Salient builds AI agents for regulated financial services. Our agents automate loan servicing, compliance, collections, recovery, insurance claims, and disputes for banks, captives, and specialty lenders.
We are:
Backed by a16z and Y Combinator, with $75M raised in Series A funding
Cash flow positive and profitable, with mid eight figure ARR achieved in under two years
Already serving more than 20% of the auto lending industry
Processing millions of real customer calls and transactions every day
Fully deployed in production with major financial institutions
Actively expanding into new financial services segments
Building together in person in San Francisco
We are deeply integrated with our customers, own the full technology stack, and move quickly to bring modern AI into regulated industries where precision, reliability, and performance matter.
About the RoleWe’re looking for an Executive Assistant to serve as the right hand to our Co-Founder and CEO and help keep the broader team organized and moving quickly.
This is a highly administrative, fast-paced role that goes well beyond calendar management. You’ll manage complex scheduling, coordinate travel, prepare materials, track follow-ups, support company-wide logistics, and step in wherever needed to keep priorities moving.
The pace is intense, the hours are long, and plans can change quickly. The right person is energized by startup chaos, stays calm under pressure, and is always thinking several steps ahead.
What You’ll Do
Manage the Co-Founder and CEO’s complex inboxes, calendar, meetings, travel, and shifting priorities
Coordinate internal and external meetings across customers, investors, and partners
Draft communications, prepare briefing materials, and organize presentations and reports
Track follow-ups, action items, deadlines, and important administrative details
Anticipate needs and proactively resolve scheduling, logistical, and administrative issues
Support company-wide administrative projects, events, lunches, and team gatherings
Support employee system onboarding, including account setup, access permissions, and equipment coordination, and ensuring new hires are ready to go on day one
Jump into whatever needs to get done in a fast-moving startup environment
2+ years of experience as an Executive Assistant, Administrative Business Partner, or in a similar high-touch administrative role
Experience supporting a founder, CEO, or senior executive in a startup or high-growth environment
Comfortable with long hours, changing priorities, limited structure, and the realities of a fast-growing startup
Exceptional calendaring, written communication, organization, and follow-through
Calm, even-keeled, persistent, and able to work effectively with a wide range of personalities
Highly detail-oriented, resourceful, and able to manage multiple priorities with minimal supervision
Strong judgment and discretion when handling sensitive or confidential information
Proficiency with Google Workspace, Slack, Zoom, Notion, and scheduling tools
A service-first mindset and willingness to take on work outside a narrowly defined job description
At Salient, we’re building at the edge of AI - fast, focused, and with real ownership. Sprints and major launches move quickly, and we look for people who are energized by that pace. Our team typically works around 60 hours per week, beginning at 8:00 AM, with four days spent collaborating in person at our San Francisco office.
We also offer a benefits package designed to support our full-time employees: medical, dental, and vision coverage, a generous 401(k), and catered lunches.
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Skills Required
- 2+ years of experience as an Executive Assistant, Administrative Business Partner, or similar high-touch administrative role
- Experience supporting a founder, CEO, or senior executive in a startup or high-growth environment
- Comfortable with long hours, changing priorities, limited structure, and fast-growing startup realities
- Exceptional calendaring, written communication, organization, and follow-through
- Calm, even-keeled, persistent, and able to work effectively with a wide range of personalities
- Highly detail-oriented, resourceful, and able to manage multiple priorities with minimal supervision
- Strong judgment and discretion when handling sensitive or confidential information
- Proficiency with Google Workspace, Slack, Zoom, Notion, and scheduling tools
- Support employee system onboarding, including account setup, access permissions, and equipment coordination
- Service-first mindset and willingness to take on work outside a narrowly defined job description
- Ability to work around 60 hours per week, begin at 8:00 AM, and collaborate in person four days per week in San Francisco
What We Do
At Salient, we’re rebuilding consumer loan servicing from the ground up - with agentic AI at the core. We started with auto lending, a $1.5 trillion industry and one of the most fragmented parts of financial services. We’re powering a more transparent, compliant, and consumer friendly future and seeking smart, driven and passionate colleagues to roll up their sleeves and join us in this mission. In under two years since launching: * We’ve grown to over $10M+ in ARR * Signed enterprise deals with some of the largest consumer lenders in the country * Reached over 2 million U.S. consumers, powering everything from payments to personalized support * Achieved cash flow positivity, giving us control over our own destiny * Raised $65M from top tier investors who believe in our long term vision * Processed more than $150M in loan payments and flagged $30M+ in fraud attempts using real-time AI systems * Identified over 35,000 compliance violations through automated regulatory intelligence
