Executive Assistant

The role

The Executive Assistant will work closely with Executives to provide 24-hour coverage of their needs. This role involves managing calendars, arranging complex global travel, and supporting the EVP through in-person travel and meeting coordination.

What you will do

• Manage an ever changing calendar of appointments
• Handle all requests for meetings and appointments
• Be available in-person to travel with the EVP
• Attend assigned meetings, take minutes and action items
• Manage calendar and support EVP communications
• Arrange complex travel plans, itineraries and trip agendas
• Maintain smooth communication between executives and internal departments
• Partner with other EAs in Palo Alto
• Work on special projects as directed
• Complete and process expense reports

Required qualifications

• Bachelor's degree
• Minimum of 5 or more years related experience supporting C-level executives in a fast-paced environment
• Must have startup experience or have worked for a high growth, very fast-paced, exciting and dynamic company
• Ability to manage an ever changing calendar of appointments
• Ability to work across different time zones
• Experienced in booking extensive global travel
• Ability to anticipate work, multi-task, handle multiple workstreams and prioritize assignments effectively
• Strong attention to detail
• Strong interpersonal skills
• Ability to exercise sound judgment
• Strong organizational and communication skills
• High level of proficiency with Microsoft Outlook, Excel, Word and Powerpoint

Nice to have

• experience supporting a CEO/Founder

Benefits

• competitive health coverage for you and your dependents
• 401(k) with company match
• equity grants
• access to financial wellness tools and planning resources
• wellness benefits
• family support programs
• life and disability insurance
• paid leave programs
• company-designated paid holidays
• discretionary time off (DTO)
• end-of-year company shutdown

About the company

PsiQuantum's mission is to build the first useful quantum computers. The company uses silicon photonics to build and deploy million-qubit, fault-tolerant quantum systems.