Executive Assistant

Responsibilities

• Manage complex calendars across multiple executives, strategically prioritizing meetings, appointments, and competing demands.
• Anticipate scheduling conflicts and operational challenges, proactively implementing solutions before they impact leadership.
• Serve as a trusted partner to executive leadership, helping maximize efficiency, productivity, and organizational effectiveness.
• Prepare executives for meetings by organizing materials, drafting agendas, conducting research, and ensuring all necessary information is readily available.
• Act as a primary point of contact for internal and external stakeholders, handling communications with professionalism, discretion, and sound judgment.
• Career logistics: Coordinate detailed domestic and international travel arrangements, including flights, accommodations, itineraries, and contingency planning.
• Handle sensitive information with the highest level of discretion.
• Partner closely with leadership and cross-functional teams to support special projects and operational priorities.
• Identify opportunities to improve processes, create efficiencies, and strengthen organizational infrastructure.

Requirements

• 10+ years of experience supporting C-suite executives, founders, or senior leadership teams, specifically within a high-growth startup environment.
• Proven track record of providing strategic executive support beyond traditional calendar management.
• Demonstrated ability to anticipate needs, exercise sound judgment, and independently solve problems.
• Exceptional organizational skills with meticulous attention to detail and follow-through.
• Strong interpersonal skills with the ability to build trust and credibility across all levels of an organization.
• Comfortable operating with ambiguity and adapting quickly in a dynamic environment.
• Expert user of Google Workspace, Slack, and modern business productivity tools.
• A highly educated background preferred, with a focus on supporting startups.
• Ability to multitask in a fast-paced environment with shifting priorities.
• Proficiency in Google Workspace, Slack, and expense reporting tools.
• Discreet, proactive, and adaptable with a problem-solving mindset.
• Experience in project management and event coordination is a plus.

Qualifications

• Highly educated with the critical thinking skills needed to process information quickly and strategically.
• Adaptive Communicator: Highly adaptable to varying situational dynamics, diverse working styles, and cross-functional backgrounds.
• Strategic Relationship Builder: Focuses on cultivating deep, meaningful relationships across the organization rather than just managing transactional interactions.

Skills

• Highly Autonomous: Able to navigate complex, ambiguous situations with minimal direction or hand-holding.
• Proactive & Agile: Stays steps ahead of Nate and the team; pivots seamlessly when priorities shift to ensure everyone remains aligned and on track.

Benefits

Sesame is committed to a workplace where everyone feels valued, respected, and empowered. We welcome all qualified applicants, embracing diversity in race, gender, identity, orientation, ability, and more. We provide reasonable accommodations for applicants with disabilities. Contact careers@sesame.com for assistance.

Full-time Employee Benefits:

• 401(k) max employer match: 3.5% of compensation
• 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)
• Guardian Employee Assistance Program (EAP)
• Opportunity to share in the company's success with competitive stock options

Benefits do not apply to contingent/contract workers.

Compensation Range: $130K - $170K