Executive Assistant to the CEO
USA Remote
Pop-Up Talent is a proud talent partner of Virtana, a leading provider of AI-powered infrastructure performance management and observability solutions. Virtana helps organizations optimize their hybrid and multi-cloud environments with real-time insights, intelligent automation, and cost efficiency โ empowering businesses to deliver exceptional performance and scalability.
Virtana is proud to be an Equal Opportunity Employer. We value diversity and are committed to creating an inclusive environment for all employees.
SUMMARY:
- We are seeking a highly organized, execution-driven Executive Assistant to serve as a strategic right hand to the CEO while driving operational excellence across the executive team and the organization. You will act as the connective tissue between leadership priorities, keeping initiatives moving, messages aligned, and operations disciplined. This is a hands-on role for someone who thrives on structure, discretion, follow-through, and clarity in a fast-moving environment. You will be a key point of contact for people inside and outside of our company
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ROLE RESPONSIBILITIES:
Executive Support & Anticipation
- Provide whiteโglove, highly personalized support to the CEO and the executive leadership team proactively anticipating needs, preferences, and potential challengesโespecially related to travel, events, and schedule management
- Manage routine activities independently and flag issues or delays in advance, ensuring seamless dayโtoโday operations
- Manage the endโtoโend onboarding process for new executives, ensuring a seamless and highโtouch experience
Operational Partnership
- Serve as a trusted operational partner to the CEO, helping manage priorities, workflows, and followโthrough on key initiatives
- Maintain a deep understanding of organizational goals to ensure alignment across executive activities and decision-making
Communication & Meeting Management
- Coordinate all executive communications, including meeting preparation, agendas, briefing materials, action items, and crossโfunctional followโups
- Act as a central point of coordination between leadership, internal teams, and external stakeholders to ensure clarity, alignment, and timely execution
- Manage logistics and coordination for internal and external meetings, ensuring all details are handled with precision
Confidentiality & Professional Judgment
- Handle sensitive and confidential matters with the highest level of discretion, professionalism, and sound judgment
Documentation & Executive Materials
- Maintain and update department documents, including organizational charts, executive bios, and materials for the CโSuite and Board of Directors
- Ensure accuracy, version control, and readiness of all executiveโlevel documentation
Board of Directors Interaction & Support
- Coordinate logistics and scheduling for executive interactions with the Board of Directors, including committee meetings, onboarding briefings, and strategic sessions
- Prepare, format, and qualityโcheck boardโready materials such as presentations, briefing books, and preโreads, ensuring accuracy, confidentiality, and executiveโlevel polish
- Manage communication flow between executives and Board members with professionalism, discretion, and clarity
- Support the execution of Board meetings by organizing agendas, tracking deliverables, and ensuring executives are fully prepared
- Uphold strict confidentiality and handle sensitive Boardโrelated information with the highest level of discretion and judgment
Process Improvement & Operational Excellence
- Build, refine, and optimize operational processes that enhance efficiency, visibility, and accountability across the executive leadership team
- Identify gaps, bottlenecks, and inefficiencies, and implement practical, scalable solutions to improve workflow and communication
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REQUIRED QUALIFICATIONS:
- Bachelor's degree in business, Marketing, Communications, or a related field preferred
- Five or more years of experience in C-suite executive support, marketing operations, communications, or a similar hybrid role
- Demonstrated ability to support senior leadership while managing complex, concurrent initiatives
- Strong experience with marketing platforms, project management tools, and reporting systems
- Exceptional organizational skills and follow-through
- Excellent written and verbal communication skills with sound judgment and polish
- Comfort operating in a fast-paced, evolving environment with shifting priorities
- A calm, capable presence who brings order to complexity
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We are an equal opportunity employer, and we are an organization that values diversity. We welcome applications from all qualified candidates, including minorities and persons with disabilities.
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