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title: 'Sr. Workplace Coordinator at Perplexity'
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# Sr. Workplace Coordinator at Perplexity

- **Company:** [Perplexity](https://feeny.ai/companies/perplexity)
- **Location:** San Francisco, CA
- **Compensation:** $90k–$140k
- **Employment:** full-time
- **Work type:** onsite
- **Posted:** 2026-10-20
- **Last confirmed live:** 2026-11-08
- **Apply:** https://jobs.ashbyhq.com/Perplexity/6dd1dba6-8dba-4bfe-a393-a43a8a55bb0c

## Job description

## Overview

The Workplace Experience team powers and connects the workday for all Perplexity employees across our global offices. We are hospitality and experience-driven at the core. We are made up of People people, meaning that we love supporting each other and all of the People in our workplace. We take on the good and the bad with optimism and with a positive, kind approach to solving problems, dealing with the obstacles handed to us, and proactively creating good around us. We think about each moment through the lens of our colleagues (our customers) so that we can create thoughtful and memorable experiences no matter what task we have at hand. Our San Francisco office of approximately 200+ seats is located in SOMA. The SF Sr. Workplace Coordinator will be a part of the global Workplace team, and will be responsible for all office operational, coordination, and administrative tasks while cultivating a beautiful, positive, and productive workplace.

## What You’ll Do

- Keep the SF office running in partnership with the Workplace Coordinator, covering day-to-day reception, operations, vendor relationships and services, employee health and safety compliance, and facility maintenance
- Create a wonderful workplace experience for employees, visitors, recruits, customers and vendors, keeping the office tidy, clean, organized and polished throughout the day
- Open and close the office daily (8:30am - 5:00pm), and be on site when no one else is for special projects, maintenance or moves
- Administer SF office access and visitor management, including badge setup and removal, guest registration and building-security lists, in partnership with Physical Security and IT
- Manage team mail and deliveries, from small packages to large and freight deliveries, by triaging, distributing and keeping it all organized
- Manage inventory and order all office and kitchen supplies while tracking spend and working within the office budget, and help remotely with supply ordering for small neighboring offices
- Build relationships with building management, maintenance and cleaning staff, and external parties such as contractors and suppliers, including quality control, vendor accountability and delivering feedback
- Manage vendor and contractor paperwork and logistics, including insurance certificates, contractor access and freight elevator bookings
- Help coordinate design and construction projects and act as the on-site contact
- Own the SF and Palo Alto workplace ticket queue, triaging, resolving and routing requests in a kind and timely manner and keeping requesters updated through close
- Own SF office communications and documentation, including the office guide or wiki, Slack announcements to employees and leaders, and building notices
- Organize, monitor and communicate facility and building safety preparedness to employees
- Produce thoughtful and inclusive office experiences and events, working with the Workplace team to stay consistent with other offices and the global strategy
- Visit the Palo Alto office as needed to support on-site operations, supplies and employee requests
- Help with ad-hoc projects when time allows, and contribute in ways beyond this high-level overview of the role

## What You Bring

- 5-7 years of experience working in facilities, workplace operations, office administration, or hospitality fields
- Proficiency with G-Suite Products or the ability to learn software quickly
- Excellent organization, planning and prioritization skills
- Exceptionally strong ownership and can-do attitude with an operational mindset
- Comfortable working autonomously, juggling multiple tasks under tight deadlines, switching gears at the drop of a hat, and having a “no task too small” mentality
- Willingness to jump in where needed, picking up projects and checking things off lists even when it lands on your plate unexpectedly
- Excellent written, non-verbal, and verbal communication skills; the ability to work well with various personality types, and are receptive to feedback...all while maintaining a high degree of professionalism and confidentiality
- Genuine passion for supporting others and a contagiously positive attitude
- The capability to anticipate others' needs and act with patience, kindness, and firmness
- An eye for detail with regards to all things from process to projects to space to events
- The ability to maintain a professional and kind game face even when things aren’t going as planned or desired; a propensity for problem solving quickly and quietly
- A solid sense of self awareness and the desire for feedback to adapt and grow

## About Perplexity

## Company Overview
- **One-liner**: Perplexity builds an AI-powered answer engine that delivers accurate, real-time answers to any question, serving curious minds and professionals who demand precision and speed.
- **Entity Type**: Private (total funding $1.7B across 16 rounds)
- **Headquarters**: San Francisco, California, United States
- **Founded**: 2022
- **Founders**: Aravind Srinivas, Denis Yarats, Johnny Ho, Andy Konwinski

## Core Business
- **Primary industry**: AI-powered search and knowledge retrieval, Software Development
- **Target customers**: B2C (general users), B2B (enterprise API customers), and power users seeking reliable information
- **Mission**: “AI for people who expect more – more accuracy, more agency, more signal, less noise.”

## Products & Services
- **Perplexity AI (Free Tier)**: Real-time conversational search engine that synthesizes web results with citations, accessible via web and mobile app. *Type*: SaaS
- **Perplexity Pro**: Subscription offering enhanced features such as advanced AI models, multimodal search, and increased usage limits. *Type*: SaaS (subscription)
- **Perplexity API Platform**: Enables developers to integrate Perplexity’s search and reasoning capabilities into their own applications. *Type*: API
- **Perplexity Browser Extension**: Brings AI-powered search directly into the browser for quick answers without leaving the page. *Type*: Browser extension

## Market Standing
- **Valuation/Market Cap**: Not publicly available in provided sources (prior reports indicate ~$9B valuation as of 2024, but not confirmed in this data set)
- **Key Metric**: Total funding $1.7B (16 rounds); annual revenue ~$50M (LinkedIn estimate)
- **Notable Investors/Partners**: Not explicitly listed in provided search results; widely known investors include IVP, NEA, Jeff Bezos, and others (not sourced here)
- **Growth Signals**: Headcount grew 11.3% YoY to 1,152 employees; operates in 54 countries; LinkedIn followers grew 131.8% yearly to >1.6M; active hiring across 48+ open roles including AI Research, Engineering, and Go-to-Market teams

## Competitive Advantages
- **Real-time, cited answers**: Unlike traditional chatbots, Perplexity grounds answers in live web results with transparent sources, building trust and accuracy.
- **Multimodal and agentic capabilities**: Continuously pushes frontier research (e.g., query-aware context compression, agents for knowledge work) that differentiates from generic LLM interfaces.
- **Vertical integration from research to product**: In-house AI research team tackles open problems unique to Perplexity’s scale, enabling fast iteration on novel methods.
- **Strong brand and user base**: Rapid consumer adoption with millions of monthly active users and high engagement.

## Strategic Focus
- **Pushing the frontier of search**: Evolving from retrieval services to code generation, agents, and full autonomy in knowledge work.
- **Expanding enterprise and API revenue**: Growing B2B footprint with API platform and enterprise solutions.
- **Global hiring and office expansion**: Offices in San Francisco, Palo Alto, New York, Austin, Washington D.C., London, Berlin, and Belgrade, with “4 days in office” hybrid model.
- **Investing in AI research**: Dedicated research division (Perplexity Research) exploring reasoning, agents, and systems to redefine how people navigate the internet.

## Why Work Here
- **Culture & Environment**: “Thoughtful support” culture with emphasis on craftsmanship, ownership, entrepreneurship, scholarship, and partnership. Hybrid schedule (4 days in-office) based on location.
- **Perks**: Daily catered meals (breakfast, lunch, dinner in office), office snacks, ride home program, commuter benefits, home office reimbursement, fitness classes, gym memberships.
- **Compensation & Benefits**: Competitive salary and equity packages; retirement plans with company match; flexible PTO; holiday shutdown between Christmas and New Year; 12 weeks paid bonding leave; comprehensive health, dental, and vision insurance.
- **Relocation & Visa Support**: Relocation assistance and visa/green card sponsorship for eligible roles. Partners with immigration firm to support the process.
- **Engineering Excellence**: “Technical assessment for relevant roles”; values hands-on contribution, broad skill sets, and merit-based evaluation. Frequent Tech Talks and exposure to greenfield AI research problems.

## Sources
1. [perplexity.ai/hub/careers](https://www.perplexity.ai/hub/careers)
2. [jobs.ashbyhq.com/perplexity](https://jobs.ashbyhq.com/perplexity)
3. [perplexity.ai](https://www.perplexity.ai/)
4. [linkedin.com/company/perplexity-ai](https://www.linkedin.com/company/perplexity-ai)
5. [research.perplexity.ai](https://research.perplexity.ai/)

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