Our mission is to make higher education accessible and affordable for everyone. We empower students with financial support and supercharge their ability to pay down their debt, so they can get on the right financial track, fast.
We build tools that help people feel in control of their financial future, including:
- Private student loans - low rates, people-first service, and flexible payments.
- Student loan refinancing - break free from high-interest rates or monthly payments.
- Scholarships - access to thousands of scholarships to help students pay less.
Earnies are committed to helping students live their best lives, free from the stress of student debt. If you’re as passionate as we are about our mission, read more below, and let’s build something great together!
The Executive Assistant to the CEO will report to the CEO.
As the Executive Assistant to the CEO, you will:
- Serve as the primary strategic and administrative partner to the CEO, managing a complex and dynamic calendar across internal and external stakeholders
- Proactively prioritize, coordinate, and protect the CEO’s time, ensuring alignment with company priorities and key decision points
- Own meeting preparation and follow-through, including agenda development, briefing materials, note-taking, and action-item tracking
- Act as a gatekeeper and liaison for the CEO - handling inbound requests with discretion, judgment, and professionalism
- Coordinate domestic and international travel, itineraries, and logistics
- Support preparation for board meetings, executive leadership meetings, and external presentations
- Manage sensitive and confidential information with the highest degree of integrity and trust
- Partner closely with the Chief of Staff, Executive Team, and key cross-functional leaders to ensure smooth execution of CEO priorities
About You:
- 5+ years of experience supporting a CEO or senior C-suite executive in a fast-paced, high-growth environment
- Exceptional organizational skills with the ability to manage multiple priorities simultaneously
- Strong executive presence and comfort interacting with senior leaders, board members, and external partners
- Outstanding written and verbal communication skills
- Proactive, resourceful, and able to operate independently with sound judgment
- High level of discretion and professionalism when handling confidential information
- Advanced proficiency with Google Workspace and comfort learning new tools quickly
Even Better:
- Experience in fintech, financial services, or technology companies
- Prior experience supporting a remote executive
Where:
- This role is remote within the U.S., with a requirement that candidates are based on the East Coast or willing to work East Coast hours to support the CEO’s schedule.
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Earnest believes in enabling our employees to live their best lives. We offer a variety of perks and competitive benefits, including:
- Health, Dental, & Vision benefits plus savings plans
- Mac computers + work-from-home stipend to set up your home office
- Monthly internet and phone reimbursement
- Employee Stock Purchase Plan
- Restricted Stock Units (RSUs)
- 401(k) plan to help you save for retirement plus a company match
- Robust tuition reimbursement program
- $1,000 travel perk on each Earnie-versary to anywhere in the world
- Competitive days of annual PTO
- Competitive parental leave
What Makes an Earnie:
At Earnest, our people bring our cultural principles to life. These principles define how we work, how we win, and what we expect of ourselves and each other:
- Every Second Counts: Speed is our competitive advantage. Our customers need better solutions, and the faster we execute, the greater our chance of success.
- Choose To Do Hard Things: We win by tackling the hard things that others avoid, fueled by grit and resilience.
- Pursue Excellence: Great companies, teams, and individuals never settle and are proud of the work that they do. What’s good enough today won’t be good enough tomorrow. Excellence isn’t a destination; it’s a mindset of continuous improvement.
- Lead Together: Our success comes from how we work together. Leadership is not about titles—it is about action. We take ownership, drive results, and move forward as a team.
- Don’t Take Yourself Too Seriously: We take our work seriously, not ourselves. The stakes are high, but a sense of humor keeps us grounded, creative, and resilient.
At Earnest, we are committed to building an environment where our employees feel included, valued, and heard. Our belief is that a strong commitment to diversity, inclusion, equity, and belonging enables us to move forward with our mission. We are dedicated to adding new perspectives to the team and encourage anyone to apply if your experience is close to what we are looking for.
Earnest provides equal employment opportunities (EEO) to all employees and applicants for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, age, sexual orientation, gender identity, veteran status, disability or genetics. Qualified applicants with criminal histories will be considered for the position in a manner consistent with the Fair Chance Ordinance.
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What We Do
We empower past, present, and soon-to-be students to maximize their financial futures through thoughtful guidance and impactful products. We build tools that help people feel in control of their financial future, including:
1. Student Loan Refinancing - break free from high interest rates or monthly payments.
2. Private Student Loans - low rates, people-first service, and flexible payments.
3. Debt Management - manage all your accounts and become debt-free sooner.
4. Scholarships - access to thousands of scholarships to help students pay less.
Why Work With Us
We strive to maintain and strengthen diversity and inclusion through employee-led Employee Resource Groups (ERGs) that empower our Earnies to step into leadership roles and drive our culture. Through ERGs, and with the support of our Executives, we provide a safe space for all Earnies to be their true selves.
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