Senior Administrative Assistant

1Password 1Password · Enterprise · United States, Canada · Remote · Technology

Experienced Sr Administrative Assistant to support multiple VPs within the Engineering organization, acting as an executive partner to manage complexity, protect focus time, and ensure smooth operations in a fast-moving, highly technical environment. This role involves coordinating with leaders, teams, and cross-functional partners, handling sensitive information with discretion, and applying strong judgment.

What you'd actually do

  1. Own and optimize complex, multi-stakeholder calendars for Engineering VPs (prioritization, tradeoffs, rapid changes, proactive planning).
  2. Drive meeting hygiene and outcomes: agendas, pre-reads, the right attendees, action items, and follow-through.
  3. Coordinate operating rhythms (staff meetings, leadership syncs, planning cycles, business reviews, org communications).
  4. Partner with VPs on priority management—anticipate conflicts, surface risks early, and propose options/solutions.
  5. Manage travel and logistics (when applicable): itineraries, changes, expense support, and clear communication.
  6. Serve as a trusted liaison to senior leaders, internal teams, and external stakeholders—ensuring timely, clear, professional communication.

Skills

Required

  • 4+ years of experience supporting senior executives (VP level and/or equivalent), ideally in Engineering/Technology.
  • Demonstrated strength managing competing priorities across multiple leaders with excellent judgment and calm under pressure.
  • Strong project management skills: you can take an ambiguous ask, define the work, and drive it to completion.
  • Ability to build enough technical/contextual understanding to anticipate needs and coordinate effectively with engineering teams.
  • High discretion and integrity with confidential information.
  • Clear, concise written and verbal communication; comfortable drafting exec-ready notes and messages.
  • Highly organized, detail-oriented, and systems-minded (you improve processes rather than just “keep up”).
  • Proficiency with modern collaboration tools (Notion, Google Workspace, Slack, Zoom, calendar tooling).

What the JD emphasized

  • 4+ years of experience supporting senior executives (VP level and/or equivalent), ideally in Engineering/Technology.
  • Ability to build enough technical/contextual understanding to coordinate effectively with engineering teams.
  • High discretion and integrity with confidential information.
  • Handle confidential information and sensitive topics with care, good security practices, and sound judgment.