Executive Assistant to the Chief Product Officer

The Hire Standard•San Francisco, CA

22h•Hybrid

About The Position

This isn't your typical Executive Assistant role. Our client is a rapidly growing, late-stage technology company whose organization is scaling from approximately 700 to 900 employees. The Chief Product Officer leads one of the company's largest and most critical teams, and they are looking for a strategic Executive Assistant who can operate as a true partner from day one. This role goes far beyond calendar management. You'll help determine what deserves the CPO's time, create structure around a rapidly growing organization, build trust across the executive and product teams, and develop the systems and operating rhythms that allow a senior leader to perform at their best. You'll have the authority and influence expected of a top-tier C-level Executive Assistant, with the support of a newly centralized Executive Office designed to elevate the role and create a strong path for growth.

Requirements

Significant experience supporting a C-level executive in a strategic Executive Assistant or Executive Business Partner capacity.
Experience working within a high-growth technology company, particularly in an environment that has scaled rapidly from approximately 500 to 1,000+ employees.
The confidence and judgment to manage access to a senior executive, prioritize competing demands, and push back respectfully when something doesn't warrant their time.
Strong executive presence and the ability to build credibility with VPs, executives, and senior stakeholders across the organization.
A proactive, highly organized approach with exceptional attention to detail and follow-through.
The ability to give and receive direct feedback and communicate candidly while maintaining strong relationships.
A builder's mindset; comfortable creating systems, processes, and a playbook where one doesn't already exist.
Strong business judgment and the ability to understand the bigger picture rather than simply executing tasks.
A genuine interest in working as part of a high-performing Executive Assistant team and contributing to a strong team culture.
A desire to continue growing, learning, and expanding your impact rather than staying within a narrowly defined support role.

Responsibilities

Protecting the CPO's time by managing a complex calendar and helping determine what deserves the CPO's attention, balancing competing priorities and pushing back when necessary.
Operating as a trusted extension of the CPO, anticipating needs, identifying challenges, and helping them stay focused on the highest-impact priorities.
Establishing systems, processes, and routines that create clarity and consistency across the CPO's organization.
Coordinating leadership meetings, planning cycles, offsites, and other critical moments that bring the product organization together.
Building strong relationships across the executive team and broader organization, ensuring priorities are communicated and followed through.
Stepping into ambiguous situations, figuring out what needs to happen, and taking ownership of getting it done.
Creating better ways of working rather than simply inheriting existing processes to build the playbook for executive support at scale.