Center for Humane Technology

Senior Executive Assistant

Center for Humane Technology

full-time

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Location Type: Hybrid

Location: Bay Area • California • United States

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Salary

💰 $100,000 - $120,000 per year

Job Level

Senior

About the role

  • Help run efficient Executive Office operations and processes within CHT, and participate in multiple internal departmental and team meetings
  • Manage intricate scheduling and logistics in collaboration with internal team and external contacts, including meetings, agendas, and briefing materials
  • Create Google calendar events, ensuring correct links, time zones, attendees, pre-reads, and tech setup are accurate
  • Frequently reschedule shifting commitments, meetings, and travel, oftentimes at the last minute
  • Acts as primary gatekeeper for inbound scheduling requests, then route to Tristan’s Principal Liaison for strategic review as necessary
  • Arrange domestic and international travel, build out detailed itineraries, and track and submit expenses in a timely manner
  • Draft documents, emails, and direct correspondence on Tristan’s behalf and in his voice
  • Provide coverage for CHT Executive Office team members when they are OOO
  • Partner with Tristan’s Principal Liaison to maintain focus on top priorities while balancing complex, evolving opportunities and logistics
  • Proactively build out Tristan’s calendar architecture and manage his schedule accordingly to reflect top priorities
  • Allocate and honor necessary focus time to enable deep thinking and execution of core responsibilities
  • Monitor and triage Tristan’s inbox, serving as air traffic controller for time-sensitive and high-priority information
  • In partnership with his Principal Liaison, maintain a project management system across Tristan’s work, delivering and receiving regular updates on progress, risks, schedules, and timelines to ensure alignment and accountability
  • Help Tristan maintain strategic momentum, unblock priorities, and drive consistent execution
  • Regularly participate in CHT departmental and team meetings to help move Tristan’s organizational responsibilities forward
  • Own the end-to-end logistics of Tristan’s media appearances, speaking engagements, and participation in events: scheduling, travel, coordination with all parties, prep work, briefing materials, on-the-ground logistics, run-of-show, debriefs, and downloads
  • Help capture and transform Tristan's new CHT project ideas into clear initiatives, briefs, and greenlighting documents through discovery, analysis, and distillation of multifaceted information
  • Communicate with external partners on scheduling availability, timing, and holds
  • Assess and advocate for solutions to Tristan that serve the best interests of CHT using problem-solving and strategic influence, and raise flags around misalignment
  • Be Tristan’s eyes and ears across CHT: coordinate with internal teams, understand cross-departmental relationships and priorities, and advance Tristan's key responsibilities
  • Update and maintain the Hubspot CRM system for Tristan’s contacts: contact records, meetings, downloads, email correspondence, follow-ups, and action items
  • Be fluent in open communication, empathy, and emotional intelligence

Requirements

  • Have 5+ years of prior experience as a Senior Executive Assistant or Senior Project Manager supporting C-level executives, especially in a fast-moving startup environment
  • A passion for the prospect of using technology humanely
  • Have excellent written and verbal communication skills with an authentic, friendly, concise email writing voice and executive presence
  • Be organized, detail-oriented, great at project management, and have a passion for managing many moving pieces in a rapidly changing environment
  • Value open communication, empathy, and emotional intelligence
  • Ask great questions, show curiosity, have an eagerness to learn quickly, and be open to feedback
  • Be a proactive problem solver who can take initiative and isn’t afraid to find ways to do things better
  • Be at home working with software systems: AI, Google Workspace, Slack, Hubspot, and Asana
  • Be available and responsive during Pacific Coast working hours (within 15 minutes for DM, within 2 hours for email), with flexibility during certain sprint times to respond to high-priority messages during weekends
  • Flexible, adaptable team player who enjoys collaboration and working with others
  • Comfort with ambiguity and creativity in your approach to problem-solving
Benefits
  • Medical insurance, dental insurance, and vision insurance - CHT covers 99-100% of the premium
  • 401K plan with 4% match (if based in the United States)
  • Unlimited paid time off, with a recommended minimum of three weeks per year
  • Flexible working hours
  • Regular team retreats
Applicant Tracking System Keywords

Tip: use these terms in your resume and cover letter to boost ATS matches.

Hard Skills & Tools
project managementschedulinglogistics managementdocument draftingexpense trackingcalendar managementemail correspondencedata analysisproblem-solvinginitiative
Soft Skills
communicationempathyemotional intelligenceorganizationattention to detailcuriosityflexibilityadaptabilityteam collaborationexecutive presence