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Executive Assistant About the opportunity
This is a confidential search for a founder-led, high-growth company. The company's name and further details will be shared with shortlisted candidates.
Role overview
The Executive Assistant is the right hand to our Founder & CEO, keeping their calendar, travel, communications and priorities running smoothly so they can focus on product, partners and growth.
This is a high-trust, fast-paced role at a growing company. You'll work across the founder's business commitments, including partners, investors, press and events. You'll handle confidential information with discretion and act as a polished point of contact for the team and outside partners.
Key responsibilities
Calendar and scheduling
- Own the CEO's calendar end to end, balancing internal meetings, partner and investor calls, press and external commitments
- Anticipate conflicts, protect focus time and reprioritize quickly as plans change
- Coordinate across time zones with partners and agencies
Travel and events
- Plan and book domestic and international travel, including detailed itineraries and on-the-ground logistics
- Coordinate logistics for trade shows, partner visits, launches and press moments
Communications
- Manage the CEO's inbox, triage requests and draft correspondence in their voice
- Act as a professional, warm first point of contact for partners, investors and press
- Prepare briefing notes and materials ahead of key meetings
Projects and operations
- Track action items and follow-ups from leadership meetings and keep projects moving
- Support board and investor meeting preparation, including decks, agendas and notes
- Process expense reports and help manage vendor invoices
- Coordinate gifting and send-outs as needed
- Support office operations and team events
Personal support
* Provide personal support as needed (appointments, errands coordination, household logistics)
Qualifications
Required
- 3+ years supporting a C-suite executive or founder, ideally at a startup or fast-growing company
- Exceptional organization and attention to detail, with the ability to juggle many moving parts
- Clear, polished written and verbal communication
- Sound judgment and complete discretion with confidential information
- Proactive mindset: you anticipate needs and solve problems before they reach the executive
- Strong command of Google Workspace and/or Microsoft 365, plus comfort learning new tools
- Flexibility to occasionally support outside standard hours around travel, launches and events
Preferred
- Experience supporting a public-facing founder
- Experience coordinating with external partners and agencies
- Experience supporting board or investor meetings
Pay: $85,000.00 - $100,000.00 per year
Benefits
- 401(k)
- Dental insurance
- Flexible schedule
- Parental leave
- Retirement plan
Work Location: Hybrid remote in Los Angeles, CA 90042
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