Senior 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. You will manage calendars, travel arrangements, expenses, and event planning, while also handling ad hoc projects. This hybrid role requires one day a week in the San Francisco office and four days remotely. The ideal candidate is highly adaptable, self-directed, and capable of managing a varied workload. You will have the opportunity to impact industries that power our global economy and contribute to a company with a culture that encourages career development. Relocation assistance is not provided.

Requirements

• 5+ years of experience as an Executive Assistant
• Ability to work at our San Francisco HQ one day per week
• 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