Executive Assistant
Harness
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Job Description
Executive Assistant at Harness
Harness, led by technologist and entrepreneur Jyoti Bansal, founder of AppDynamics (acquired by Cisco for $3.7B), is a rapidly growing company valued at $5.5B with ~$240M in Series E venture funding from top investors like Goldman Sachs, Menlo Ventures, and Google Ventures. Harness is at the forefront of AI-powered software delivery, enabling global teams to build, test, and deliver software faster, safer, and more reliably. Our platform brings AI and automation to the engineering lifecycle, transforming complex workflows into streamlined processes at massive global scale.
The Harness platform features industry-leading products in CI/CD, Feature Flags, Cloud Cost Management, Service Reliability, Chaos Engineering, Software Engineering Insights, Internal Developer Experience, and API discovery, observability, governance, and runtime protection. We've powered 128M deployments, 81M builds, protected 1.2T API calls, and optimized $1.9B in cloud spend, helping customers like United Airlines and Choice Hotels achieve significant improvements in release speed and DevOps efficiency. With a global presence in over 25 countries, Harness is actively shaping the future of AI-driven software delivery and seeking exceptional talent to accelerate our mission.
Position Summary
As an Executive Assistant at Harness, you will provide comprehensive support to our G&A Executive Leadership team members. This role demands independent coordination, strong prioritization, and dedicated administrative support. Leveraging your exceptional communication and multitasking abilities, you will efficiently manage their time and enhance the team's overall productivity.
The ideal candidate thrives in the dynamic, high-velocity environment of a global Sales team. You will be adept at anticipating the leadership team's needs and possess a strong bias for action, proactively identifying and resolving any administrative or operational challenges before they arise.
About The Role
- Manage calendars, including scheduling internal and external meetings and resolving scheduling conflicts.
- Ensure the Leaders are briefed and prepared for key meetings and planned activities.
- Arrange domestic and international travel.
- Prepare expense reports in a timely fashion.
- Actively attend and participate in both virtual and in-person meetings when appropriate, with follow up on action items.
- Help organize and execute internal team events.
- Support in monitoring and posting on social media.
- Perform other admin-related tasks and projects as assigned.
About You
- A minimum of 10 years of work experience in an Executive Assistant or similar support function with transferable skills.
- Preferred location is San Francisco/Bay Area, with a hybrid work schedule.
- Proficiency with Google apps, Microsoft Suite, Slack, Zoom, Navan, etc.
- Experience working at a start-up or rapidly-growing company.
- Enthusiastic, self-motivated, and with a can-do attitude.
- Able to manage a variety of different working styles across the organization.
- Excellent communication skills.
- Highly organized and detail-oriented.
- Strong work ethic and high level of integrity.
- Ability to maintain confidentiality and practice discretion in your everyday work.
- Agile and flexible in response to changing priorities and needs with the ability to pivot quickly.
Work Location
San Francisco, CA
What you will have at Harness
- Competitive salary.
- Comprehensive healthcare benefits.
- Flexible Spending Account (FSA).
- Flexible work schedule.
- Employee Assistance Program (EAP).
- Flexible Time Off and Parental Leave.
- Monthly, quarterly, and annual social and team building events.
- Monthly internet reimbursement.
Pay Transparency
The expected salary range for this position is $150,000—$170,000 USD.
Key skills/competency
- Calendar Management
- Travel Arrangement
- Expense Reporting
- Meeting Coordination
- Event Organization
- Social Media Management
- Google Apps Proficiency
- Microsoft Suite Proficiency
- Communication Skills
- Organization & Detail-Oriented
How to Get Hired at Harness
- Research Harness's culture: Study their mission, values, recent news, and employee testimonials on LinkedIn and Glassdoor.
- Customize your resume: Tailor your Executive Assistant resume to highlight experience in calendar management, travel logistics, and executive support at fast-growing tech companies.
- Showcase communication skills: Prepare to demonstrate exceptional written and verbal communication, organizational, and proactive problem-solving abilities during interviews.
- Highlight tech proficiency: Emphasize your expertise with Google Workspace, Microsoft Suite, Slack, Zoom, and other relevant administrative tools.
- Emphasize discretion and integrity: Be ready to discuss experiences maintaining confidentiality and demonstrating a strong work ethic in previous Executive Assistant roles.
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