Cognition

Executive Assistant, Sales Leadership

San Francisco. Posted 2 months ago

The role

You will support a group of 3 Sales VPs as an operational backbone. You will manage calendars, communications, travel, and cross-functional coordination.

What you will do

  • Manage complex, ever-changing calendars across multiple Sales VPs.
  • Coordinate domestic and international travel, including itineraries, visas, and last-minute changes.
  • Own logistics for sales leadership meetings, QBRs, offsites, and customer/prospect visits.
  • Act as a gatekeeper and first point of contact for the executives.
  • Prepare and edit correspondence, presentations, and internal communications.
  • Partner with GTM Operations, Recruiting, and Marketing to coordinate cross-functional initiatives and events.
  • Process expense reports and manage budgets related to travel, events, and team activities.
  • Anticipate needs and proactively solve problems.
  • Handle sensitive and confidential information.

Required qualifications

  • 3+ years of experience as an Executive Assistant.
  • Exceptional organizational skills.
  • Strong written and verbal communication skills.
  • Sound judgment and discretion when handling confidential or sensitive information.
  • Proficiency with calendar, travel, and productivity tools (e.g., Google Workspace, Slack, Ramp, Salesforce).
  • A proactive, no-task-too-small attitude.
  • Based in or willing to relocate to San Francisco.
  • Able to work on-site 5 days a week.

Nice to have

  • Supporting multiple executives or a sales/GTM leadership team in tech.
  • Startup or hyper-growth tech experience

About the company

Cognition is an applied AI lab building end-to-end software agents. They are the makers of Devin, the first AI software engineer.