Workplace Experience Manager - Service Standards & Training

Latham & Watkins LLP

$150K — $175K *
Business Services
5 - 7 years of experience
Job Overview by Ladders

Qualifications

  • Bachelor's degree or equivalent in communications, education, or a related field with strong writing skills.
  • Minimum of 5 years in workplace experience, luxury hospitality, or related fields.
  • Demonstrated expertise in developing service standards and quality programs.
  • Proven ability to design and deliver technical and professional development training.
  • Experience with technology adoption and operational transformation initiatives.
  • Familiarity with luxury service environments or high-touch service organizations.
  • Knowledge of workplace technologies and AI-enabled solutions.

Responsibilities

  • Design and deliver onboarding and professional development training programs.
  • Conduct operational reviews and quality audits to ensure adherence to standards.
  • Collaborate with leaders to define service expectations and performance metrics.
  • Utilize technology and instructional design to enhance learning and operational effectiveness.
  • Safeguard sensitive information maintained by the firm.

Benefits

  • Comprehensive healthcare, life, and disability insurance.
  • Generous 401k plan with employer contributions.
  • 11 paid holidays per year and 23 days of PTO in the first year, increasing with tenure.
  • Access to well-being programs including mental health support and wellness events.
  • Opportunities for professional development and career advancement.
  • Employee discounts and participation in affinity groups and networks.
Full Job Description
About the Role

The Workplace Experience Manager - Service Standards & Training is an integral part of Latham’s Work Experience team. This role will be responsible for advancing operational excellence across Workplace Experience through the development of service standards, training programs, operational practices, and capability-building initiatives that promote consistent service delivery across offices, while balancing global standards with local business needs. This role will be located in ourNew Yorkoffice. Please note that this role may be eligible for a flexible working schedule that allows for a hybrid and in-office presence.

Responsibilities & Qualifications

Other key responsibilities include:

  • Designing, developing, and delivering onboarding, technical, systems, operational, and professional development programs, including role-based learning pathways, competency frameworks, trainer enablement, and train-the-trainer initiatives
  • Conducting operational reviews, service assessments, and quality audits to evaluate adherence to Workplace Experience standards and procedures; identifying trends, risks, root causes, and improvement opportunities
  • Partnering with Workplace Experience leaders and managers to define service expectations, performance measures, operational indicators of success, and reporting insights that support informed decision-making
  • Leveraging technology, AI, knowledge management, and instructional design practices to improve learning, adoption, operating practices, and operational effectiveness
  • Protecting and maintaining any highly sensitive, confidential, privileged, financial, and/or proprietary information that Latham & Watkins retains

Wed love to hear from you if you:

  • Demonstrate knowledge of workplace experience, luxury hospitality, service excellence, operations, learning and development, instructional design, technology enablement, or related disciplines
  • Possess the ability to develop service standards, operating procedures, quality programs, operational resources, and continuous improvement initiatives that support consistent service delivery
  • Display the ability to design and deliver practical, scalable learning experiences using instructional design principles and adult learning methodologies

And have:

  • A bachelors degree or equivalent
  • A background in communications, English, journalism, instructional design, education, or a related discipline that demonstrates exceptional written communication development skills
  • A minimum of five (5) years of experience in workplace experience, luxury hospitality, service excellence, operations, learning and development, instructional design, technology enablement, or a related field
  • Experience developing service standards, operating procedures, quality programs, or operational improvement initiatives
  • Experience designing and delivering technical, systems, operational, or professional development training
  • Experience supporting technology adoption, business process change, or operational transformation initiatives
  • Experience in luxury hospitality, private clubs, premium service environments, professional services firms, or other high-touch service organizations
  • Experience with workplace technologies, service management platforms, knowledge management systems, learning technologies, or AI-enabled solutions
Benefits & Additional Information

Successful candidates will not only be provided with an outstanding career opportunity and welcoming environment, but will also be provided with a generous total compensation package with bonuses awarded in recognition of both individual and firm performance. Eligible employees can participate in Lathams comprehensive benefit program which includes:

  • Healthcare, life and disability insurance
  • A generous 401k plan
  • At least 11 paid holidays per year, and a PTO program that accrues 23 days during the first year of employment and grows with tenure
  • Well-being programs (e.g. mental health services, mindfulness and resiliency, medical resources, well-being events, and more)
  • Professional development programs
  • Employee discounts
  • Affinity groups, networks, and coalitions for lawyers and staff

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Pay RangeUSD $150,000.00 - USD $175,000.00 /Yr.

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