Executive Assistant / Business Partner, Distyl
$160-200k
Plus equity
More information about location
Generative AI solutions for enterprises
Open for applications
Generative AI solutions for enterprises
101-200 employees
Open for applications
$160-200k
Plus equity
More information about location
101-200 employees
Company mission
To create the most customer-centric AI company that revolutionizes how enterprise thrive in the AI-assisted economy.
Role
Who you are
- We are looking for someone who thrives in high-ownership environments and is energized by supporting ambitious leaders building something meaningful
- You are the type of person who naturally anticipates problems before they appear, brings structure to complex situations, and executes flawlessly under pressure
- You are adept at managing high task volume with zero drop-off, staying on top of competing priorities in a fast-paced environment, ensuring every commitment and follow-up is executed
- You are calm and capable of managing both strategic context and operational detail simultaneously
- The right candidate is deeply organized, extremely resourceful, and capable of navigating across executives, investors, customers, and internal teams with professionalism and discretion
- 12+ years of experience supporting senior executives in high-growth technology companies or similarly complex environments
- Experience serving as a senior Executive Business Partner or senior Executive Assistant
- Exceptional ability to prioritize, manage complexity, and execute at a high level of precision
- Proven track record of operating effectively in fast-moving startup or scale-up environments
- Strong judgment and discretion when handling sensitive information and leadership-level communication
- Excellent communication and stakeholder management skills
- Ability to work closely with executive leadership, board members, and investors
- Systems thinker who can create structure where none exists
- High emotional intelligence and ability to build trusted relationships across the organization
What the job involves
- You will act as a trusted partner to the CEO, helping ensure that time, attention, and energy are directed toward the most important priorities
- Manage and optimize the CEO’s calendar, travel, and scheduling to maximize focus on high-impact work
- Serve as a trusted gatekeeper for the CEO’s time while ensuring important issues reach them quickly
- Serve as a strategic operational partner to the CEO, helping manage priorities, commitments, and key initiatives
- Drive preparation and follow-through for board meetings, executive leadership meetings, investor discussions, and critical internal forums
- Track and coordinate company-wide initiatives, ensuring alignment across leadership teams and removing blockers when they arise
- Anticipate issues before they become problems and proactively resolve them
- Manage complex logistics and communications across internal and external stakeholders
- Create systems that improve information flow, operational clarity, and execution speed for the leadership team
- Support high-priority projects and company initiatives directly with the CEO
Our take
Distyl helps large enterprises adopt AI by providing tailored AI solutions. Its platform combines AI-native software with a top engineering team, enabling rapid implementation of AI across industries like healthcare, telecom and retail.
The company uses precision-engineered software and tools like Distillery to automate operations, transforming knowledge into AI processes. This results in faster decision-making and improved efficiency, allowing enterprises to stay competitive and optimise their operations.
With impressive funding secured, Distyl has quickly gained traction from Fortune 100 companies, delivering stunning outcomes like a 47% reduction in task resolution time. Having broken into Unicorn territory with a $1.7 billion valuation within two years of founding, the company is growing and expanding its customer base and product capabilities.
Freddie
Company Specialist at Welcome to the Jungle
Company
Funding (last 2 of 3 rounds)
Sep 2025
$175m
LATE VC
Nov 2024
$20m
SERIES A
Total funding: $202m
Company benefits
- Equity options and healthcare
- Collaborative and supportive work environment
- Strong focus on personal and professional growth
Company HQ
SoMa, San Francisco, CA
Leadership
Arjun Prakash
(Co-Founder & CEO)Previously the Head of Solutions at Snorkel AI, a Business Development Head at Palantir Technologies and an Associate at BlackRock.
Derek Ho
(Co-Founder & COO)Previously the VP of Customers at Mendel.ai and also worked in Business Development at Palantir Technologies.
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