Executive Assistant

About the role

As an Executive Assistant at Spade, you'll provide core administrative support to our two founders, Tess and Oban — keeping them focused on the highest leverage work. You'll be the person who makes sure nothing falls through the cracks: owning their schedules, covering email, board meeting prep, and all the small details that enable them to move fast and build our business. This is a high-trust, high-visibility seat making a real contribution to Spade’s success.

Responsibilities

• Serve as a trusted partner to our founders, anticipating needs before they're voiced and handling sensitive information with discretion
• Manage complex, shifting calendars and prepare founders for high stakes meetings, including investor updates, board meetings, and candidate interviews
• Triage email and communications, flagging what matters and handling what doesn't need their attention
• Coordinate travel, planning logistics down to the last detail
• Work on special projects and initiatives as needed by the executive team
• Be a core member of our Ops team and driver of Spade’s incredible culture

Requirements

• 5+ years as an executive or senior leadership assistant
• Experience supporting executives at a fast-growing startup
• Incredible organizational skills with a keen attention to detail
• Ability to prioritize multiple under the pressures of a startup environment
• Exceptional writing and critical thinking skills
• Technically proficient across Google Suite, Slack, Zoom, and other modern workforce tooling
• Based in NYC (in office Mon-Thurs in our Flatiron HQ)

Nice to Have

• Experience supporting multiple executives at once
• Experience and/or interest in using AI to streamline your workflows

Benefits

• Competitive Compensation. Data-driven salaries that reward performance and ownership
• Meaningful Equity. Flexibility with early exercise and an extended post-termination options
• Comprehensive Health Benefits. 100% paid medical, mental, dental, and vision premium option plus One Medical membership (for US-based employees)
• 401(k). Empowering you to invest in your future
• Paid Parental Leave. 12 weeks of full pay for parents welcoming a new child into their home
• Unlimited PTO. Take the time you need to unplug and unwind
• Flexible In-Person Culture. NYC HQ (hybrid and dog-friendly) with remote opportunities for certain roles in US/Canada
• Supporting you in and outside of work. Generous work from home stipend, company-paid lunches, Citibike Membership, and more

Pay

The anticipated base salary range for this role is $120K - $140K (in USD).