Executive Assistant, Sales Leadership
CognitionAI Software company
San Francisco, United StatesMid
Founders Fund
8VC
Lux Capital
Neo
Elad Gil
Definition Capital
People / HR / Recruitment
About the role
TL;DR
Executive Assistant to support Sales VPs, managing calendars, travel, and logistics.
- •We're hiring an Executive Assistant to support a group of 3 Sales VPs as Cognition scales its go-to-market organization.
- •This is a high-trust, high-visibility role: you'll be the operational backbone for a fast-moving sales leadership team, keeping calendars, communications, travel, and cross-functional coordination running smoothly so our leaders can stay focused on revenue and team growth.
- •Key Responsibilities Manage complex, ever-changing calendars across multiple Sales VPs, proactively resolving conflicts and prioritizing based on business impact.
- •Coordinate domestic and international travel, including itineraries, visas, and last-minute changes.
- •Own logistics for sales leadership meetings, QBRs, offsites, and customer/prospect visits, from scheduling to room setup to follow-up.
- •Act as a gatekeeper and first point of contact for the executives you support, exercising sound judgment on prioritization and confidentiality.
- •Prepare and edit correspondence, presentations, and internal communications on behalf of the Sales VPs.
- •Requirements 3+ years of experience as an Executive Assistant, ideally supporting multiple executives or a sales/GTM leadership team in tech.
- •Track record of thriving in fast-paced, high-growth, ambiguous environments
- •startup or hyper-growth tech experience strongly preferred.
- •Exceptional organizational skills and an ability to context-switch across multiple executives' priorities without losing detail.
- •Strong written and verbal communication skills; comfortable interfacing with senior leaders, customers, and external partners.
- •Proficiency with calendar, travel, and productivity tools (e.g., Google Workspace, Slack, Ramp, Salesforce).
Required skills
SlackSalesforce
Domain expertise
productivityai
Tech stack
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