Job Summary
Would you like to be part of a company whose aim is to lead the world's second agricultural revolution? Do you want to leverage your administrative skills to support a CEO, leadership team, and make a positive impact for farmers and people everywhere?
Location: remote, Pacific time zone preferred
Compensation: $25 - $35/hour (depending on experience)
Benefits: N/A
Verdant Robotics' Mission:
https://www.verdantrobotics.com/
Verdant Robotics was founded to provide the best autonomous farming services in the world. Our unique technology transforms grower profits by digitally mapping the entire farm across time and space, automatically tracking and treating every part of every plant at a massive scale.
Our core technology empowers farmers to grow more profitable food. We use computer vision and artificial intelligence to understand every part of every plant at a massive scale - and with automated robotics, we close the loop and act on that information in real-time. We are leaders in robotics, computer vision, and machine learning. Together with our partners, we are building sustainable and highly productive farms.
Why this role exists:
Reporting to and supporting the CEO + leadership team, the Executive Assistant's main role is to make sure time is spent efficiently. You will be scheduling, planning and tracking various day to day activities to give the team more time for high-level projects. If you have a knack for always getting the job done with a smile on your face and laughter along the way, we want to hear from you!
What's in it for me?
If you enjoy working in a dynamic, fast-paced tech environment this could be your dream job! You'll work and learn from seasoned tech leaders and be a central part of achieving our goals while transforming the future of agriculture.
Required experience:
- 5+ years Executive Assistant experience, preferably for C-level executives
Outcomes:
- You will help to protect the executive team's time. Propose and implement ways to make their days more productive.
- You will initiate and organize the best methods of delegation
- You will handle complex calendars and coordinate meetings with internal and external stakeholders, candidates, and others. You will ensure meetings are scheduled and aligned with the executive team's goals, set agendas, take notes, identify and follow up on action items as well as ensure materials and technology are in good working order to avoid delays in meeting start times.
- You will handle additional office administration tasks as they arise.
- You will work closely with the recruiting coordinator to provide executive availability and coordinate interviews with candidates as needed.
- You will assist with travel arrangements including airline, hotel, and transportation bookings.
- You will help gather vendor quotes and prepare information for the executive team.
- You will be responsible for office improvements and repairs by finding quotes and vendors, and tracking the work.
- You will plan team-building events and keep a pulse on culture and team morale.
Core competencies / hard skills:
- You are a self-starter that can think proactively, anticipate roadblocks, and solve problems on the fly, all while keeping track of tasks, travel, and diverse topics addressed by our startup.
- You have a keen eye for detail including tracking money across vendors and accounts.
With a project manager mindset, you can take an ambiguous request, think through the necessary tasks, and get it done!
- You are systems savvy, great with tools, and interested in learning new technologies.
Soft skills:
- You build strong relationships with your leaders and business partners at all levels of the company.
- You have excellent written and verbal communication skills and can be trusted to maintain the confidentiality of sensitive information. This includes Board meeting minutes, executive planning sessions, and company secrets.
- You are comfortable working well under pressure and time constraints.
- You are scrappy, can show your grit, and are willing to pitch in where needed in our startup environment.
