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Executive Assistant to the CEO

A.Team
New York City, United Statesfull_timeVerifiedPosted 24 Aug 2023
💰 $115,000/yr($90,000/yr$115,000/yr)

About the role

Are you an Executive Assistant looking for your next challenge? Are you obsessed with creating effective systems to ensure executives and their teams can do their best work?  Are you ready to work at a mission-driven company that’s creating the best place on earth for product builders - empowering them to work on what they want, with who they want, from where they want? Then we might just have the mission for you.  
About A.TeamA.Team is a team formation platform that enables tech leaders to assemble high-caliber teams to build transformative products. Powered by an exclusive network of over 7,500 world-class engineers, product managers, designers, and marketers, A.Team is forging a new vision for the future of work. That vision is backed by $60M in funding from an incredible team: investors like Insight Partners, Tiger, and Spruce House; future-of-work pioneers like Adam Grant, Dan Ariely and Joseph Fuller; cultural leaders like Jay-Z’s RocNation, and founders and execs from CAA, Apollo, Upwork, Fiverr, and SpaceX. 
Over 400 companies—from trailblazing startups like Ledger and Apprentice to enterprise innovators like Lyft and Lifepoint Health—have gained a key competitive edge with A.Team.
We created A.Team for builders. People who love building transformative products and companies—who believe they can push the world, shape it, change it for the better. We’re creating a place where builders get to build things that matter to them with teammates they love. If you love to build—and want to work alongside a winning team of fellow builders—then A.Team might be the place for you. 
Executive Support @ A.Team: We’re searching for an exceptional Executive Assistant to join our team and serve as an essential partner to the CEO, managing everything from correspondence to travel arrangements. The ideal candidate will be highly organized, endlessly resourceful, and committed to ensuring nothing falls through the cracks. 
This role won’t always fit seamlessly into the standard 9-5 day, so we’re looking for a self-motivated doer who can be flexible with their availability. This person will need strong communication skills, discretion, and business judgment in order to interact with a variety of stakeholders, both internally and externally. We are ideally looking for someone eager to grow in this role for at least 2 years.
Anticipated salary band: $90,000 USD-$115,000 USD, commensurate with experience; this role is also eligible for an equity grant and an annual performance-based bonus.

In this role, you will...

  • Act as an extension to the CEO, executing on personal & professional matters
  • Manage the CEO's complex, fast-changing calendar, using sound judgment in mapping out day-to-day meetings, events, and responsibilities and owning all relevant follow-up
  • Anticipate needs and proactively identify problems, using existing resources to problem-solve 
  • Coordinate travel itineraries and manage expense reports
  • Ensure the team is adequately prepared and prepped for meetings and events, including soliciting agendas, drafting docs, building itineraries, making reservations, and going above and beyond for seamless preparation
  • Build relationships with colleagues across various internal and external teams
  • Collaborate with other members of the CEO team to execute highly visible/high-impact projects
  • Maintain our NYC Clubhouse, including ordering supplies, communicating maintenance requests to building staff, managing vendors, and assisting with in-house events

About you:

  • Minimum 1 year of professional experience as an EA with an interest in continuing to grow over the next 2 years 
  • Strong organizational skills with an exceptional eye for details
  • Excellent communication skills with the ability to adjust nuance and tone based on audience
  • Proven ability to thrive in a high-paced, collaborative environment
  • Experience with global travel coordination and coordinating with a global team
  • Highly proficient with Microsoft Office, Google Suite, Slack, Zoom, Superhuman, and Notion (or similar tool)
  • Based in the NYC-area with the ability to work in office ~4 days per week; limited Sunday evening availability required as well

Bonus points for:

  • Prior experience assisting with or executing events
  • Operational background

Life @ A.Team

  • A supportive team that has your back: you'll be working with empathetic, entrepreneurial co-workers who are all deeply motivated by our mission to change the future of work.
  • Extensive resources and tools to help you succeed and achieve your own personal goals.
  • Competitive salary and benefits: think 401k with a company match, uncapped commissions, equity, travel perks, and more. 
  • Company offsites in incredible places: we are a global and remote-first team, but

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