Executive Assistant
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You will support a group of 3 VPs across our R&D (Engineering) organization. This role requires strong judgment, operational rigor, and the ability to operate as a force multiplier for senior leaders. You will own executive operations end-to-end, ensuring VPs are focused on the highest-value work while driving efficiency across teams.
Role Responsibilities
- Own high-volume calendars for 3 VPs, making trade-offs to balance focus time and stakeholder engagement
- Act as a gatekeeper and strategic partner to VPs, challenging low-value meetings and ensuring alignment with top priorities
- Lead end-to-end execution of internal events (takeovers, go-days, all-hands): owning logistics, timelines, stakeholder alignment, and execution
- Manage cross-time zone coordination for international teams with minimal friction and no scheduling inefficiencies
- Own expense management and financial approvals with accuracy, speed, and accountability
- Coordinate travel, anticipating changes and minimizing executive downtime
- Partner seamlessly with other R&D EAs to ensure consistent coverage and alignment
- Maintain absolute discretion with sensitive information
- Identify inefficiencies and implement scalable processes that materially improve executive leverage and team effectiveness
- 4 to 7 years supporting multiple leaders (VP+) from Engineering environments
- Understanding of Engineering priorities and structures
- Strong calendar ownership and prioritization; able to make trade-offs and push back when needed
- Comfortable coordinating across multiple time zones (NAM) and distributed teams
- Proven experience managing mid-size internal on/off-site events end-to-end
- Highly organized, detail-oriented, and a clear communicator with strong stakeholder judgment
- Proactive and autonomous; identifies issues and solves them without direction
- Discreet and reliable with sensitive information
- Experience with AI tools (Gemini, Claude) to improve efficiency and automate workflows
- Proficient with Google Workspace, Slack, Notion, and Figma