Executive Assistant to the CTO

We’re seeking a high-caliber Executive Assistant with proven software-development expertise to provide day-to-day support to our CTO. You’ll manage classic C-level administrative duties — calendar orchestration, stakeholder communications, board-level prep — and act as a technical right hand: reviewing code snippets, spinning up lightweight prototypes, wrangling dashboards, and translating product-engineering road-map details for non-technical audiences. If you thrive at the intersection of meticulous executive support and hands-on coding, this hybrid role is for you.

Key Responsibilities

• Own the CTO’s complex, ever-shifting calendar across global time zones (strategy sessions, sprint reviews, investor calls, hiring loops).

• Screen and prioritize email, Slack, and written correspondence; draft responses that reflect the CTO’s voice and intent.

• Prepare board decks, OKR updates, and investor memos; synthesize technical KPIs into crisp, executive-ready visuals.

• Coordinate domestic & international travel end-to-end (visas, agendas, briefing kits).

• Plan off-sites, hackathons, and leadership summits, partnering with People Ops & Finance on logistics and budget.

• Maintain strict confidentiality on roadmap, IP, and personnel matters.

• Jump into the codebase for quick fixes: build internal tooling, automate repetitive tasks, write scripts/tests, or triage pull requests.

• Attend stand-ups and sprint reviews; capture action items; follow up with ICs and PMs to ensure closure.

• Create and maintain lightweight prototypes or proof-of-concepts to validate new product ideas.

• Query databases/dashboards (SQL, Looker, Grafana, Amplitude, etc.) to pull metrics for executive reporting.

• Translate technical discussions into plain-English briefs for cross-functional leaders.

• Evaluate and onboard productivity/SaaS tools that boost engineering throughput and knowledge management.

Required Qualifications

• 5+ years of experience as an Executive or Personal Assistant supporting VP/C-suite leaders and
• 2+ years of professional software-development experience (or equivalent open-source contributions).
• Proficiency in at least one modern programming language (e.g., Python, JavaScript/TypeScript, Go, Java, C#).
• Solid grasp of software-development life cycle, Git workflow, CI/CD, and Agile methodologies.
• Mastery of EA toolset and productivity suites (Google Workspace / MS 365, Notion/Confluence, Slack, Zoom, Asana/Jira).
• Proven ability to juggle shifting priorities with a calm, solutions-first mindset.
• Impeccable written and verbal communication in English; adept at distilling complexity for technical and non-technical audiences.
• Discretion in handling sensitive information; high emotional intelligence when interacting with engineers, executives, and investors.

Preferred / Nice-to-Have

• Experience in high-growth SaaS, fintech, ed-tech, or deep-tech startups.
• Familiarity with data-analysis or BI tools (SQL, Python pandas, Tableau, Power BI).
• Background in DevOps, cloud (AWS/Azure/GCP), or automation scripting.
• Multilingual in english and arabic.
• Prior involvement in open-source communities or technical blogging.