Sesame
Executive Assistant
San Francisco · Senior · Contract
Sponsorship not specifiedDetected 22 days ago
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About the role
- You are polished, resourceful, and thrive in a fast-paced environment where priorities shift quickly and initiative is highly valued.
- Highly Autonomous: Able to navigate complex, ambiguous situations with minimal direction or hand-holding.
- Proactive & Agile: Stays steps ahead of the executives and the team; pivots seamlessly when priorities shift to ensure everyone remains aligned and on track.
Responsibilities
- Calendar & Strategic Scheduling: Manage complex calendars across multiple executives, strategically prioritizing meetings, appointments, and competing demands.
- Executive Partnership: Serve as a trusted partner to executive leadership, helping maximize efficiency, productivity, and organizational effectiveness.
- Strategic Initiatives: Partner closely with leadership and cross-functional teams to support special projects and operational priorities.
- Process Improvement: Continuously identify opportunities to improve processes, create efficiencies, and strengthen organizational infrastructure.
- Manage complex calendars across multiple executives, strategically prioritizing meetings, appointments, and competing demands.
- Partner closely with leadership and cross-functional teams to support special projects and operational priorities.
- Proven track record of providing strategic executive support beyond traditional calendar management.
- Sesame believes in a future where computers are lifelike - with the ability to see, hear, and collaborate with us in ways that feel natural and human.
Requirements
- Judgment: Demonstrated ability to anticipate needs, exercise sound judgment, and independently solve problems.
- Ability to multitask in a fast-paced environment with shifting priorities.
- Technical Proficiency: Expert user of Google Workspace, Slack, and modern business productivity tools.
- 10+ years of experience supporting C-suite executives, founders, or senior leadership teams, specifically within a high-growth startup environment.
- Demonstrated ability to anticipate needs, exercise sound judgment, and independently solve problems.
Nice to have
- Experience in project management and event coordination is a plus.
Skills
- Highly educated with the critical thinking skills needed to process information quickly and strategically.
- Exceptional organizational skills with meticulous attention to detail and follow-through.
Compensation
- 401 (k) max employer match: 3.5% of compensation
Benefits
- 100% employer-paid health, vision, and dental benefits for you and your dependents
- Unlimited PTO and sick time
- Flexible spending account with employer matching up to $1,650/year (medical FSA)
- Opportunity to share in the company's success with competitive stock options
- Benefits do not apply to contingent/contract workers.
- With this vision, we're designing a new kind of computer, focused on making voice agents part of our daily lives.
Company info
- We are seeking an exceptional Executive Assistant (internally elevated to Executive Business Partner for recruiting purposes) to support two Senior Founders of our rapidly growing tech startup.
This listing is sourced directly from Sesame's careers page and normalized into a canonical job model.