Reception & Workplace Experience Coordinator

Thinkingmachines; San Francisco (CA); On-site; USD 75,000 - 95,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health, dental, and vision benefits

Unlimited PTO

Paid parental leave

Relocation support

Job summary

Thinking Machines in San Francisco seeks a Reception & Workplace Experience Coordinator to be the welcoming face of the office. This role centers on managing the front desk while ensuring a polished experience for all visitors and employees.

Ideal candidates have a hospitality background with at least 3 years of experience in similar environments. Responsibilities include coordinating guest arrivals, managing security procedures, and supporting workplace events. The position offers a competitive salary package and generous benefits.

Qualifications

• 3+ years of experience in reception, hospitality, or guest experience.
• Exceptional interpersonal and communication skills.
• Strong organizational skills and attention to detail.

Responsibilities

• Serve as the primary point of contact for guests and visitors.
• Manage the reception area, ensuring a welcoming environment.
• Coordinate visitor access procedures and badge management.
• Help create a hospitality-driven workplace environment.

Skills

Interpersonal skills

Communication skills

Organizational skills

Attention to detail

Customer service

Job description

Thinking Machines Lab's mission is to empower humanity through advancing collaborative general intelligence. We’re building a future where everyone has access to the knowledge and tools to make AI work for their unique needs and goals.

We are scientists, engineers, and builders who’ve created some of the most widely used AI products, including ChatGPT and Character.ai, open‑weights models like Mistral, as well as popular open source projects like PyTorch, OpenAI Gym, Fairseq, and Segment Anything.

About the Role

We are seeking a Reception & Workplace Experience Coordinator to serve as the face of our San Francisco office and create an exceptional experience for every employee, guest, candidate, partner, and vendor who walks through our doors.

This is a highly visible, hospitality‑focused role centered on managing the front desk and ensuring a warm, polished, and professional arrival experience. You will be the first point of contact for visitors while helping maintain an organized, welcoming, and smoothly operating workplace.

The ideal candidate comes from hospitality, guest services, concierge, reception, or a similar customer‑facing environment and takes pride in delivering outstanding service, anticipating needs, and creating positive experiences.

What You’ll Do

• Reception & Guest Experience
  • Serve as the primary point of contact for guests, candidates, vendors, and visitors.
  • Staff and manage the reception area throughout the day, ensuring a professional and welcoming environment.
  • Greet visitors, coordinate arrivals, and provide a seamless check‑in experience.
  • Partner with workplace team to ensure guests are welcomed and escorted appropriately.
  • Maintain a polished front‑of‑house environment, including reception, meeting rooms, and common areas.
  • Support candidate interview days and special visitor experiences.
• Visitor Access & Building Coordination
  • Coordinate visitor registration, access procedures, and badge management.
  • Partner closely with onsite security teams to facilitate a smooth and secure guest experience.
  • Help uphold workplace policies and physical security processes.
• Workplace Support
  • Coordinate incoming and outgoing mail, packages, and deliveries.
  • Assist with vendor coordination, including janitorial, maintenance, parking, and office service providers.
  • Support workplace events, meetings, and office‑wide initiatives as needed.
• Workplace Hospitality
  • Help create a workplace environment that is welcoming, organized, and hospitality‑driven.
  • Anticipate guest & staff needs and proactively resolve issues.
  • Identify opportunities to improve the workplace and visitor experience.

Skills and Qualifications

Minimum qualifications:

• 3+ years of experience in reception, hospitality, concierge services, guest experience, or office support.
• Exceptional interpersonal and communication skills.
• Professional, welcoming, and service‑oriented presence.
• Strong organizational skills and attention to detail.
• Ability to manage multiple priorities while maintaining a high level of hospitality.
• Comfortable working independently and taking initiative.
• Experience interacting with executives, candidates, clients, or external visitors.

Preferred qualifications:

• Experience in a technology company, startup, hotel, private club, or hospitality environment.
• Experience coordinating workplace vendors or building services.
• Event or meeting coordination experience.
• Familiarity with visitor management systems and workplace tools.

Logistics

• Location: This role is based in San Francisco, CA
• Compensation: Depending on background, skills and experience, the expected annual salary range for this position is $75,000 - $95,000 USD.
• Visa sponsorship: We sponsor visas. While we can’t guarantee success for every candidate or role, if you’re the right fit, we’re committed to working through the visa process together.
• Benefits: Thinking Machines offers generous health, dental, and vision benefits, unlimited PTO, paid parental leave, and relocation support as needed.

As set forth in Thinking Machines’ Equal Employment Opportunity policy, we do not discriminate on the basis of any protected group status under any applicable law.

Thinking Machines Lab will consider for employment qualified applicants with criminal histories in a manner consistent with the requirements of the California Fair Chance Act, the San Francisco Fair Chance Ordinance, and any other applicable state or local fair chance ordinance or law.