Semafor

Executive Business Partner

Washington DC · Internship

Sponsorship not specified$65k-$75kDetected 1 day ago

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About the role

This person exercises strong judgment, is highly discerning about priorities, and plays an active role in ensuring the CEO's time is deployed against the highest-impact opportunities.
The right candidate will be proactive, solutions-oriented, and deeply comfortable operating in ambiguity.
They will help formalize processes and structure, elevate the in-office working experience, and serve as the primary link between executives, internal teams, and external stakeholders.

Manage and maintain all operational and logistical support for the CEO with precision and excellence.
Own and optimize the CEO's complex calendar, strategically prioritizing competing demands to maximize executive leverage and focus on the company's highest-impact initiatives.
Serve as the primary liaison between the CEO and internal leadership, employees, clients, commercial partners, investors, media, and other external stakeholders, fostering trusted relationships and ensuring seamless communication.
Manage executive workflow by bringing structure to requests, coordinating across stakeholders, and driving timely execution and follow-through.
Manage internal and external CEO communications through complex inbox maintenance, through inbox management, correspondence drafting, and timely responses on behalf of the CEO.
Manage cross-functional strategic initiatives and special projects on behalf of the CEO.
Collaborate effectively with the executive leadership team to support tasks, ensuring seamless coordination across functions; oversee follow-up actions and ensure milestones and deadlines are met across departments for CEO-driven projects.
Manage executive expense reporting and administrative records, ensuring accuracy, organization, and timely processing.
Maintain organized electronic and hard copy filing systems.
Build a deep understanding of company priorities, business operations, and strategic initiatives to proactively anticipate executive needs and improve decision-making.

The base salary for this position at the time of posting will range from $65,000.00 - $75,000.00.
Individual compensation varies based on job related factors, including business needs, experience, level of responsibility, and qualifications.

Semafor offers a Flexible Paid Time Off (PTO) policy to our full-time, salaried employees who may take paid time off as-needed without a prescribed limit or defined balance.

Semafor is a global news platform for an increasingly complex world in which consumers are overwhelmed by too many news sources and unsure what to trust.
We are building Semafor to enable world-class journalists to deliver reporting and insights with rigor in journalistic forms that ensure a new level of transparency.
Our editors and reporters distill the most important stories from all over in formats that uncover the forces shaping the stories, explain the interests behind polarizing narratives, and replenish the stock of shared facts.
As a global platform, Semafor recognizes that smart people can disagree and that informed readers need to understand alternative points of view from competing centers of power and culture in a multi-polar world.
Want to join us?
We are seeking a dynamic, highly organized Executive Business Partner & Office Manager to serve as the operational deputy to Semafor's Chief Executive Officer, while leading the day-to-day function of our Washington, D.C. headquarters.

Semafor, Inc. is an equal opportunity employer and enthusiastically encourages people from all backgrounds and experiences to apply.

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