Executive Assistant

We are seeking a highly polished, professional, and proactive Executive Assistant to provide strategic administrative support to the President and Chief Operating Officer. This individual will serve as a trusted partner, helping drive organizational efficiency by managing priorities, coordinating complex activities, and ensuring the smooth execution of key business initiatives. The ideal candidate is exceptionally organized, exercises sound judgment, maintains the highest level of discretion, and thrives in a fast-paced, high-performance environment. Key Responsibilities Provide comprehensive executive support to the President and COO, managing competing priorities with professionalism, confidentiality, and attention to detail. Coordinate complex calendars, meetings, and business activities across multiple stakeholders, ensuring executives are well‑prepared and informed. Manage end‑to‑end logistics for executive meetings, leadership events, presentations, speaking engagements, and strategic planning activities. Serve as a central point of coordination between executives, internal teams, external partners, customers, and vendors. Anticipate needs, identify potential scheduling or operational conflicts, and proactively implement solutions before issues arise. Prepare meeting materials, agendas, briefing documents, presentations, reports, and follow‑up action items. Track deliverables, commitments, and deadlines, ensuring timely execution and accountability across stakeholders. Facilitate communication and information flow between departments to support alignment and efficient decision‑making. Support special projects and business initiatives, coordinating resources and stakeholders to drive successful outcomes. Recommend and implement improvements to administrative processes, workflows, and operating practices to enhance productivity and effectiveness. Provide support for executive travel, including detailed itinerary planning and logistics management. Contribute to team effectiveness by assisting with cross‑functional coordination, providing coverage when needed, and supporting onboarding and operational best practices. Qualifications 5+ years of experience supporting senior executives, preferably at the C‑suite level. Exceptional organizational, project management, and time‑management skills. Outstanding written and verbal communication skills with a polished and professional presence. Proven ability to manage highly confidential information with discretion and integrity. Strong business judgment, critical thinking, and problem‑solving abilities. Ability to work independently, prioritize effectively, and adapt to changing business needs. Demonstrated success managing multiple projects and stakeholders simultaneously. Advanced proficiency with Microsoft Office, Google Workspace, and modern collaboration tools. Experience supporting executive leadership in a dynamic, growth‑oriented environment is preferred. Vaco by Highspring values a diverse workplace and strongly encourages women, people of color, LGBTQ+ individuals, people with disabilities, members of ethnic minorities, foreign‑born residents, and veterans to apply. EEO Notice Vaco by Highspring is an Equal Opportunity Employer and does not discriminate against any employee or applicant for employment because of race (including but not limited to traits historically associated with race such as hair texture and hair style), color, sex (includes pregnancy or related conditions), religion or creed, national origin, citizenship, age, disability, status as a veteran, union membership, ethnicity, gender, gender identity, gender expression, sexual orientation, marital status, political affiliation, or any other protected characteristics as required by federal, state or local law. Vaco by Highspring and its parents, affiliates, and subsidiaries are committed to the full inclusion of all qualified individuals. As part of this commitment, Vaco by Highspring and its parents, affiliates, and subsidiaries will ensure that persons with disabilities are provided reasonable accommodations. If reasonable accommodation is needed to participate in the job application or interview process, to perform essential job functions, and/or to receive other benefits and privileges of employment, please contact View email address on click.appcast.io. By submitting to this position, you agree that you will be giving Vaco by Highspring the exclusive right to present you as a candidate for the foregoing employment opportunity. You further agree that you have represented information about yourself accurately and have not affirmatively misrepresented your qualifications. 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