Senior Executive Assistant

Salesforce•San Francisco, CA

34d•Hybrid

About The Position

Salesforce is seeking an elite, highly proactive Senior Executive Assistant to serve as a strategic partner to its C-Staff leadership. In a high-velocity enterprise ($50B+ revenue environment), the core mission is to act as an operational multiplier: architecting the executive’s time, managing complex global logistics, maintaining absolute discretion, and orchestrating seamless collaboration across the global executive administrative network. This role involves safeguarding executive capacity, predicting friction before it happens, and driving alignment across key internal and external stakeholders.

Requirements

Must be located in a designated hub and willing to work in-office a minimum of 3 days per week, with flexibility for additional on-site days as dictated by executive schedule, C-staff events, or operational needs.
10+ years of administrative experience, with at least 5+ years directly supporting C-Suite, EVP, or C-1 Executives within an enterprise tech or Fortune 100 company ($10B+ revenue scale).
Demonstrated track record of collaborating effectively within a matrixed network of high-performing executive assistants supporting C-staff.
Master-level ability to manage hyper-dense, rapidly changing, multi-time-zone calendars.
Deep expertise in planning complex international travel itineraries and navigating international travel protocols.
Mastery of Google Workspace (Gmail, Docs, Sheets, Drive), Slack, Zoom/Webex, and enterprise tools (Salesforce, Quip, Tableau preferred).
Impeccable judgment and a proven track record handling strictly confidential data and executive interactions.

Nice To Haves

Strategic Foresight: You anticipate needs three steps ahead and prepare solutions before problems reach the executive’s desk.
High Emotional Intelligence (EQ): Exceptional diplomatic skills to navigate complex team dynamics, build trust quickly, and represent the executive with elegance.
Unshakable Composure: Thrives under pressure in high-growth, fast-paced environments where priorities pivot rapidly.

Responsibilities

Design, audit, and aggressively protect the executive’s schedule, aligning daily time allocation directly with core quarterly business objectives, OKRs, and strategic priorities.
Act as the strategic filter for incoming meeting requests, triaging priority, context, and urgency to preserve deep-work focus blocks.
Ensure the executive is 100% prepared for every engagement by sourcing pre-reads, agendas, and briefing materials 24–48 hours in advance.
Work in tight lockstep with peer EAs across the C-Staff to seamlessly coordinate cross-functional leadership meetings, All-Hands, and Quarterly Business Reviews (QBRs).
Serve as a trusted, highly professional liaison between the executive, direct reports, board members, key enterprise customers, and external partners.
Attend key operational meetings when required to track decisions, summarize action items, and drive follow-through across senior team members.
End-to-end planning of complex international and domestic travel, including visa/passport logistics, global entry protocols, multi-time-zone synchronization, and ground transport.
Monitor global travel disruptions proactively, providing 24/7 contingency solutions and rapid itinerary adjustments on the fly.
Handle ultra-sensitive corporate communications, personnel matters, organizational restructures, and strategic business initiatives with absolute discretion and integrity.
Lead end-to-end planning for executive leadership retreats, customer advisory boards, offsites, and key networking events.
Maintain an active physical presence in the office (3+ days per week), scaling up in-person coverage to match critical C-staff meetings, board visits, quarterly business reviews, or executive offsites as needed.