Senior Executive Assistant

Rubrik Rubrik · Enterprise · Palo Alto, CA · Finance & Accounting

Senior Executive Assistant to the CFO at a high-growth cybersecurity company. This role requires strategic partnership, operational excellence, and proactive problem-solving, with a focus on managing executive schedules, investor relations, board operations, and implementing process improvements including AI and automation.

What you'd actually do

  1. Architect the CFO’s weekly schedule with intention—protecting deep-work blocks, sequencing high-stakes meetings for optimal energy, and ensuring preparation materials arrive in advance.
  2. Coordinate end-to-end preparation for Quarterly Earnings cycles and Board of Directors / Audit Committee meetings partnering with Investor Relations, Finance and Legal to ensure all logistics and materials are seamless.
  3. Own the “zero-error zone”: manage complex expense structures, and ensure every detail is accounted for before it reaches the CFO’s desk.
  4. Proactively identify and implement tools and process improvements—including AI and automation—that streamline executive workflows and boost team efficiency.
  5. Serve as the CFO’s gatekeeper and gateway—managing access with emotional intelligence so that even when the answer is “not now,” stakeholders feel heard and respected.

Skills

Required

  • 8+ years of experience supporting C-Suite executives
  • Demonstrated experience in a public-company setting or supporting executives through an IPO or rapid-scale phase
  • Expert-level proficiency in G-Suite, Zoom, Slack, and modern travel/expense platforms (e.g., Navan, Concur)
  • Comfort adopting new technologies, including generative AI and automation tools, to streamline workflows
  • Exceptional written and verbal communication skills
  • Proven ability to manage highly confidential information with discretion

Nice to have

  • seasoned judgment of a senior EA
  • entrepreneurial instinct
  • AI and automation tools

What the JD emphasized

  • high-growth cybersecurity environment
  • public-company environment
  • AI and automation tools
  • high emotional intelligence
  • unflappable nature
  • high-pressure situations
  • fast-moving environments
  • Financially fluent
  • Comfort adopting new technologies
  • generative AI and automation tools
  • manage highly confidential information