Job Details

Job Title: Executive Assistant / Personal Assistant

Location: The Peninsula (Bay Area, CA)

Salary Range: $175,000–$200,000

Hours: Standard business hours (with flexibility as needed)

We are seeking an experienced Executive Assistant / Personal Assistant to serve as a true right hand to a CEO based on the Peninsula. This role blends high-level corporate support with occasional personal assistance and involvement with the internal household team. The ideal candidate is proactive, intuitive, easygoing, and genuinely passionate about making a leader's life run seamlessly. This person anticipates needs before being asked and takes pride in creating efficiency and calm in a fast-paced environment.

Key Responsibilities:

Executive Support

• Manage complex business and personal calendars with precision and foresight.
• Coordinate detailed domestic and international travel arrangements.
• Prepare materials and logistics for board meetings.
• Interact professionally with board members, clients, and senior stakeholders.
• Track priorities, streamline processes, and anticipate needs proactively.

Personal & Household Involvement

• Provide hands-on personal support as needed to ensure daily operations run smoothly.
• Work closely with the internal household team, including the chef, security, driver, and housekeeper.
• Be present and engaged in supporting family logistics when required.
• Assist with occasional errands and last-minute requests with discretion and efficiency.
• Support light property-related involvement while collaborating with existing staff (not acting as a property manager).

Qualifications

• Minimum 10+ years of experience supporting senior executives.
• Strong corporate experience required; experience in a blended executive/personal support role preferred.
• Demonstrated experience supporting C-level leadership in a fast-paced environment.
• Highly proactive with strong judgment and problem-solving ability.
• Comfortable receiving direct feedback and operating in a high-expectation environment.
• Exceptional discretion, professionalism, and emotional intelligence.
• Strong organizational skills and attention to detail.
• Easygoing demeanor with a genuine passion for being a trusted right hand.

You can use WorkGrades to collect and manage your references for free and share them with us or anyone else you choose by visiting workgrades.com/home/candidate. Candidates with references are always preferred by our clients. Now is the most important time to stand out from the crowd. We suggest that you ensure you have updated your LinkedIn profile and that you start collecting your references early.

• We will consider qualified candidates with criminal histories in a manner consistent with the requirements of the San Francisco Fair Chance Initiative for Hiring.