Job Description

The Role: Executive Assistant to Founder & CEO
Location: San Francisco, CA | 5 days onsite with occasional travel alongside executive
Compensation: $160,000 - $180,000 base salary DOE + bonus + exceptional benefits

A fast-growing and innovative software development startup is seeking a highly polished Executive Assistant to support its Founder & CEO. This is a unique opportunity to serve as a true strategic partner to a visionary leader, operating at the center of a dynamic organization during an exciting stage of growth. The ideal candidate is exceptionally organized, highly intuitive, and thrives in fast-paced environments where priorities shift quickly and no two days look the same.

About the Role
The Executive Assistant will act as a trusted right hand to the Founder & CEO, managing complex scheduling, coordinating high-level communications, and helping drive operational efficiency across the executive's day-to-day activities. This position requires outstanding judgment, discretion, and the ability to anticipate needs before they arise. The successful candidate will be comfortable navigating ambiguity, interacting with senior stakeholders, and seamlessly balancing strategic support with hands-on execution.

Key Responsibilities

• Manage an intricate and ever-changing calendar, prioritizing meetings, commitments, and competing demands
• Coordinate domestic and international travel arrangements, including detailed itineraries and occasional executive travel accompaniment
• Serve as a gatekeeper and representative of the Founder & CEO, managing communications with professionalism and discretion
• Prepare meeting materials, presentations, agendas, and follow-up action items
• Partner closely with internal leadership and external stakeholders to facilitate efficient communication and execution
• Track priorities, deadlines, and key initiatives to ensure timely follow-through across multiple workstreams
• Assist with special projects, events, board-related activities, and executive-level meetings
• Handle confidential and sensitive information with the utmost integrity and professionalism

Ideal Candidate

• Experience supporting Founders or CEOs in high-growth environments
• Prior startup, finance or technology industry experience strongly preferred
• Exceptional organizational skills with the ability to manage multiple priorities simultaneously
• Highly proactive with a strong sense of ownership and accountability
• Outstanding written and verbal communication skills
• Strong business judgment, discretion, and emotional intelligence
• Comfortable working onsite five days per week and traveling occasionally as business needs require
• Tech-savvy and proficient with modern productivity and collaboration tools

Pursuant to the San Francisco Fair Chance Ordinance, we will consider for employment qualified applicants with arrest and conviction records.

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