Executive Assistant - R&D

Summary

Join Samsara as a Senior Executive Assistant and provide comprehensive administrative support to two executives within the R&D organization. This remote position, open to US residents (excluding specific metro areas), requires managing executive calendars, travel arrangements, expenses, and event planning. You will also handle email correspondence, liaise with internal and external stakeholders, and assist with departmental meetings. The ideal candidate is highly adaptable, self-directed, and possesses strong organizational and communication skills. This role offers opportunities for career growth within a rapidly expanding company impacting crucial industries. Samsara provides a competitive compensation package and benefits.

Requirements

• 5+ years of experience as an Executive Assistant
• Strong organizational, project management and problem-solving skills
• Strong communication skills, diplomacy, and emotional intelligence
• A strong sense of direction around sensitive scenarios and confidential information

Responsibilities

• Be a representative of your executives, including meeting coordination, email correspondence, and liaising externally (C-level executives, customers, partners) and internally (other departments, key stakeholders)
• Manage and optimize multiple executive calendars
• Plan and book complex travel itineraries
• Manage all work-related expenses
• Assist in creating and managing agendas for departmental staff meetings
• Help organize and plan internal events (offsites, team-building, etc.)
• Anticipate and react to executive requests in an expedient manner
• General administrative duties and ad hoc requests as needed
• Champion, role model, and embed Samsara’s cultural principles (Focus on Customer Success, Build for the Long Term, Adopt a Growth Mindset, Be Inclusive, Win as a Team) as we scale globally and across new offices

Preferred Qualifications

Experience supporting executives in a Research & Development organization (product, engineering)

Benefits

Full time employees receive a competitive total compensation package along with employee-led remote and flexible working, health benefits, Samsara for Good charity fund, and much, much more