Sifive
Executive Business Partner / Executive Assistant to the CTO & EVP Engineering
Santa Clara, California, United States · Exec · Contract
Sponsorship not specified$115k-$140kDetected 26 days ago
Machine LearningCadenceCommunicationOrganizational Skills
About the role
- The right candidate is organized, analytical, discreet, proactive, and comfortable operating in a fast-moving technical environment.
Responsibilities
- Executive Support
- Manage a complex and fast-changing calendar, ensuring the CTO's time is aligned with business priorities.
- Business Operations and Strategic Support
- Help the CTO run an effective operating cadence across engineering, product, and cross-functional partners.
- Build, maintain, and analyze spreadsheets, trackers, and operating models related to planning, budgets, headcount, and priorities.
- Support financial planning activities, including budget tracking, headcount planning, and coordination with Finance.
- Support product planning activities, including roadmap reviews, planning meetings, dependencies, and follow-through.
- Drive coordination across teams to ensure decisions, action items, and commitments are captured and executed.
- Identify process gaps and create lightweight systems, templates, and dashboards to improve execution.
Requirements
- 8+ years of experience in executive support, business operations, chief of staff support, finance/program coordination, or a comparable role supporting senior executives.
- Experience supporting a senior executive in a fast-paced technology environment.
- Proven ability to handle multiple priorities independently and operate effectively in ambiguous situations.
- Minimum Qualifications
- Strong spreadsheet and analytical skills, including comfort working with detailed planning models and business data.
- Demonstrated ability to manage complex calendars, travel, meetings, and executive workflows with minimal guidance.
- Excellent written and verbal communication skills.
- Strong organizational skills and attention to detail.
- High level of discretion, professionalism, and judgment.
Nice to have
- Experience supporting a CTO, Head of Engineering, Product leader, or similarly technical executive.
- Experience supporting product planning processes or cross-functional planning cadences.
- Strong proficiency with Google Workspace, especially Sheets, Slides, Docs, Gmail, and Calendar.
- Comfort working with technical leaders and understanding the pace and demands of an engineering-driven organization.
- What Success Looks Like
- The CTO's time is well-managed and consistently aligned to the highest-priority work.
- Planning, review, and follow-up processes run smoothly and reliably.
- Cross-functional coordination is stronger, with fewer dropped balls and clearer accountability.
Compensation
- $114,588.00-$140,052.00
- In addition to base pay, this role may be eligible for variable/ incentive compensation and/ or equity.
Benefits
- In addition, this role is eligible for a comprehensive, competitive benefits package which may include healthcare and retirement plans, paid time off, and more!
Equal opportunity
- SiFive is an equal opportunity employer.
Visa & Work Authorization
- ntingent on the Company verifying that you are a authorized for access to export-controlled technology under applicable export control laws or, if you are not already authorized, our ability to successfully obtain any ne
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