Alchemy is hiring: Executive Assistant, Founders in San Francisco
Alchemy, San Francisco, CA, United States, 94199
About The Role
We are seeking an Executive Assistant to support the founder in San Francisco directly. You’ll be our right‑hand person and a force multiplier for us. This is a super critical and exciting time for Alchemy — we’re a close family of 260, with massive global scale powering $150+ billion in transactions and hyper‑scaling the company. Together, we will make magic over the next year as we enter the most exciting chapter of the journey yet! The Executive Assistant position is a high‑exposure role—you will interact with our investors, advisors, execs, partners, and more. Your day‑to‑day will consist of working closely with the founders to manage all aspects of our Alchemy lives. Responsibility and ownership is unbounded – planning complex projects, designing and upgrading systems for optimizing our effectiveness, expanding the surface area and depth of our business relationships – infinite room for growth.
You’ll work closely with the founder of Alchemy on a daily basis, have massive ownership and creative liberties, and continually take on more and more responsibility. You’ll get to see firsthand how a $10B company runs and have a huge role in shaping the future of our lives.
What You'll Do
- Execution / Hustle: High energy and a bias toward action is a must. You don't wait to be told what to do — by then you've already done it. Where other people see barriers, you find a way.
- Highly organized: Combine high‑level strategic planning with a maniacal focus on detail and progress. Anticipate issues and proactively handle them.
- Stellar communication: You’ll be in constant communication with our Head of Sales – this is the key to a great team. High‑quality written and verbal communication is absolutely key to success.
- Manages the daily schedule and coordinates logistics for all internal and external meetings, proactively managing conflicts and understanding the Head of Sales’ priorities.
- Triages and prioritizes asks from direct reports, investors, and the broader team; exercises strong judgment and discretion with highly confidential information.
- Schedules and coordinates logistics for speaking engagements, conferences, or other special events (both onsite & offsite).
- Works cross‑functionally to ensure clear, efficient communication between teams.
- Creates, scales, and owns processes for the executive office. Organized approach and prioritization in a fast‑paced environment.
- Sets best practices on the admin team as a mentor and leader. Helps the team work efficiently together, and partners with other leaders on career & growth plans for the admin team.
- Handles other administrative tasks, such as ordering lunch, planning business travel, processing expenses, and checking meeting times.
- Has the ability to “think ahead” of needs. Anticipate potential issues and handle them independently or assemble the right group to resolve them.
- Builds trust and rapport quickly with the Head of Sales and their immediate team, and can influence and push back when necessary.
What We're Looking For
- 4+ years of work experience, 2+ years directly supporting Executives
- Live in the Bay Area: We have an in‑person culture, and it’s an absolute blast. To be an effective team, we need to operate together in person daily.
- Integrity: You will have access to more of my sensitive information – both Alchemy and personal – than anyone else. Trust and integrity is an absolute must.
- Easy to work with: We value people who are relaxed and friendly while also being intense and absolute hustlers. Our lives are crazy and only getting crazier (in the best way possible). You need to go with the flow, laugh when it seems the hardest, and remember that everything always works out for the best!
- Creativity: Come up with ways of doing things that others say weren’t possible. There is always a way.
- Strategic thinking: How do we accomplish 10x what we’re doing today? Planning a long‑term roadmap, automating everything, and executing short‑term solutions in tandem – constantly improving.
Benefits and Perks
- Medical, Dental & Vision
- Gym reimbursement
- Home Office Build‑out Budget
- In‑office group meals
- Wellbeing & Mental Health perks
- Learning & Development stipend
- Company‑sponsored conferences & events
- HSA and FSA plans
- Fertility benefits
Compensation
Alchemy is committed to offering competitive compensation, including a base salary as well as equity. The base salary range for this position is estimated to be between $120,000 and $175,000 annually. This range reflects base salary only, and does not include bonus, equity, or benefits. Your salary will be determined by various factors, including relevant experience, skill set, qualifications, and other business needs.