HQ Executive Assistant to the CEO, Havenly Brands
5 days a week in office
Interior design services
Open for applications
Interior design services
201-500 employees
Open for applications
5 days a week in office
201-500 employees
Company mission
To open the door to better living and redefine how people shop for home.
Role
Who you are
- 6+ years of experience supporting a senior-level executive, preferably a CEO or other C-suite leader
- Experience in a high-growth, consumer-facing, or startup environment strongly preferred
- Exceptional written and verbal communication skills
- Strong organizational and prioritization skills with the ability to operate independently
- High level of discretion, professionalism, and executive presence
- Technologically fluent, with demonstrated curiosity and comfort adopting AI tools and emerging technologies
What the job involves
- Havenly is seeking an exceptional Executive Assistant to serve as a trusted partner to our CEO. This is a highly visible, high-impact role requiring discretion, operational excellence, and the ability to navigate a fast-paced, high-growth environment
- The Executive Assistant will act as a force multiplier for the CEO — ensuring her time, communications, and daily operations run seamlessly amid constant change and shifting priorities
- Own and manage the CEO’s complex, dynamic calendar, adapting quickly to last-minute pivots and evolving priorities
- Manage recurring leadership team schedules and programs, including action planning sessions, strategy days, offsites, and leadership meetings
- Manage select special projects and initiatives on behalf of the CEO, ensuring alignment, coordination, and timely execution
- Serve as a central point of coordination between the CEO and cross-functional business units to ensure strong communication and alignment
- Exercise sound judgment in determining what requires CEO visibility versus independent handling
- Act as a highly trusted gatekeeper and partner across all communication channels
- Plan and execute all domestic and international travel arrangements for the CEO, including flights, hotels, ground transportation, itineraries, and visa coordination
- Coordinate and execute travel logistics for additional Leadership Team members and broader team travel as needed
- Manage complex, multi-leg itineraries while balancing time efficiency and cost considerations
- Troubleshoot travel disruptions in real time with calm, solutions-oriented execution
- Manage and shadow the CEO’s inbox, triaging inbound communication and prioritizing urgent matters
- Draft responses on behalf of the CEO and ensure timely follow-through on key communications
- Flag critical issues and ensure appropriate visibility and action
- Support day-to-day management of the Denver office environment
- Coordinate weekly team lunches (including Tuesday team lunches) and other in-office engagement initiatives
- Plan and execute special events hosted in the Denver office
- Partner with building management to address facilities needs, maintenance requests, and vendor coordination
- Help ensure a welcoming, well-run, and fun yet professional office environment reflective of Havenly’s culture
- Plan and execute a wide range of events on behalf of the CEO, including leadership team dinners, executive offsites, and company-wide initiatives
- Coordinate and execute team-based events such as holiday celebrations, hackathons, spirit weeks, and other engagement initiatives
- Manage end-to-end logistics including venue sourcing, vendor coordination, budgets, and timelines
- Ensure all events reflect Havenly’s brand and culture with polish and attention to detail
- Build and refine systems that improve executive operations and communication flow
- Identify inefficiencies and implement scalable solutions
- Leverage modern workplace tools and integrate AI into daily workflows to enhance productivity, organization, and decision support
Our take
Founded in 2014, Havenly Brands has grown to be a major player in the online interior design space. It operates the brands Havenly, Interior Define, Burrow, The Citizenry, The Inside and St. Frank - delivering ways for people to more easily make their spaces their own.
One of the ways it does this is by connecting consumers with professional interior designers and product purchase recommendations through the Havenly platform. These consultations put the company ahead of simple visualization services, by making what is typically an inaccessible service affordable to more people.
Along with the sector at large, Havenly Brands has seen a healthy upswing in recent years. As it continues to build out its family of brands, its unique approach to the interior design business could see it win big.
Freddie
Company Specialist at Welcome to the Jungle
Insights
-4% employee growth in 12 months
Company
Funding (last 2 of 6 rounds)
Jun 2021
$28m
SERIES C
Oct 2019
$32m
SERIES C
Total funding: $85.9m
Company HQ
River North Art District, Denver, CO
Leadership
Lee (Motayed) Mayer
(Co-Founder & CEO)A Columbia and Harvard Business School graduate who started out in Strategic Development at Canon. They also worked at Bain & Company from 2009 to 2011.
Emily Motayed Lancaster
(Co-Founder)They have an MBA from the Wharton School and were Chief of Staff at Bread. They also co-founded Nurture& and Livi Beauty.
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