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Plaid is seeking an Executive Assistant to the CEO to partner directly with Zach Perret, our CEO and Co-Founder. You will be a trusted strategic partner helping senior leaders stay focused on their highest-impact work.
You'll own the CEO's calendar end-to-end, aligning his time with company priorities while protecting focus and recovery time. You'll build and maintain systems that keep the CEO running smoothly, including travel coordination, expense management, task tracking, and day-to-day logistics in coordination with his broader support network.
Key responsibilities include managing logistics for company leadership activities such as Staff team on-sites, Board and Committee meetings, customer dinners, and external engagements. Since the CEO also runs the Product team, you'll coordinate Product team meetings, agendas, on-sites, and events to help the team operate at a high level. You'll own special projects end-to-end, using AI and automation to find better ways of working. You'll also share best practices with fellow EAs on the team and provide coverage when needed.
You'll join Plaid's EA team within the People Team, reporting to the EA Team Lead and working alongside fellow EAs and cross-functional partners. The EA team operates as one connected unit, sharing best practices, supporting one another, and exploring process redesign and new technology to make work faster, smarter, and more effective.
Plaid powers the tools millions of people rely on to live a healthier financial life, working with thousands of companies including Venmo, SoFi, Fortune 500 companies, and major banks. The company's network covers 12,000 financial institutions across the US, Canada, UK, and Europe. Founded in 2013, Plaid is headquartered in San Francisco with offices in New York, Seattle, Washington D.C., Raleigh, London, and Amsterdam.
QUALIFICATIONS:
- 8+ years of professional experience with 4+ years as an EA supporting C-suite executives in fast-paced environments
- 2+ years supporting a CEO
- Forward-leaning, results-oriented approach to problem-solving with a bias to action
- High agency and creativity with a builder mentality
- Automation mindset and drive to find better ways of working
- Openness to feedback and resilience
- Comfort with a high pace of change and ability to work at a very fast pace
- Willingness to work flexible hours when needed
