Executive Assistant to the CEO
Required skills
- CEO
- Executive Assistant
- Calendar Management
- Travel Logistics
- Expense Management
- Vendor Management
- Discretion
- Confidential Information
- Prioritization
- New York City
Nice to have
- Founder Support
- Project Management
- Startup Environment
- AI-Native Environment
Role summary
Linero is seeking an experienced Executive Assistant to directly support the CEO in their New York City office. This role involves managing the CEO's calendar, coordinating complex travel, preparing for meetings, triaging communications, and overseeing administrative operations. The ideal candidate will have over 10 years of work experience, including at least 3 years supporting a senior executive or CEO, with exceptional judgment, discretion, and the ability to manage competing priorities in a fast-paced, AI-native startup environment. This is an onsite, full-time position offering competitive compensation, equity, and benefits.
About Linero
Linero is building the operational infrastructure that ensures the world's most sensitive technologies reach the right hands, and never the wrong ones.
Our customers include some of the most consequential companies in the world: leading AI labs, aerospace and defense primes, semiconductor giants, quantum computing pioneers, and companies pushing the frontier in chemicals, advanced manufacturing, and robotics.
We are an AI-native, venture-backed company creating a new category of software at the intersection of national security, industrial infrastructure, and enterprise AI.
The Role
Linero is solving a massively complex problem at a pace and scale that requires exceptional talent across every function - including the people who keep our leadership running smoothly.
We're looking for an experienced Executive Assistant to partner directly with our CEO, owning their calendar, communications, and daily operations with precision, discretion, and independent judgment - freeing the CEO to focus on building the company.
What You'll Own
Manage and optimize the CEO's calendar, proactively resolving conflicts and prioritizing what matters most
Coordinate complex domestic and international travel logistics
Prepare the CEO for meetings, including gathering materials, briefing documents, and tracking follow-ups
Own communications triage, drafting correspondence and ensuring timely follow-through on commitments
Manage expenses, vendor relationships, and other administrative operations
Partner with the CEO on ad hoc projects and special initiatives as they arise
What We're Looking For
10+ years of work experience in versatile environments
3+ years of experience as an Executive Assistant supporting a senior executive, ideally a CEO or founder
Exceptional judgment and discretion in handling sensitive and confidential information
Proven ability to manage complex, fast-changing calendars and competing priorities
Excellent written and verbal communication skills
Comfortable operating in a fast-paced, early-stage startup environment with shifting priorities, fully AI-native environment
Based in New York City
What we offer
Competitive compensation commensurate with experience
Meaningful equity in a company at an early and critical stage of growth
Comprehensive benefits including health, dental, and vision
A front-row seat to how one of the most consequential companies of this era is built
Direct access to leadership and genuine influence over how Linero operates day to day
Equal opportunity & eligibility
Linero is an equal opportunity employer. We do not discriminate on the basis of race, religion, color, national origin, gender, sexual orientation, age, marital status, veteran status, or disability status.
Start date is immediate, with flexibility for the right candidate. This is an in-person, NYC-based role.
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