Sr. Administrative Assistant, R&D

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San Francisco, CA
Hybrid
55-64
Mid level
Fintech • Software
Carta develops purpose-built software that transforms traditional accounting into a powerful growth engine.
The Role
As an Executive Assistant for R&D, you'll manage calendars, plan meetings and events, book travel, and handle expenses for multiple VPs while supporting team projects.
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The Company You’ll Join

Carta connects founders, investors, and limited partners through world-class software, purpose-built for everyone in venture capital, private equity and private credit. Trusted by 65,000+ companies in 160+ countries, Carta’s platform of software and services lays the groundwork so you can build, invest, and scale with confidence.

Carta’s Fund Administration platform supports 9,000+ funds and SPVs, representing nearly $185B in assets under management, with tools designed to enhance the strategic impact of fund CFOs. Recognized by Fortune, Forbes, Fast Company, Inc. and Great Places to Work, Carta is shaping the future of private market infrastructure.

Together, Carta is creating the end-to-end ERP platform for private markets. Traditional ERP solutions don’t work for Private Funds. Private capital markets need a comprehensive software solution to replace outdated spreadsheets and fragmented service providers. Carta’s software for the Office of the Fund CFO does just that - it’s a new category of software to make private markets look more like public markets - a connected ERP for private capital. 

For more information about our offices and culture, check out our Carta careers page.

The Problems You'll Solve

 At Carta, our employees set out on a mission to unlock the power of equity ownership for more people in more places. We believe that the problems we solve today unlock the opportunities of tomorrow. As an Sr. Administrative Assistant, for R&D organization, you’ll work to: 

  • Build trusted business partnerships with the VP’s you support
  • Understand how Carta operates. Know who is responsible for what, which teams are in which office and who our leadership teams are
  • Proactively manage heavy calendars (which includes internal and external meetings)
  • Plan and execute team meetings, events and offsites; including the coordination of agendas, logistics, hospitality and more
  • Book travel and process expenses accurately and timely
  • Approve expenses, travel and time off requests for your leader’s direct reports
  • Special projects as directed by the Executive Assistant Manager
The Team You'll Work With

We are looking for an Sr. Administrative Assistant, R&D to join our Executive Admin team and support 4-5 Vice Presidents across our R&D  team. This person will report to our EA manager  and work closely with both the product EA and R&D teams.

Carta’s Executive Admin team blocks and tackles for our leadership teams to help create the space and bandwidth for our leaders to focus on our big bets. We play an important role helping leaders understand their blind spots and keep a ‘pulse’ on their teams. We work both autonomously with leadership - calendaring, meeting and agenda prep, expenses and projects - and also collaborate as a team on broader projects - events, offsites, training and best practices. Our team sits in offices across New York, San Francisco, Sandy and Seattle.

About You

You are a roll-up-your-sleeves, “get in the weeds,” individual that has administrative support experience in a fast paced startup environment. You are incredibly detail oriented, thoughtful and proactive. You are professional and eager to learn.

We believe you will be successful in this role if you:

  • Have 3+ years of experience in an administrative role (preferably in a VP+ support role)
  • Are a self starter that can operate independently
  • Experience at a fast-growing tech company is a plus

At Carta, you’re not just an employee. You’re a builder who is creating  infrastructure that accelerates innovation and empowers more ownership. Cartans are helpful, relentless, unconventional and kind; representing Carta’s Identity Traits. They work collaboratively and cross functionally  to challenge the status quo; working towards a common goal of creating more owners in the private markets. 

Salary

Carta’s compensation package includes a market competitive salary, equity for all full time roles, exceptional benefits, and, for applicable roles, commissions plans. Our minimum cash compensation (salary + commission if applicable) range for this role is: 
 $54.76 - $64.42 per hour in San Francisco

Final offers may vary from the amount listed based on geography, candidate experience and expertise, and other factors.

Disclosures:

  • We are an equal opportunity employer and are committed to providing a positive interview experience for every candidate. If accommodations due to a disability or medical condition are needed, please connect with the talent partner via email. 
  • Carta uses E-Verify in the United States for employment authorization. See the E-Verify and Department of Justice websites for more details.
  • For information on our data privacy policies, see Privacy, CA Candidate Privacy, and Brazil Transparency Report.
  • Please note that all official communications from us will come from an @carta.com or @carta-external.com domain. Report any contact from unapproved domains to [email protected].
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The Company
HQ: San Francisco, CA
1,902 Employees
Year Founded: 2012

What We Do

Carta develops purpose-built software that transforms traditional accounting into a powerful growth engine.

Carta’s world-class fund administration platform supports nearly 7,000 funds and SPVs, and represents nearly $130B in assets under management in venture capital and private equity.

Trusted by more than 40,000 companies, Carta also helps private businesses in over 160 countries manage their cap tables, valuations, taxes, equity programs, compensation, and more.

Together, Carta is setting a new standard as the end-to-end platform for private markets. Our best-in-class solution for fund management seamlessly integrates investor and portfolio company insights via a suite of tools designed ground-up to support the strategic impact of the fund CFO.

Carta has been included on the Fortune Best Large Workplaces in Financial Services and Insurance list, Forbes’ list of the World's Best Cloud Companies, Fast Company's Most Innovative list, and Inc.'s Fastest-Growing Private Companies list. For more information, visit carta.com.

Why Work With Us

Carta is a place where everyone can be the best version of themselves. We're a team of unconventional builders who's focus is to create infrastructure for innovators. Join our team and help us to create more owners.

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