The Role
Provide high-level executive support to the CEO (calendar, travel, email, meeting materials, expense reporting), coordinate leadership and board logistics, track action items, manage day-to-day office operations, vendor and facilities coordination, support onboarding/offboarding, plan events, and improve office processes while handling confidential information.
Summary Generated by Built In
Come join us in shaping the future! Get in on the ground floor as an early member of our support team. We're looking for an experienced Executive Assistant & Office Manager who will serve as a trusted partner to our CEO while helping ensure our office operates smoothly. This role is ideal for someone who thrives in a startup environment, takes initiative, and enjoys balancing executive support with office operations.
AscendArc is a startup founded to revolutionize the satellite communications industry. We are looking for doers who want to work in a ground-breaking and fast-paced environment. Our success will depend on your energy, skill, and creativity.
- Provide high-level administrative support to the CEO, including complex calendar management, scheduling, travel coordination, and expense reporting.
- Serve as a trusted partner by anticipating needs, proactively identifying scheduling conflicts, and helping executives stay focused on the highest priorities.
- Manage and triage the CEO’s email inbox, draft responses, and elevate high-priority or time-sensitive matters.
- Coordinate logistics for leadership meetings, board meetings, customer meetings, and company events.
- Prepare meeting materials, agendas, presentations, and other documents as needed.
- Track action items and follow up to ensure deadlines, deliverables, and commitments are completed.
- Handle confidential and sensitive information with the highest level of discretion.
- Support special projects and operational initiatives as needed.
- Own day-to-day office operations to maintain an organized, efficient, and welcoming workplace.
- Manage office supplies, equipment, snacks, meals, and workplace vendors.
- Coordinate office maintenance, cleaning, repairs, and facility-related needs.
- Support employee onboarding and offboarding logistics, including workspace setup, equipment coordination, and office readiness.
- Help plan and execute team events, company meetings, celebrations, and employee gatherings.
- Maintain office procedures, documentation, and workplace organization.
- Serve as the primary point of contact for employees regarding office-related questions and workplace needs.
- Identify opportunities to improve office operations, processes, and the overall employee experience.
- 5+ years of experience as an Executive Assistant supporting senior executives (CEO, founder, or executive leadership team).
- Demonstrated experience managing complex calendars, travel, meetings, and executive priorities with minimal direction.
- Exceptional organizational and time management skills, with the ability to anticipate needs and manage competing priorities.
- Excellent written and verbal communication skills.
- Proven ability to anticipate needs, solve problems proactively, and adapt in a fast-moving environment.
- High level of professionalism, discretion, and judgment.
- Proficiency with office productivity tools (e.g., Microsoft Office or Google Workspace) and comfort learning new software.
- Self-starter who is resourceful, dependable, and comfortable working independently.
- Experience managing office operations or serving as an Office Manager.
- Experience in a startup or high-growth company.
- Experience coordinating board meetings, company events, or executive offsites.
This role is ideal for someone who enjoys wearing multiple hats, takes pride in keeping both executives and the office running smoothly, and wants to be a key contributor to a growing organization.
Compensation
The hourly rate for this position will be $75,000-100,000/year. When determining an individual’s compensation, we consider several factors including skillset, experience, job scope, and current market data, so pay for this role may vary from the amounts listed.
Legal Eligibility to Work
Due to U.S. export control regulations, this position is only open to “U.S. persons.” That means you must be a U.S. citizen, a lawful permanent resident (green card holder), or have refugee/asylee status. Unfortunately, we cannot consider applicants on temporary work visas (such as H-1B, TN, O-1, etc.) for this role.
Equal Employment Opportunity
AscendArc is an equal opportunity employer that does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, religion, sex (including pregnancy and gender identity), national origin, political affiliation, sexual orientation, marital status, disability, genetic information, age, membership in an employee organization, retaliation, parental status, military service, or other non-merit factor or legally protected status.
Skills Required
- 5+ years of experience as an Executive Assistant supporting senior executives
- Experience managing complex calendars, travel coordination, meetings, and executive priorities
- Experience managing email inboxes, drafting responses, and triaging priorities
- Exceptional organizational and time management skills and ability to anticipate needs
- Excellent written and verbal communication skills
- High level of professionalism, discretion, and judgment handling confidential information
- Proficiency with office productivity tools (Microsoft Office or Google Workspace)
- Self-starter, resourceful, dependable, and comfortable working independently
- Experience managing office operations or serving as an Office Manager
- Experience in a startup or high-growth company and coordinating board meetings or executive offsites
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The Company
What We Do
AscendArc is revolutionizing the satellite communications sector by creating affordable, rapidly deployable, high-bandwidth small GEO satellites with a scalable design and efficient manufacturing process, aiming to lower costs and speed deployment compared to traditional systems.
