How Samsara Builds Offices Worth the Commute
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In this episode of Make Yourself @ Work, Matt Tverberg sits down with Caitlin Steininger, Director of Workplace Operations (Americas) at Samsara, a connected operations cloud platform. Caitlin brings more than 14 years of experience, including senior roles at Cohesity and SteelWave, and today leads workplace strategy, real estate operations, and employee experience across a growing global footprint.
Caitlin shares what it really means to own employee experience at scale. She manages 15 locations across multiple regions and explains why the biggest challenges aren't physical, they're operational.
She dives into how Samsara uses utilization data for meal forecasting and lease planning, the real cost of disconnected systems, and how AI is already changing how her team works. Some key lessons from the conversation include: your employees are your customers, always communicate the "why" behind new tools, and if you want people to come in, give them a reason worth the commute.
This episode provides a practical guide for workplace and facilities leaders, and anyone responsible for building employee experiences that scale.
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