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Cogent Security is an Applied AI Lab building next-generation AI agents for cybersecurity. The company's "AI Taskforce" assesses petabytes of enterprise data to remediate security issues before critical breaches occur. Cogent blends frontier research with real-world execution, partnering with Fortune 500 companies to secure complex production environments. The company is backed by Greylock and Bain Capital Ventures and has assembled a team from top universities (Stanford, Berkeley, Penn, Duke, Carnegie Mellon, Waterloo), high-growth companies (Scale AI, Databricks, Stripe, Tesla, Coinbase), leading cybersecurity firms (Wiz, Abnormal AI, Zscaler), and preeminent research labs (DeepMind, SAIL).
As Executive Assistant to the CEO, you will own the operations behind the CEO and Field CISO, ensuring their time is directed toward customers, candidates, and company building. You will be their trusted partner in running the week, planning ahead, and keeping every commitment on track with autonomy to make independent decisions.
Key responsibilities include: managing calendar and email end-to-end for both executives, triaging inbound requests and protecting focus time across time zones; coordinating weekly schedules with meeting prep and follow-up on action items; running logistics for critical meetings including CEO candidate conversations; hosting customers, investors, and candidates at the San Francisco office as the first point of contact for the CEO's office; handling day-to-day leadership logistics including travel and team meals; and taking on special projects while expanding support to founders and critical function leaders as the team grows.
REQUIREMENTS:
- 7+ years of experience as an Executive Assistant, ideally supporting a CEO or founder
- Background at a venture-backed startup or venture capital firm
- Demonstrated ability to run on day one: anticipate CEO needs and act before being asked
- Advanced calendar and inbox management with judgment to prioritize and decline appropriately
- Strong project management skills to track and move multiple workstreams simultaneously
- Poise with customers and executives; comfort being the first point of contact for Fortune 500 security leaders
- Discretion with confidential information
BONUS:
- Experience supporting multiple executives simultaneously
- Experience coordinating recruiting logistics or candidate interviews
- Experience at Series A-C company during fast headcount growth
