Executive Assistant
CubX · Lakewood, NJ · 2 wk ago
On-siteAdministrative$65k–$90k/yrFull-time
About the role
CubX Inc. is seeking an Executive Assistant to support the CEO in a dynamic, entrepreneurial environment. The role involves aligning priorities, driving execution, and serving as a bridge between leadership, staff, clients, and partners.
Responsibilities
- Act as the CEO's right hand to align priorities and drive execution across all business and personal matters
- Proactively anticipate needs, solve problems, and manage day-to-day workflow
- Protect and manage the CEO's calendar, triage issues, and filter distractions
- Act as the operational gatekeeper for the CEO by protecting priorities, identifying distractions, and ensuring focus remains on high-impact initiatives
- Recognize issues, bottlenecks, or interpersonal dynamics early and proactively help drive resolution
- Maintain awareness of key company initiatives, leadership priorities, and organizational developments to ensure alignment and follow-through
- Coordinate complex domestic and international travel, itineraries, and logistics for meetings, events, and VIP client experiences
- Prepare briefing packets, agendas, talking points, and background research for executive meetings
- Attend meetings, take notes, capture action items, produce summaries, and ensure follow-through and accountability across teams
- Drive accountability by following up with leadership and department heads to ensure commitments and action items are completed
- Manage inbound communications and draft responses, presentations, and internal communications on behalf of the CEO
- Serve as liaison between the CEO, staff, clients, vendors, and partners
- Handle sensitive and confidential conversations, situations, and information with maturity and sound judgment
- Support office coordination, including supplies, deliveries, vendors/maintenance, conference rooms, team lunches, and internal events
- Aid in onboarding logistics in collaboration with HR and IT
- Help maintain a polished, professional, and high-performing office environment that reflects company culture and leadership standards
- Maintain confidentiality, manage expense reports and vendor relationships, and support special projects
- Create systems and processes to improve executive efficiency and track priorities and deadlines across departments
- Assist with executive recruiting, interview coordination, and leadership reporting
- Step into ambiguous situations, identify what needs to be done, and take ownership without requiring detailed instruction
Requirements
- 4+ years of Executive Assistant experience supporting senior leadership, including 2+ years directly supporting a CEO, founder, or C-suite executive
- Proficiency with Microsoft 365 (Outlook/Calendar, Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Teams) and experience using AI tools to enhance administrative productivity
- Experience managing complex executive calendars across multiple priorities
- Experience working in fast-paced, high-growth, or entrepreneurial environments
- Ability to anticipate needs and proactively solve problems with minimal direction
- Experience acting as a liaison between an executive and internal teams as well as external parties (clients, vendors, partners)
- Experience preparing executive-facing materials such as briefing packets, agendas, talking points, and background research
- Exceptional organizational skills with the ability to manage multiple competing priorities without dropping details
- Prowess in reading situations and people well, exercising strong professional judgment, and communicating effectively across all levels of an organization
- Naturally proactive with a "figure it out" mentality and minimal need for oversight
- Comfortable operating in environments where priorities shift rapidly throughout the day
- Strong emotional intelligence, professional judgment, and outstanding written and verbal communication skills
Preferred Qualifications
- Experience coordinating complex domestic and international travel itineraries for a senior executive or CEO
- Experience supporting executive recruiting, interview coordination, and leadership reporting
- Background in office coordination, including supplies, vendors, conference rooms, and team events
- Experience with onboarding logistics in collaboration with HR and IT
- Experience supporting special projects and creating systems/processes to improve executive efficiency
- Experience managing expense reports, vendor relationships, and operational follow-through with strong attention to detail
- Experience in fast-paced, high-growth, entrepreneurial, or managed services environments
- Experience in information technology, professional services, or managed services industries
- Experience anticipating executive needs, prioritizing effectively, and operating with a high degree of autonomy
- Demonstrated ability to handle sensitive situations and confidential information with discretion and professionalism
- Strong executive presence and the ability to interact confidently with leadership, clients, vendors, and staff
- Prowess in remaining organized and composed while managing multiple competing priorities in high-pressure environments
- Experience traveling occasionally on an ad hoc basis to accompany the CEO