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Kraken, one of the world's longest-standing crypto platforms trusted by over 10 million individuals and institutions, is seeking a Senior Executive Assistant to support senior leadership within the CEO office, including a Co-CEO leadership model.
You will provide high-level administrative support ensuring key projects, budgets, travel, and events run seamlessly. This role requires managing complex, ever-changing calendars with responsibility for multifaceted coordination in a fast-paced environment.
Key responsibilities include:
- Work collaboratively with other EAs within the CEO office, understanding the unique dynamics of a Co-CEO leadership model and maintaining seamless executive support across leaders
- Act as a gatekeeper for executives, anticipating needs and potential issues before they arise, planning for multiple contingencies
- Manage exceptionally complex and ever-changing executive calendars, balancing competing priorities and making thoughtful decisions on behalf of the CEO
- Prepare comprehensive briefing materials for meetings, speaking events, and travel, including agendas, minutes, and organized records of key projects
- Coordinate all aspects of domestic and international travel—commercial and private aircraft, ground transportation, accommodations, visas, and customs requirements
- Serve as primary point of contact for private aviation providers, managing flight schedules, passenger manifests, and catering
- Monitor travel plans proactively, adjusting logistics in real time for changing business priorities, weather, or unforeseen circumstances
- Coordinate cross-functional projects and events, including timelines, deliverables, and stakeholder engagement
- Track team tasks, budgets, and meeting schedules to ensure deadlines are met; support onboarding for new team members
- Process expense reports, purchase orders, budget reconciliations, and receipts/invoices with accuracy and timeliness
Requirements:
- 8+ years of proven experience as an executive assistant, administrative manager, or similar role supporting senior leadership, ideally within a CEO office or multi-executive leadership structure
- Ability to maintain confidentiality, exercising discretion and professionalism with sensitive information
- Strong organizational skills with exceptional attention to detail and ability to manage multiple priorities in fast-paced settings
- Natural talent for improving processes and bringing order out of chaos, remaining calm during disorganization
- Strong sense of urgency with ability to complete tasks quickly while anticipating the next priority
- Highly proficient with Google Suite, MS Office Suite, Adobe Suite, MacOS, and generally tech savvy
- Familiarity with communications strategies, executive affairs, and leadership environments
- Excellent written and verbal communication skills
- Flexibility to operate across all time zones
Nice to haves:
- Experience in budget tracking, travel coordination, event planning, and stakeholder engagement
- Comfort working across multiple teams, time zones, and with external partners
- Proactive, problem-solving mindset with focus on efficiency
