Senior Executive Assistant

Wise•Austin, TX

1d•Onsite

About The Position

Wise is looking for an experienced Senior Executive Assistant to partner closely with their CTO, supporting their leadership across Wise’s Global Engineering & Technology organisation and North America. This is a high-impact role at the centre of a fast-moving, global organisation. The role combines exceptional executive support with strong judgement, stakeholder management and operational ownership to help the CTO focus their time and attention on the most important tasks. The successful candidate will become deeply embedded in the CTO’s priorities and leadership team, building the context and relationships needed to anticipate future needs, make confident decisions, and ensure a complex global operating rhythm runs smoothly.

Requirements

Significant experience supporting a senior executive in a complex, fast-paced and ideally global organisation.
Managed highly complex calendars and competing priorities across multiple time zones.
Excellent judgement and ability to confidently prioritise, push back and make decisions without always needing direction.
Proactive and anticipates what an executive and leadership team will need before being asked.
Builds trusted relationships with senior stakeholders and handles confidential information with discretion.
Communicates clearly and concisely and stays calm and solutions-focused when plans change.
Experience managing complex international travel and delivering leadership offsites or events end to end.
Comfortable using technology, AI and automation to make executive workflows more effective.
Enjoys operating with a high degree of autonomy and contributing beyond their immediate responsibilities.

Responsibilities

Own the CTO’s complex global calendar, balancing priorities across North America, Europe and Asia and making thoughtful decisions about where their time is best spent.
Act as a trusted strategic partner, anticipating needs, protecting focus time, preparing for key meetings and decisions, and keeping important actions and follow-ups moving.
Build strong relationships across Wise, particularly with the Engineering Leadership Team, senior executives and their support teams.
Coordinate complex domestic and international travel, creating detailed itineraries and handling changes calmly when plans shift.
Own key leadership events and offsites, including Dev Lead offsites and supporting major Engineering events such as Tech Day.
Support senior recruiting and organisational priorities, including coordinating interviews, leadership sessions and other high-impact moments.
Improve how the executive office operates, identifying recurring friction and creating smarter, more scalable processes using technology, AI and automation where useful.
Contribute to the BOSS community, sharing best practices, raising standards and supporting other EAs across Wise.