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Executive Assistant, Sales Leadership

Cognition AI - San Francisco, CA, United States - In-office - posted 2026-08-20

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Cognition AI is an applied AI lab building end-to-end software agents, best known for Devin, the first AI software engineer. The company was founded in 2023 and is headquartered in San Francisco with a talent-dense team including world-class competitive programmers, former founders, and leaders from companies like Scale AI, Palantir, Cursor, Waymo, Tesla, Google DeepMind, and others. You will serve as Executive Assistant supporting a group of 3 Sales VPs as the company scales its go-to-market organization. This is a high-trust, high-visibility operational role where you'll be the backbone of a fast-moving sales leadership team. Key responsibilities include: managing complex, ever-changing calendars across multiple Sales VPs with proactive conflict resolution; coordinating domestic and international travel including itineraries, visas, and last-minute changes; owning logistics for sales leadership meetings, QBRs, offsites, and customer/prospect visits; acting as gatekeeper and first point of contact for executives with sound judgment on prioritization and confidentiality; preparing and editing correspondence, presentations, and internal communications; partnering with GTM Operations, Recruiting, and Marketing on cross-functional initiatives; processing expense reports and managing budgets; anticipating needs and proactively solving problems with minimal oversight; and handling sensitive information with discretion. You'll work closely with Sales, GTM Operations, Marketing, and the broader EA team in the San Francisco office. This role is fully on-site and requires someone who thrives in fast-paced, high-growth environments and can juggle competing priorities across multiple executives. Required qualifications: 3+ years as an Executive Assistant, ideally supporting multiple executives or sales/GTM leadership in tech; track record thriving in fast-paced, high-growth, ambiguous environments with startup or hyper-growth tech experience strongly preferred; exceptional organizational skills and ability to context-switch across multiple executives' priorities; strong written and verbal communication; sound judgment with confidential information; proficiency with Google Workspace, Slack, Ramp, Salesforce, and similar tools; proactive, independent work style; based in or willing to relocate to San Francisco with ability to work on-site 5 days per week.

About Cognition AI

AI / Data / Infrastructure — AI software engineering agents and developer automation.

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