Nift is looking for an Executive Assistant to act as a strategic partner and force multiplier for our CEO. This is not a traditional admin seat. You'll operate at the speed and altitude of a high-performing executive — managing time, information, and priorities with precision, and anticipating what's needed before it's asked.
You'll be a gatekeeper, a sounding board, and a trusted extension of the CEO: equally comfortable running a complex international itinerary, pulling together a board deck, or handling a sensitive stakeholder conversation. You'll represent the CEO's voice with credibility across the company and with partners, clients, investors, and board members.
What You'll Do- Own the calendar. Run a complex, ever-changing executive calendar — weighing competing priorities, making judgment calls on the CEO's behalf, and ensuring every incoming request lands with full context.
- Control access. Serve as the primary gatekeeper for the CEO's time, deciding what gets through and when.
- Make travel seamless. Coordinate domestic and international travel end to end: detailed itineraries, contingency plans, and real-time adjustments when things change mid-flight.
- Prepare the CEO for everything. Deliver day-ahead and week-ahead briefings, background research, and meeting materials so the CEO walks in ready.
- Build the network. Establish and manage relationships with partners, DTC brands, board members, and investors on the CEO's behalf.
- Drive high-stakes work. Help prepare board presentations, client-facing decks, and executive communications — and streamline how decisions get made day to day.
- Support the whole picture. At this level, professional and personal logistics blur — you'll serve as a Personal Assistant for the CEO, managing their personal calendar, vacation planning, and other administrative needs alongside professional logistics with the same discretion you bring to everything else.
What You Bring
- 6+ years of professional experience, including 3+ years supporting a VP-or-above executive at a tech startup or VC firm; BS/BA preferred
- A strong bias toward action — you take initiative, work autonomously, and hunt down the answers, context, and data needed to solve problems
- Exceptional judgment, discretion, and composure under pressure
- High EQ and strong relationship-building instincts, paired with clear written and verbal communication
- Outstanding organization and follow-through: you manage multiple workstreams at once and drive every one to completion
- Adaptability when plans change last minute — and an optimistic outlook when they do
- Fluency with modern productivity tools (Google Workspace, spreadsheets, structured email workflows)
- Flexibility to be generally reachable outside standard hours and across time zones — this role moves with the CEO's schedule, not a 9-to-5
Nift’s mission is to reshape how people discover and try new brands by introducing them to new products and services through thoughtful "thank-you" gifts. Our customer-first approach ensures businesses acquire new customers efficiently while making customers feel valued and rewarded. We are a data-driven, cash-flow-positive company that has experienced 731% growth over the last three years. Now, we’re scaling to become one of the largest sources for new customer acquisition worldwide. Backed by Spark Capital & Foundry who also invested in Slack, Snap, SeatGeek, Fitbit, Warby Parker, Wayfair and Twitter, we are poised for exponential growth and ready to demonstrate impact on a global scale. Read more about our growth here.
Skills Required
- 6+ years of professional experience
- 3+ years supporting a VP-or-above executive at a technology startup or venture capital firm
- BS or BA degree
- Strong initiative, autonomy, and problem-solving ability
- Exceptional judgment, discretion, and composure under pressure
- High emotional intelligence and relationship-building skills
- Clear written and verbal communication
- Outstanding organization and follow-through
- Adaptability to last-minute changes
- Fluency with modern productivity tools, including Google Workspace, spreadsheets, and structured email workflows
- Flexibility to be generally reachable outside standard hours and across time zones
Nift Compensation & Benefits Highlights
The following summarizes recurring compensation and benefits themes identified from responses generated by popular LLMs to common candidate questions about Nift and has not been reviewed or approved by Nift.
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Leave & Time Off Breadth — Generous PTO and paid sick days are highlighted, with work schedules described as highly flexible and well-suited to students. This points to time-off policies that support balance alongside variable hours.
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Retirement Support — A 401(k) plan is offered, indicating baseline retirement planning within the benefits package.
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Equity Value & Accessibility — Total compensation that includes stock or equity is described positively in company culture summaries. This suggests perceived value in equity components for at least some roles.
Nift Insights
What We Do
Nift helps brands thank their customers with a gift. When someone reaches a milestone, makes a purchase or completes a booking, our partners can offer them a Nift. The consumer opts in, shares what they’re into, and picks a gift they actually want from a brand they may not have met yet. Advertisers pay for the introduction to a new customer. Partners earn new revenue from moments they already have. Consumers get something good. Choice is what makes it work, and it’s why we think of Nift as an ad unit that feels like a gift. We started 11 years ago with 10 local businesses and are now on track for over $1B in gift value, with nearly 15,000 active advertisers.
Why Work With Us
Very few companies get to build something that has no direct comparison in the market. At Nift, you’ll work on a product that gives consumers a real choice, gives partners new revenue, and gives advertisers a better way to meet new customers. Nift began with 10 local businesses and a simple belief in appreciation, and 11 years later that idea stil
