Contract Executive Assistant
Benchling · San Francisco, CA · 1 wk ago
HybridAdministrativeContract
Role Overview
This is a 8+ month contract in-office role with a required hybrid schedule — a minimum of three days per week (Monday, Tuesday, and Thursday) at our San Francisco HQ.
Qualifications
- 7+ years of experience supporting VP or C-level leaders, ideally in enterprise SaaS marketing or tech organizations.
- Proven success managing multiple executives with competing, high-stakes priorities.
- Exceptional organizational skills and a proactive, solutions-oriented mindset.
- Poloished communicator with high emotional intelligence and impeccable discretion.
- Adept with productivity and collaboration tools including Google Workspace, Slack, Zoom, and Navan.
- Thrives in a fast-paced, evolving environment while maintaining a calm, steady presence.
- Passionate about biotech, innovation, and working with purpose-driven teams.
Responsibilities
- Perform extensive calendar management and prioritization across multiple time zones for senior executives.
- Prepare domestic and international travel arrangements, itineraries, and timely expense filings.
- Manage all forms of daily correspondence, ensuring timely, professional, and accurate responses with a high degree of confidentiality.
- Collaborate on and manage key projects and priorities across multiple functions.
- Lead planning and coordination for presentations, meetings, and dissemination of strategic information.
- Plan and execute high-profile events, off-sites, and special functions with precision and creativity.
- Attend key meetings, help develop and communicate agendas, take notes, and track action items through to completion.
- Partner closely with Workplace, Events, and IT teams to provide on-the-ground logistics support.
- Build strong relationships across the organization, establishing yourself as a trusted, proactive connector.
- Serve as a senior member of the EA team, providing strategic thought partnership and mentorship to peers.
- Support ad-hoc projects and initiatives as needed.