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If you’re interested please fill out this form indicating your interest by May 15th, 2025. if you have questions reach out to hello@thesfcommons.com.

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The Commons is a community-based “Fourth Place” that catalyzes each member’s path to authenticity, full self-expression, and aliveness - rooted in the belief that community is essential to that journey.

If first place is home, second place is work, third places are public spaces like parks, cafes, bars, etc., then a fourth place is: A community space that nurtures the intellect, heart, and soul through deep exploration, open-ended reflection, and creative expression—inviting us beyond the boundaries of what’s known and into the field of emergent possibilities.

Located in the heart of San Francisco, we are redefining what it means to gather, work, and connect. By day, we’re a playful co-working space; by night, a vibrant community meeting house. Over the last three years, we’ve grown from a DIY passion project to a cultural institution that is bringing people together across lines of difference to explore, reflect, and create.

🚀 Now, we’re at a pivotal turning point. With a strong foundation, a thriving membership, and a powerful long-term vision, The Commons is evolving—and we’re looking for someone to co-lead its next stage of growth.

The co-founder and current GM will be shifting focus toward strategic Commons initiatives and movement-building work, while continuing to serve as a steward of vision, values, and a co-partner in strategy. We’re now seeking a General Manager to take on day-to-day leadership—operationalizing and expanding the Commons, and ensuring it remains both soulful and sustainable as it grows.

This is a rare opportunity to step into the leadership of a beloved, living institution, and to make your own mark on what civic, cultural, and spiritual space can look like in this time.

The new GM will help solidify operations, codify what makes The Commons magical, and build the systems and culture that allow it to scale—starting with our flagship SF location, and eventually beyond.

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🧭 Your role at a glance

As General Manager, you will be the operational and cultural anchor of The Commons. You will partner closely with the founder and team to institutionalize The Commons’ vision, oversee its day-to-day excellence, grow revenue and retention, manage our team, prepare it for scale, and weave a living culture of care.

This is a full-time and in-person role in San Francisco, CA.

🪴 Why now’s the moment to join

Over the last 3 years, we have evolved from an intimate community experiment to a true public Commons. It’s not just a job, but a front-row seat to creating a new civic, spiritual, and social paradigm. You’ll help chart the blueprint for what America’s next “meaning-making” institutions could look like. In sum:

• A front-row seat in building a new kind of civic, cultural, and spiritual institution
• The opportunity to scale a new model of gathering into other cities
• Opportunity to steward a deeply curious, kind, and inspiring community, changing the trajectory of many lives

Links to peruse:

🚀 v3 of The Commons (2025): The next evolution of The Commons

🔭 v2 of The Commons (2023): introducing a new vision for The Commons

💭 v1 of The Commons (2022): our first manifesto on why we’re building the Commons

🏡 what is a fourth place? and introducing "the fourth place" & why "third places" have fallen short on their promise

Commons testimonials

🧱 Core Responsibilities

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Tl;DR

• 🚢 Cultural stewardship - ensuring that the member experience is deeply meaningful, intimate, and aligned with our cultural values.
• 🧮 Stewards the P&L — Owns the financial health of The Commons, growing revenue and reserves while ensuring long-term sustainability.
• 🔁 Stabilizes rhythms — Establishes internal systems, rituals, and operational flows that support member transformation and team growth.
• 🧭 Translates vision into ops — Partners with team to operationalize a vision into scalable playbooks, cultural systems, and strategic execution.
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🔮 Strategic Leadership & Vision Partnership

• Partner with founder to crystallize and communicate the next iteration of The Commons—bridging operational clarity with philosophical depth.