Role overview
The Executive Assistant to Founder acts as a trusted partner to a founder in a digital manufacturing business, bringing structure to a fast-moving mix of professional and personal priorities. This role manages calendars, complex travel, communications, and follow-through so that the founder can focus attention on critical commitments and decisions. The work calls for autonomy, discretion, and sound judgment.
Founder Support
- Manage and optimize the founder's calendars, aligning priorities, commitments, and time-sensitive decisions.
- Coordinate email triage, correspondence, scheduling, and other communications on the founder's behalf.
- Prepare briefing materials, agendas, and meeting notes, and ensure action items are followed through to completion.
- Arrange complex domestic and international travel, including flights, accommodations, ground transportation, and detailed itineraries.
- Serve as the connection between the founder, internal teams, outside partners, and key stakeholders.
- Support special projects and strategic initiatives as needs arise.
Relevant Experience
- Proven experience supporting an individual, founder, or executive in a comparable role.
- Experience coordinating complex schedules, travel, and logistics across competing priorities.
- A record of handling confidential information, personal logistics, and ad hoc requests with discretion.
- A strong background in event planning, hospitality, or private client services.
- Excellent organization, attention to detail, and the ability to anticipate needs.
- Comfort working in a dynamic, fast-paced, highly personalized environment.
Remote Work, Pay, and Physical Requirements
This is a remote position in the United States. Salary is $75,000–$90,000 per year, depending on experience.
Routine physical activities include sitting, walking, talking, hearing, keyboard use, handling and feeling objects, stooping, kneeling, crouching, twisting, crawling, reaching, and stretching. Reasonable accommodations may be provided to enable individuals with disabilities to perform essential functions.
Benefits and Home-Office Support
- Medical, dental, and vision insurance and a 401(k) plan.
- A monthly virtual-work stipend for expenses such as food, internet, travel, pet care, health, and wellness.
- Parental leave programs and paid volunteer days.
- Onboarding equipment including a standing desk, laptop, monitor, and chair.
- An additional stipend for items such as headphones, blue-light glasses, and ergonomic supplies.
The workplace values diverse perspectives, empathy, respect, honesty, collaboration, and continuous learning. Applications from underrepresented groups are encouraged.