Executive Assistant to Founder and CEO

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Hiring Remotely in San Francisco, CA, USA
In-Office or Remote
152K-205K Annually
Mid level
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Dropbox isn’t just a workplace—it’s a living lab for more enlightened ways of working.
The Role
The Executive Assistant supports the CEO, managing calendars, logistics, meetings, and events while ensuring confidentiality and communication between teams.
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Role Description

We’re seeking a highly adaptable, trustworthy, and resourceful Executive Assistant (EA) to provide direct, day-to-day support to the CEO of Dropbox. This is a dynamic, high-trust role that sits at the heart of the company’s leadership operations.

This EA will play a key role in managing CEO’s schedule, preparing him for meetings, orchestrating logistics, and coordinating internal and external engagements with other team members. They will also serve as a critical link between the CEO’s professional and personal spheres—interfacing with both internal teams and his personal team to ensure smooth, consistent support across all domains.

While Dropbox is Virtual First, this role is a rare exception. It will be based in the San Francisco Bay Area and require occasional (and at times last minute) in-person presence at the Dropbox Studio in San Francisco, along with other travel throughout the US. Candidates must be comfortable with this level of flexibility and local travel.

Responsibilities
  • Executive Support: Manage the CEO’s calendar, appointments, and high-priority workflows with precision and discretion. Anticipate needs and act proactively
  • In-Person Readiness: Be available to work on-site in San Francisco or elsewhere in the Bay Area as needed, sometimes on short notice, to support meetings, prep, and logistics
  • Meeting Preparation & Follow-Up: Ensure CEO is fully briefed for all engagements. Coordinate agendas, collect materials, and track follow-ups across stakeholders
  • Event Planning: Plan and execute key events for the CEO, including internal offsites, dinners, customer sessions, and board-related gatherings. Coordinate directly and in collaboration with internal teams
  • Liaison to Personal Team: Work closely with CEO’s personal team to coordinate calendars and logistics as needed
  • Security Coordination: Coordinate all security-related logistics for the CEO in collaboration with the executive protection team, including travel security, residential protocols (in collaboration with personal team), and event safety, ensuring seamless communication and confidentiality at all times
  • Information Management: Maintain smooth, confidential flow of communications and information between the CEO, internal teams, external partners, and board members.
  • Logistics & Admin: Handle travel coordination, expense reporting, and executive logistics with attention to detail and an eye for operational efficiency
Requirements
  • Bachelor's Degree
  • Experienced EA: 4-8 years of experience supporting a C-level executive or founder in a fast-paced, high-trust environment
  • Exceptionally Organized: Calendar wizard with strong time management skills and a calm, deliberate approach to problem-solving
  • Locally Present: Resides in or near the San Francisco Bay Area and can travel to the Dropbox Studio or other meeting spaces in the Bay Area 
  • Events-Oriented: Strong experience in event planning—both directly owning logistics and collaborating cross-functionally with comms, workplace, and people teams
  • Strong Communicator: Poised and clear in both written and verbal communication. Comfortable interacting with internal execs and external VIPs alike
  • Discreet and Reliable: Able to manage highly sensitive information and maintain strict confidentiality. Trusted to operate with good judgment at all times
  • Highly Adaptable: Thrives in ambiguity and fast-changing priorities. Capable of balancing executive support, logistical coordination, and cross-functional collaboration
  • Travel: Semi-regular overnight travel; regular local travel within the Bay Area
  • AI Fluency: Demonstrated fluency with AI tools and technologies to streamline workflows, enhance productivity, and support executive decision-making
Preferred Qualifications
  • Experience working in tech
  • Experience working with a product team
  • Experience with excel
  • Experience traveling with an executive strongly preferred 
Compensation
US Zone 1
$151,700$205,300 USD
US Zone 2
$136,600$184,800 USD
US Zone 3
$121,400$164,200 USD

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The Company
HQ: San Francisco, CA
2,500 Employees
Year Founded: 2007

What We Do

We're a global community of bold visionaries and resourceful doers who are shaping the future of Dropbox—and with it the future of work. Our Virtual First model combines the flexibility of a distributed workplace with the power of human connection, making space for both meaningful work and meaningful relationships. With our start-up mindset and enterprise-level opportunities, you can be who you are and grow into who you’re meant to be. Here, you can own your impact to make work more intuitive, joyful, and human—for you as a Dropboxer and for hundreds of millions of people worldwide. If you're ready to push boundaries—and yourself—Dropbox is ready for you.

Why Work With Us

We believe people do their best work when empowered with autonomy and harmony, and we understand there’s no substitute for human connection. Our Virtual First model combines the flexibility of remote work with the power of in-person collaboration to create the best of both worlds: a distributed workplace, anchored in community.

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