POSTED Nov 5

Workplace Coordinator - Front Desk (Contract)

at Perplexity AISan Francisco Bay Area

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We're seeking an energetic and organized Workplace Coordinator for the Front Desk to join our growing team and deliver an exceptional employee experience! This is an exciting role where your contributions will directly impact the team’s productivity and overall workplace happiness. As the first point of contact for employees, guests, and clients, you'll play a crucial role in creating a positive and professional impression of our company. This position requires a high level of customer service and a can-do attitude to help make Perplexity an inviting environment and an amazing place to work!

NOTE: This is a contract to hire position, onsite (M-F) in our San Francisco office.

Rate: $35 - $40 per hour/40 hours per week.

Responsibilities

  • First point of contact for employees, guests, clients, and candidates - greet and register all visitors in a professional and friendly manner, notifying the respective hosts of their arrival
  • Complete a daily check of temporary badges. Ensure all badges are accounted for and returned daily; Maintain an electronic list of badges assigned to staff, providing lost or damaged access card numbers to property management for cancellation
  • Manage incoming calls, emails, and correspondence
  • Coordinate meeting room bookings and maintain office calendars
  • Assist with basic office management tasks and inventory control
  • Provide general administrative support to the Workplace team, onsite leadership team and other departments as needed
  • Assist with onsite and offsite office events (i.e. Happy hours/culture events/etc). Requirements include ordering catering, decorating, setting up and cleaning
  • Manage outgoing shipments and all incoming mail, packages, and deliveries, and distribute appropriately (may require some physical lifting/carrying)
  • Handle vendor management, maintaining positive relationships with external service providers for catering, cleaning, and other services, and ensuring adherence to contracts and service agreements

Qualifications

  • 1-2 years of experience in a receptionist or customer service role, preferably in a technology company or fast-paced environment
  • Ability to come into the SF office 5x/week
  • Excellent verbal and written communication skills
  • Proficiency in Google Workspace and Slack
  • Strong organizational and multitasking abilities
  • Ability to prioritize tasks and work independently with minimal supervision
  • Positive attitude, proactive, ability to work through ambiguity, and willingness to learn and adapt in a startup environment
  • Effective communication and interpersonal skills, with a customer-focused approach
  • Interest in technology and startup culture
At Perplexity, we've experienced tremendous growth and adoption since publicly launching the world's first fully functional conversational answer engine just over a year ago. Our AI-powered search assistant has amassed 10 million monthly active users as of early 2024, with our mobile apps installed over 1 million times across iOS and Android devices. In 2023 alone, we served over 500 million queries from users around the globe.

To support our rapid expansion, we've raised significant funding from some of the most respected investors in technology. In January 2024, we raised $73.6 million in a Series B round led by IVP, with participation from NVIDIA, Jeff Bezos' investment fund, NEA, Databricks, and other prominent firms. We followed that up with a $62.7 million Series B1 round in April 2024 led by Daniel Gross, valuing Perplexity at over $1 billion.
Our prominent investor base includes IVP, NEA, Jeff Bezos, NVIDIA, Databricks, Bessemer Venture Partners, Elad Gil, Nat Friedman, Naval Ravikant, Tobi Lutke, and many other visionary individuals.

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