Executive Assistant, Ava Labs
$140-170k
Smart contracts platform for dApps
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Smart contracts platform for dApps
501-1000 employees
Be an early applicant
$140-170k
501-1000 employees
Company mission
To build an open, simple, and democratic internet of finance that enables the world to have a more prosperous future.
Role
Who you are
- You get energy from making brilliant, busy people more effective. You think ahead, not just react
- You are unflappable. Things move fast, plans change, and the stakes are real. You do your best work under that kind of pressure
- You can read a room, a relationship, and an organization. You know when to act independently and when to escalate
- You have genuine curiosity about the technology and business of Web3. You do not need to be a blockchain expert, but this world should excite you
- You are based in New York and available to travel internationally
- 5+ years of experience supporting C-suite executives, in a high-growth technology or financial services environment
- Exceptional written communication skills, able to draft board-ready materials, executive correspondence, and company-wide communications without heavy direction
- Demonstrated ability to build and manage complex international travel programs, including security-conscious itineraries and real-time contingency management
- Fluency with AI tools and a proven habit of using them to eliminate low-value administrative work
- Strong financial literacy, budget tracking, expense reconciliation, and vendor management across multiple workstreams
- Discretion and professionalism that senior leaders, board members, and external partners trust without question
- Bachelor's degree or equivalent professional experience
What the job involves
- Ava Labs is the team behind Avalanche, one of the most performant and widely adopted Layer 1 blockchain networks in the world
- Our executive team operates at the intersection of deep technical innovation, institutional capital, and global policy
- We are seeking a highly accomplished and discreet Executive Assistant to provide dedicated, high-touch support to our CEO, President and COO
- Operating at the centre of the organization's most critical decisions and relationships, this role demands exceptional judgement, precision, and the ability to work with a high degree of autonomy in a fast-paced environment
- The ideal candidate is a strategic partner who proactively anticipates needs, manages complexity with grace, and serves as a trusted extension of the executive team
- Own and orchestrate complex, high-priority calendars for three C-suite principals simultaneously, resolving conflicts with sound judgement and minimal direction
- Strategically protect executives time by prioritizing meetings, flagging scheduling conflicts, and ensuring alignment with organizational priorities and leadership rhythms
- Coordinate and manage all scheduling for board meetings, leadership off-sites, all-hands events, and executive steering committees
- Proactively prepare daily and weekly briefings, ensuring all principals are fully informed and prepared for every engagement
- Serve as the primary communication hub between the CEO, President, COO and internal and external stakeholders, triaging inboxes, drafting high-quality correspondence, and ensuring timely follow-through
- Demonstrate mature judgment in all communications with and on behalf of executives, knowing when to engage, when to hold back, and how to protect executive headspace during high-intensity periods
- Exercise considerable discretion in managing sensitive and confidential communications on behalf of all principals
- Prepare briefing documents, meeting agendas, talking points, and follow-up summaries for key engagements, including QBRs and company-wide communications from the CEO, President and COO
- Plan and execute complex, multi-leg domestic and international travel itineraries including private and commercial air, ground transportation, accommodations, and visa and passport logistics
- Anticipate and resolve travel disruptions in real time, ensuring executives are never without a contingency plan
- Coordinate closely with executive protection personnel, security teams, and home-office staff on travel planning with full awareness of security requirements
- Manage detailed travel budgets and reconcile expenses in accordance with company policy
- Support the development of QBRs, board materials, and company-wide executive communications, including research, synthesis, deck preparation, and follow-up tracking
- Manage sensitive visitor and guest protocols, including access management, NDA routing, and escort coordination
- Build and maintain strong relationships with home-office staff, senior executive assistants, and department heads to ensure seamless information flow and operational alignment
- Lead or assist with special projects and strategic initiatives as assigned by the principals
- Manage vendor relationships, contractor agreements, and external service providers supporting the executive office
- This is a rare chance to sit inside the engine room of one of the most important companies in blockchain
- You will work alongside people who are shaping the infrastructure of a new financial system and absorb strategy as it forms. The principals you support are among the most respected names in Web3. For the right person, there are few better environments in which to grow
Our take
The highly secure and decentralised nature of blockchain technology makes it an attractive prospect for financial projects. Historically, this has compromised transaction speed and scalability, with Ethereum and Blockchain speeds barely breaking into double digits per second.
Ava Labs’ open-source platform, Avalanche, enables companies to launch decentralised applications with all the benefits of blockchain, whilst processing a record-smashing 4,500 transactions per second. The company's strategy has been to tailor its blockchain to specific applications, establishing a reputation in the sector through efficient hard-and-fast use cases with low fees. This has allowed it to operate alongside blockchain giants like Ethereum that hold large amounts of the DeFi market.
In answering the strong appetite for a cheaper and more scalable blockchain consensus, Ava Labs has found a keen audience and secured the ability to pursue its goal of opening the space up to more users. The Avalanche platform has become the first to partner with Amazon Web Services, becoming part of a project to bring blockchain technology to government and enterprises. The company also partnered with digital identity verification provider Blockpass to collaborate towards furthering the safety, security and capabilities of the ecosystem.
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Company Specialist at Welcome to the Jungle
Insights
61% employee growth in 12 months
Company
Funding (last 2 of 3 rounds)
Apr 2022
$350m
LATE VC
Sep 2021
$230m
LATE VC
Total funding: $586m
Company benefits
- 401k (non-matching)
- Commuter Benefits
- Comprehensive Insurance
- Short-term/long-term Disability
- Life Insurance
- Happy Hour Fridays
- Team Activities
- Remote-friendly Networking
- Unlimited PTO
- Remote Friendly
- Volunteer Time-Off
Company HQ
Hell's Kitchen, New York, NY
Leadership
Kevin Sekniqi
(Co-Founder)Former Researcher and Software Engineer at Microsoft and NASA, with a PhD in Computer Science from Cornell.
Emin Gun Sirer
(Co-Founder & CEO)Founder of Bloxroute Labs and professor at Cornell for 20 years with a PhD in Computer Science from the University of Washington.
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