Principal Executive Assistant to the CEO & President
Axiom Space is a human space exploration company, building era-defining space infrastructure and delivering technology-driven solutions that will empower civilization to transcend Earth. Beginning with Axiom Station, successor to the International Space Station, the company is pioneering a next-generation orbital settlement that will foster groundbreaking innovation and research in microgravity and drive the global space economy of tomorrow. Today, guided by the vision of leading humanity's expansion off planet, Axiom Space is the principal provider of commercial human spaceflight services and developer of advanced spacesuits for the Moon and beyond.
About the role
We are seeking a bold and dynamic Principal Executive Assistant to the CEO & President who is fueled by high accountability, execution horsepower, and driven to understand our world, science/technology, and life itself, for the benefit of all on Earth and beyond. This role is the operational continuity, execution of priority initiatives, and alignment across functional leadership. This individual bridges the gap between administrative efficiency and managing the rhythm of executive activities, coordinating cross-functional follow-through, and enabling the CEO to focus on leadership and necessary decision-making.
Responsibilities
- Manage and optimize the CEO’s daily operational workflow, ensuring attention and energy are directed toward highest priority activities
- Anticipate the CEO’s operational needs and proactively address logistical, informational, and administrative requirements throughout each day
- Coordinate and track follow-up items, action tasks, and commitments arising from the CEO’s meetings, communications, and decisions
- Prepare agendas, briefing documents, and supporting materials for all CEO-led or CEO-attended meetings
- Serve as a coordination bridge between the CEO’s office and functional leadership, ensuring communication clarity, timely responses, and accountability
- Ensure the CEO is fully prepared and informed in advance of high-stakes engagements, including board interactions, investor meetings, and external partner events
- Collaborate with the senior staff Executive Assistants to align scheduling, logistics, travel, expenses, and administrative support
- Maintain and manage the CEO’s operational calendar in alignment with priorities in coordination with the Chief of Staff
- Support the Chief of Staff in tracking CEO-level strategic priorities, ensuring operational activities remain aligned with enterprise goals, objectives, and measures
- Identify opportunities to enhance operational efficiency, reduce friction, and improve the effectiveness of the CEO’s office
- Lead or support short-term operational projects as directed
- Perform additional job duties as assigned
Requirements
- Bachelor’s degree in business, operations, or related field
- 10+ years in a coordinator, project, or executive operations role, within a startup where priorities shift quickly
- Experience supporting senior leadership in a fast-paced, technical environment where adaptability, resourcefulness, and comfort with ambiguity are essential
- Exceptional written and verbal communication skills
- Highly organized, proactive, and trustworthy with confidential information
- Proficiency in project management tools and office productivity software
- This position may require access to export-controlled technical data or technology subject to NASA regulations, International Traffic in Arms Regulations (ITAR), or Export Administration Regulations (EAR). In accordance with U.S. export control laws, final candidates may be required to undergo additional export control screening to determine eligibility for access. Meeting these requirements is a condition of employment.
- Must be willing to work evenings and weekends as needed to meet critical project milestones
Skills
- Detail-oriented and strategically aware
- Collaborative and service-oriented; team-first mindset
- Calm under pressure; effective in dynamic, high-demand executive environments
- Trusted and discreet; highest level of integrity and professionalism
- Proactive and anticipatory; consistently staying one step ahead
- Embody core values of leadership, innovation, and teamwork
- Accountability, technical rigor, execution discipline, and pride of delivery
Work Environment
- Generally, an office environment, but can involve inside or outside work depending on the task
- Work may involve sitting or standing for extended periods (90% of the time)
- May require lifting and carrying up to 25 lbs. (5% of the time)
- Standard office equipment (PC, phone, printer, etc.)