Executive Assistant to the CEO

You Will

CEO Time & Priority Management

• Own and manage the CEO’s calendar against company priorities
• Protect focus time, sequence meetings, and manage tradeoffs
• Anticipate needs through forward-looking planning

Communication & Stakeholder Management

• Triage inbox and Slack; elevate high-signal items
• Draft, delegate, and resolve communications
• Serve as a polished point of contact internally and externally

Meeting Prep & Follow-Through

• Ensure readiness with agendas, pre-reads, and materials
• Track decisions, commitments, and follow-ups
• Prepare briefs to increase meeting effectiveness

Office of the CEO Operations

• Partner with the Chief of Staff on weekly planning and cadence
• Maintain simple systems to track priorities and actions
• Support consistency in how the CEO operates

Confidential Matters

• Handle board, investor, and personnel materials with discretion
• Manage signatures and secure documentation
• Exercise strong judgment on escalation vs. resolution

Travel & Logistics

• Own travel planning and complex logistics
• Coordinate leadership meetings and off-sites
• Support personal logistics of the CEO as needed 
• Provide hospitality to office guests of the CEO

You Have

Executive Support Experience

• 8+ years experience, including supporting a C-suite leader
• Background in high-growth or fast-paced environments

Judgment & Discretion

• Trusted with sensitive information
• Strong prioritization and decision instincts

Operational Excellence

• Proven ownership of complex workflows
• High attention to detail and low error rate
• High standards for executive support

Communication & Presence

• Clear, professional communicator
• Represents leadership with polish

Proactivity & Systems Thinking

• Builds simple systems to reduce friction
• Anticipates needs and operates with urgency

Logistics

• NYC-based with regular in-office presence
• Flexibility for off-hours support as needed
• Occasional travel with the CEO

US Salary Range and Benefits

$145,000 - $170,000 USD

The salary range, to the extent specified for this role, is a good faith statement of the minimum and maximum levels of the annual based salary for the position.  The base salary offered to a successful candidate will depend on a wide range of compensation factors, including, but not limited to, work experience, education and/or training, critical skills, and/or business considerations. Competitive equity grants are included in the majority of full time offers; and are considered part of Altana's total compensation package. Altana also offers either a discretionary bonus or a variable compensation plan depending on the role. Additionally, Altana offers top-tier benefits for full-time employees, including:

• Flexible Time Off: Altana operates with a Flexible Time Off (FTO) policy that gives you agency over your own time off so you can maximize your work-life balance.
• Parental Leave: We offer industry leading Paid Parental Leave (PPL), providing 14 weeks of leave for non-birthing, adoptive, and foster parents and up to 26 weeks of leave for birthing parents, all paid at 100% of your base salary.
• Health Benefits: We have a full suite of medical, vision, and dental benefits with generous employer contributions, designed to give you flexibility and choice for your individual health situation. Our high deductible health plan is 100% employe