Executive Assistant to CEO

About Checkr
Checkr builds people infrastructure for the future of work. We've designed a faster—and fairer—way to screen job seekers. Established in 2014, Checkr puts modern technology powered by machine learning in the hands of hiring teams, helping to hire great new people with an experience that’s fast, smooth, and safe. Checkr has over 100,000 customers including DoorDash, Coinbase, Lyft, Instacart, and Airtable. 

A career at Checkr means collaborating with brilliant minds, disrupting an industry, and opening channels of employment to often overlooked candidates. Checkr has been recognized as one of BuiltIn's 2023 Best Places to Work in the US and is a Y Combinator 2023 Breakthrough Company.

About the role

We are looking for an Executive Assistant to support our Chief Executive Officer as part of Team CEO. As the right-hand partner to the CEO, you'll play a pivotal role in ensuring each day is designed for impact. We're seeking an experienced candidate who thrives in a high-intensity environment, embraces long work hours, and can handle a heavy workload with a very high work ethic. This role demands creativity, strategic thinking, and the ability to adapt to a fast-growing, rapidly changing environment that is mission-driven and community-oriented. The ideal individual is both strategic and tactical, able to exercise sound judgment in various situations. Strong written and verbal communication, administrative, and project management skills are essential, as well as the ability to maintain a realistic balance among multiple priorities. You're always two steps ahead and comfortable diving in and rolling up your sleeves. 

What you’ll do

• Proactively manage our CEO’s calendar and ensure efficient use of his time
• Proactively collaborate with other Checkr EAs to improve executive operations
• Lead projects to completion while at times leading through others
• Make CEO travel arrangements, Prepare meeting agendas, take detailed notes, and follow up on action items
• Note-taking and project management
• Serve as a trusted liaison between the CEO and internal and external stakeholders 
• Support CEO communications with trusted access to internal and external platforms
• Support the CEO on important business travelManage communications, presentations, and other documentation
• Organize events including board meetings, kickoffs, offsites, and more
• 5-10% of time focus on personal assistant tasks (helping the CEO with personal meetings, travel, etc)
  
  

What you bring

• 8+ years of direct executive assistant experience, …