Executive Assistant to the Chief Product Officer

The Hire Standard•San Francisco, CA

23h•Hybrid

About The Position

This strategic Executive Assistant role supports the Chief Product Officer at a rapidly growing, late-stage technology company with approximately 700 employees and an organization scaling toward 900. The role goes beyond calendar management: the Executive Assistant will act as a trusted partner to the CPO, help prioritize the CPO’s time, create structure across a growing organization, and build systems and operating rhythms that support the CPO and product organization. The position offers significant ownership and influence, with support from a newly centralized Executive Office and an opportunity to help shape executive support practices as the company scales. The role is based in San Francisco and requires working in the office on Monday, Wednesday, and Friday. The base salary range is $200,000–$250,000, plus equity.

Requirements

Significant experience supporting a C-level executive in a strategic Executive Assistant or Executive Business Partner capacity.
Experience working in a high-growth technology company, particularly one that scaled rapidly from approximately 500 to 1,000 or more employees.
Strong judgment and confidence in managing access to a senior executive, prioritizing competing demands, and respectfully pushing back when appropriate.
Executive presence and the ability to build credibility with VPs, executives, and senior stakeholders.
Proactive, highly organized working style, with exceptional attention to detail and follow-through.
Ability to give and receive direct feedback and communicate candidly while maintaining strong relationships.
Builder’s mindset and comfort creating systems, processes, and playbooks where they do not already exist.
Strong business judgment and ability to understand the broader context beyond task execution.
Genuine interest in contributing to a high-performing Executive Assistant team and its culture.
Desire to continue growing, learning, and expanding impact.

Responsibilities

Manage the CPO’s complex calendar, balance competing priorities, and determine what warrants the CPO’s attention, including pushing back when necessary.
Act as a trusted extension of the CPO by anticipating needs, identifying challenges, and helping maintain focus on high-impact priorities.
Establish systems, processes, and routines that create clarity and consistency across the CPO’s organization.
Coordinate leadership meetings, planning cycles, offsites, and other important events for the product organization.
Build relationships across the executive team and broader organization, and ensure priorities are communicated and followed through.
Take ownership of ambiguous situations by determining what needs to happen and driving it to completion.
Develop and improve processes and practices for executive support as the organization scales.
Contribute to the culture of a high-performing Executive Assistant team.