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Executive Aide to the CEO - Cambridge, MA
CICUnited Statesfull_timeVerifiedPosted 21 Sept 2023
💰 $78,021/yr
About the role
CIC’s CEO Tim Rowe is seeking a driven, organized, and dedicated individual to be his next Executive Aide (EA).
The EA to the CEO works collaboratively to support the CEO, coordinating closely on his behalf with dozens of individuals throughout the company. This is a unique opportunity for a quick-witted, exceptionally detail-oriented person who thrives in a fast-paced work environment and is looking for boots-on-the-ground exposure to a dynamic, growing global business.
EAs are expected to remain in this role for at least two years, beyond which they would be able to raise their hand for further opportunities within the company. We believe that the skills that are cultivated in this role could allow an individual to be competitive applicants for roles in other parts of the organization, such as in our expansion efforts, working as a project manager, or participating in our consulting arm.
ABOUT TIMAs Founder and CEO of CIC, Tim Rowe’s main focus is establishing CIC in other cities and countries. In addition, Tim plays several roles in the local Cambridge and Boston communities and in the larger innovation community globally. He is a Chairman of the Venture Cafe Global Institute (CIC’s non-profit arm), MassRobotics (CIC’s sister shared robotics labs) and Roomzilla room reservation system; additionally, Tim co-founded and served as the inaugural Chair of LabCentral, the world's leading shared laboratory for life sciences. He is a recipient of BostInno’s “50 on Fire” award, recognizing his contributions. Tim has long been interested in how communities can come together to foster innovation. In 2008, Tim founded the Kendall Square Association, together with MIT and other partners, beginning a journey of understanding about how to foster innovation districts in cities. Earlier in his career, Tim co-founded a venture capital fund in Cambridge, New Atlantic Ventures. Tim is an empty nester (3 kids!) who lives with his wife and 2 cats in Somerville, MA.
Tim has a driven work style and engages in a wide variety of activities. A key function of the role is to amplify his ability to accomplish his day-to-day work, both at CIC and in his external roles.
ABOUT YOUYou are a self-motivated and confident individual who can act as an operational and intellectual support to Tim, with diplomatic grace. The role requires an excellent planner who possesses the ability to think ahead and who can identify snafus before they occur. This is not a 9-5 job. While you will be primarily working during regular business hours, this role regularly requires project management skills and handling multiple issues as they surface in real time. Tim travels frequently (especially internationally), which means that you occasionally need to work in alignment with a different time zone. While CIC’s HQ is in Cambridge, Massachusetts, Tim’s EAs have occasionally worked from other CIC offices around the world (temporarily) as a way to stay closely in touch with those teams and to bolster Tim’s work there.
Some qualities we look for in a candidate:• Meticulous attention to detail.• The ability to “see around corners,” anticipating Tim and the team’s needs and heading off potential problems.• A careful listener and reader, with strong professional communication skills such as excellent grammar and a gracious phone manner.• Ability to absorb a high volume of information in a short amount of time, complete requests with limited information, and learn and adapt to Tim’s preferences.• Curious, eager to learn, self-starter: this position carries a significant level of independent responsibility and will have the support of mentorship from the EA Team.• The capacity to build positive relationships with your team, clients, colleagues, and vendors, as Tim’s representative, and be comfortable treating everyone in these groups as your equal.• Eager and able to dive into projects with minimal oversight or direction while also balancing day-to-day administrative needs.• Both a “doer” and a “thinker”; someone who rolls up their sleeves and jumps right in no matter what, but always in a thoughtful manner.• A background or interest in international business environments.
YOUR DAY-TO-DAY WORK1. Scheduling and administrative support:• Master of calendar Tetris: heavy calendar management involving scheduling all of Tim’s appointments and travel (domestic and international), maintaining an organized calendar while determining priorities, working with the schedules of other team members, juggling Tim’s professional commitments, and adapting to la
The EA to the CEO works collaboratively to support the CEO, coordinating closely on his behalf with dozens of individuals throughout the company. This is a unique opportunity for a quick-witted, exceptionally detail-oriented person who thrives in a fast-paced work environment and is looking for boots-on-the-ground exposure to a dynamic, growing global business.
EAs are expected to remain in this role for at least two years, beyond which they would be able to raise their hand for further opportunities within the company. We believe that the skills that are cultivated in this role could allow an individual to be competitive applicants for roles in other parts of the organization, such as in our expansion efforts, working as a project manager, or participating in our consulting arm.
ABOUT TIMAs Founder and CEO of CIC, Tim Rowe’s main focus is establishing CIC in other cities and countries. In addition, Tim plays several roles in the local Cambridge and Boston communities and in the larger innovation community globally. He is a Chairman of the Venture Cafe Global Institute (CIC’s non-profit arm), MassRobotics (CIC’s sister shared robotics labs) and Roomzilla room reservation system; additionally, Tim co-founded and served as the inaugural Chair of LabCentral, the world's leading shared laboratory for life sciences. He is a recipient of BostInno’s “50 on Fire” award, recognizing his contributions. Tim has long been interested in how communities can come together to foster innovation. In 2008, Tim founded the Kendall Square Association, together with MIT and other partners, beginning a journey of understanding about how to foster innovation districts in cities. Earlier in his career, Tim co-founded a venture capital fund in Cambridge, New Atlantic Ventures. Tim is an empty nester (3 kids!) who lives with his wife and 2 cats in Somerville, MA.
Tim has a driven work style and engages in a wide variety of activities. A key function of the role is to amplify his ability to accomplish his day-to-day work, both at CIC and in his external roles.
ABOUT YOUYou are a self-motivated and confident individual who can act as an operational and intellectual support to Tim, with diplomatic grace. The role requires an excellent planner who possesses the ability to think ahead and who can identify snafus before they occur. This is not a 9-5 job. While you will be primarily working during regular business hours, this role regularly requires project management skills and handling multiple issues as they surface in real time. Tim travels frequently (especially internationally), which means that you occasionally need to work in alignment with a different time zone. While CIC’s HQ is in Cambridge, Massachusetts, Tim’s EAs have occasionally worked from other CIC offices around the world (temporarily) as a way to stay closely in touch with those teams and to bolster Tim’s work there.
Some qualities we look for in a candidate:• Meticulous attention to detail.• The ability to “see around corners,” anticipating Tim and the team’s needs and heading off potential problems.• A careful listener and reader, with strong professional communication skills such as excellent grammar and a gracious phone manner.• Ability to absorb a high volume of information in a short amount of time, complete requests with limited information, and learn and adapt to Tim’s preferences.• Curious, eager to learn, self-starter: this position carries a significant level of independent responsibility and will have the support of mentorship from the EA Team.• The capacity to build positive relationships with your team, clients, colleagues, and vendors, as Tim’s representative, and be comfortable treating everyone in these groups as your equal.• Eager and able to dive into projects with minimal oversight or direction while also balancing day-to-day administrative needs.• Both a “doer” and a “thinker”; someone who rolls up their sleeves and jumps right in no matter what, but always in a thoughtful manner.• A background or interest in international business environments.
YOUR DAY-TO-DAY WORK1. Scheduling and administrative support:• Master of calendar Tetris: heavy calendar management involving scheduling all of Tim’s appointments and travel (domestic and international), maintaining an organized calendar while determining priorities, working with the schedules of other team members, juggling Tim’s professional commitments, and adapting to la
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