Sr. Executive Assistant

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We’re seeking a highly experienced Senior Executive Assistant to provide comprehensive support to our Chief Operating Officer (COO). This role is ideal for someone with extensive experience supporting senior leaders in fast-paced, high-growth environments, particularly within global software or technology organizations. As a trusted partner to the COO, you will play a pivotal role in operationalizing strategic initiatives, managing complex scheduling needs, and driving cross-functional collaboration across departments such as Sales, Marketing, Engineering, People, and Product. You will also oversee the planning and execution of strategic events and community-building initiatives for the team.

In addition to these responsibilities, this role requires expertise in managing global travel logistics and customer engagement planning to maximize the COO’s impact during business trips.

The Impact You Will Have:

• Ensure the COO is fully prepared for all meetings with an accurate, forward-looking calendar.
• Navigate shifting priorities and high-pressure environments with unyielding grit, maintaining a "calm in the storm" presence.
• Deploy a deep functional comfort with AI tools to synthesize data, automate routine administration, and accelerate decision-making cycles.
• Proactively manage and prioritize the COO’s schedule to optimize productivity.
• Coordinate with internal and external stakeholders to ensure timely responses and seamless communication.
• Enhance the COO’s efficiency by streamlining workflows, enabling a more productive team and company.
• Execute strategic initiatives with precision, delivering measurable outcomes.
• Curate customer engagement plans for business travel to ensure maximum impact.

Experience: Minimum of 10+ years of executive administrative and/or program management experience supporting C-Suite level executives in global software or technology organizations.

• Proven expertise in managing global travel logistics for executives.
• Experience working with VPs/SVPs overseeing large teams (2,000+ employees) in technical roles such as engineering or customer-facing functions.
• Familiarity with high-growth environments and hyper-scaling companies.

About Databricks

Databricks is the Data and AI company. More than 20,000 organizations worldwide — including adidas, AT&T, Bayer, Block, Mastercard, Rivian, Unilever, and 70% of the Fortune 500 — rely on the Databricks Data + AI Platform to build and scale data and AI apps, analytics and agents. Headquartered in San Francisco with 30+ offices around the globe, Databricks offers a unified platform that includes Genie, Lakebase, Agent Bricks, Lakeflow, Lakehouse, and Unity Catalog. To learn more, follow Databricks on LinkedIn, X, YouTube, and Instagram.

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