Executive Personal Assistant to CEO

Houston, Texas · Direct Hire · Hybrid (on-site ~1 day/week, flexible)

About the role

As the Executive Personal Assistant to a serial entrepreneur/CEO of multiple business ventures in Houston, you’ll work at the center of his most important priorities, both personal and professional. You’ll create leverage for the CEO by helping him stay prepared and informed, bringing clarity to information, turning direction into action, and making sure the commitments requiring his attention keep moving. This is a high-trust, hands-on role spanning communications, preparation, coordination, decision support, and execution personally and professionally. Your impact will be measured by a simple outcome: The CEO is more effective and his priorities move faster. The ideal candidate is organized and confident, highly proactive, and comfortable operating with significant responsibility and autonomy. This person is equally skilled at managing details, influencing outcomes, building relationships, and anticipating needs before they are expressed.

Responsibilities

• Serve as the primary liaison and trusted “right hand” to the CEO
• Own heavy calendar management for his personal life and across business ventures with internal stakeholders, clients, and investors — anticipating conflicts and proactively reshaping the day
• Conduct research to prepare the CEO for meetings and briefings
• Draft and manage correspondence, prioritize inbox, and craft emails on his behalf
• Coordinate domestic and international travel (personal and professional) with detailed itineraries
• Plan and execute dinners, events; excellent project management skills required
• Handle confidential information with utmost discretion
• Manage personal matters and ad hoc projects
• Leverage technology and AI tools to optimize time management, streamline communications, and enhance overall efficiency

Requirements

• 5+ years supporting senior C‑Suite executives, preferably for an executive in a start‑up venture or Private Equity firm
• Bachelor’s Degree
• Proven ability to operate with discretion, judgment, flexibility, and emotional intelligence
• Exceptional organizational and anticipatory skills; able to manage multiple complex priorities seamlessly
• Confident communicator with impeccable written and verbal skills
• Adept at managing shifting priorities with a white‑glove service mindset
• Demonstrated event experience, from private dinners to larger events
• Proactive, creative problem solver who knows how to take as much off the CEO’s plate as possible
• Strong proficiency in Microsoft Office Suite
• Some experience using AI tools to improve efficiencies
• Warm personality with a genuine understanding of the “high touch” mindset needed to support the CEO personally and professionally

Benefits

• Competitive salary plus discretionary bonus
• Comprehensive healthcare

Schedule

Local remote position in Houston; plan to meet approximately one day per week or as needed. In the beginning, it is highly recommended to spend as much time with the CEO as possible.