Operations Coordinator, Venture Lab, Wharton School

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Operations Coordinator, Venture Lab, Wharton School

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Coordinator, Program

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Wharton School Overview
Founded in 1881 as the world’s first collegiate business school, the Wharton School of the University of Pennsylvania is shaping the future of business by incubating ideas, driving insights, and creating leaders who change the world. With campuses in both Philadelphia and San Francisco, Wharton has over 850 staff, a faculty population of more than 235 renowned professors, and 5,000 undergraduate, MBA, executive MBA, and doctoral students. Each year 13,000 professionals from around the world advance their careers through Wharton Executive Education’s individual, company-customized, and online programs. More than 104,000 Wharton alumni form a powerful global network of leaders who transform business every day. Wharton is home to a dynamic community of staff, bringing a wide range of skills, experiences, and perspectives. To learn more, visit www.wharton.upenn.edu.

Venture Lab is a partnership by The Wharton School, Penn Engineering, and The Stuart Weitzman School of Design that provides a physical start here button to serve all students and alumni across the University of Pennsylvania who are interested in entrepreneurship and innovation. Housed in Tangen Hall, Venture Lab is the hub of entrepreneurship for the University of Pennsylvania. We provide students with resources to launch and grow their students businesses through programming, workshops, community, and over 1.5 Million a year in undiluted funds. At seven stories and 68,000 square feet, Venture Lab is the largest student entrepreneurship hub in the world.

Job Description

The Operations Coordinator plays a critical role in supporting Tangen Hall and Venture Lab Operations, and is responsible for office management & community experience, systems operations, and the support of executive functions of Tangen Hall and Venture Lab leadership. This role ensures the seamless day-to-day functioning of Tangen Hall while supporting process improvements and supporting strategic initiatives across Venture Lab.

The Operations Coordinator builds and maintains strong relationships with Tangen Hall tenants to foster a cohesive, welcoming, and creatively activated environment for student makers and entrepreneurship-focused groups. The Coordinator will support the Director of Tangen Hall to identify initiatives that will encourage increased usage of Tangen Hall and engagement with Venture Lab.The Coordinator collaborates closely with the Director of Tangen Hall, the Program Coordinator of Community Development, security, housekeeping, and Wharton Operations to oversee office management, space usage, maintain functional building resources, and ensure efficient scheduling and communication across teams. In add