and coordinate company events, meetings, and team-building activities, handling logistics to execution.

- Employee Experience: Support a positive people experience, contribute to a workplace where employees feel welcomed and supported.

- Communication: Serve as the point of contact for internal and external communications, ensuring information flows smoothly across the organization.

- Confidentiality: Handle sensitive and confidential information with discretion and sound judgement.

Qualifications

- Minimum of 3 years in office management or administrative roles, preferably in a tech or startup environment.

- Strong organizational skills with the ability to multitask and prioritize effectively.

- Excellent communication and interpersonal skills.

- Proficiency in office software and tools (e.g., Microsoft Office Suite, Google Workspace).

- A natural doer who takes ownership and is accountable for seeing work through to completion.

- Takes initiative without being asked—notices when something is undone, unclean, or out of order and acts on it.

- Prepared and enjoys starting the day organized and ready.

- Brings professional maturity and good judgment, supporting the team wherever needed.

- Discreet and trustworthy with confidential information.

- Approachable and people-first, with high energy and a genuine interest in supporting others.

- Dependable and consistent—the kind of person the team knows they can count on.

- Comfortable with an early-start, full-time on-site schedule.