AI can be a powerful tool for good in the world – at Altana we apply AI to the world’s largest organized body of supply chain data to power a more resilient, more secure, and more sustainable model of global commerce. Our customers connect to the Altana network to build resilience for critical industries and infrastructure, automate and safeguard cross-border trade, transform insurance underwriting, protect national security, combat modern slave labor, disrupt fentanyl trafficking, and ensure that their products are sustainable.
Altana is backed by leading investors and used by the world’s most important organizations, including Lloyd’s, Maersk, multiple government agencies across the US, UK, EU, Singapore, and Australia, General Atomics, Boston Scientific, and more. We are building a global platform connecting the public and private sectors into an AI-powered network for building trusted supply chains. We operate in accordance with our values: we focus on value creation, not capture; we foster diversity and embrace difference; we embrace reality; we get things done; we amaze our clients. When you join Altana, you’ll be joining a vibrant, collaborative team working together to solve complex problems with the potential for global societal impact.
The Opportunity at Altana
We are seeking an Executive Assistant to provide dedicated administrative support to four senior executives: the Chief Revenue Officer (CRO), Chief Growth Officer (CGO), Chief Technology Officer (CTO), and Chief Science Officer (CSO). In this integral role, you will manage complex calendars, coordinate travel, and oversee expenses to ensure smooth and efficient operations for the executive leadership team. The ideal candidate will serve as a reliable partner, demonstrate exceptional organizational skills, and exercise sound judgment to balance multiple priorities and maintain discretion in handling sensitive information.
You Will
- Calendar Management: Meticulously manage and coordinate complex calendars for the CRO, CGO, CTO, CSO and proactively identifying conflicts, prioritizing critical engagements, and communicating clearly with internal and external stakeholders to ensure seamless scheduling.
- Meeting Coordination: Arrange internal and external meetings across various time zones, coordinating logistics and ensuring preparedness, including agendas, materials distribution, and timely follow-ups.
- Travel Arrangements: Organize and manage comprehensive travel itineraries for executives, including transportation, accommodations, stakeholder coordination, event participation, and meal arrangements. Provide detailed, proactive, and timely support to accommodate last-minute changes and evolving needs.
- Expense Management: Process and manage expense reporting for executives with accuracy, diligence, and timeliness, ensuring compliance with company policies and efficient reimbursement procedures.
- Relationship Management: Act as a primary point of contact between executives, internal teams, and external partners, representing the executive team professionally and effectively at all times.
About You
- 2+ years of Administrative or Executive Assistant experience supporting multiple leaders, preferably within a fast-paced, high-growth organization.
- Highly organized with the proven ability to manage multiple calendars, prioritize effectively, and execute tasks with rigorous attention to detail.
- Exceptional interpersonal and communication skills, both verbal and written; adept at engaging with diverse stakeholders at all organizational levels.
- Proactive, solutions-oriented mindset, capable of anticipating executive needs and independently addressing issues to enhance productivity and efficiency.
- Strong discretion, judgment, and professionalism in managing confidential and sensitive information.
- Advanced proficiency with productivity tools, including Google Suite, Slack, MS Office (Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Outlook), and Apple products.
This role is based in Brooklyn, NY, USA with hybrid work flexibility and candidates must be within commuting distance from our Williamsburg office.
US Salary Range and Benefits
$80,000 - $90,000 USD
The salary range, to the extent specified for this role, is a good faith statement of the minimum and maximum levels of the annual based salary for the position. The base salary offered to a successful candidate will depend on a wide range of compensation factors, including, but not limited to, work experience, education and/or training, critical skills, and/or business considerations. Competitive equity grants are included in the majority of full time offers; and are considered part of Altana's total compensation package. Altana also offers either a discretionary bonus or a variable compensation plan depending on the role. Additionally, Altana offers top-tier benefits for full-time employees, including:
- Flexible Time Off: Altana operates with a Flexible Time Off (FTO) policy that gives you agency over your own time off so you can maximize your work-life balance.
- Parental Leave: We offer industry leading Paid Parental Leave (PPL), providing 14 weeks of leave for non-birthing, adoptive, and foster parents and up to 26 weeks of leave for birthing parents, all paid at 100% of your base salary.
- Health Benefits: We have a full suite of medical, vision, and dental benefits with generous employer contributions, designed to give you flexibility and choice for your individual health situation. Our high deductible health plan is 100% employer paid for employees and supplemented with an employer contribution to your Health Savings Account (HSA). There is also a Flexible Spending Account (FSA) option.
- Supplemental Benefits: Altana provides life, short- and long-term disability, and AD&D insurance coverage, all at no cost to you, so you know that you and your loved ones are covered in case of an emergency.
- 401(k) Savings: Save for and invest in your future using our Guideline 401(k) retirement savings program.
- Commuter Benefits: Save money on your commute by setting aside pre-tax funds for public transit or parking!
- Wellness: Because we value mental and emotional health, every Altana employee has access to a free premium subscription to Calm, the #1 app for meditation, sleep, and mindfulness.
- Pet Insurance: Pets are family too! Keep them healthy with Wishbone insurance and / or our Total Pet vet service and telehealth discount plan.
- Employee Assistance Program: Free access to confidential personal support.
- Dependent Care FSA: You will have access to a Dependent Care FSA, which allows you to set aside pre-tax funds for childcare expenses
The recruiter assigned to this role can share more information about the specific compensation and benefit details associated with this role during the hiring process.
- We love to collaborate, and we win as a team!
- We are committed to engineering excellence
- We value personal and professional development
- We learn from diverse backgrounds and perspectives
- We impact the world, from enabling developing countries to identifying drug traffickers
At Altana, we believe that a diverse workforce enables greater creativity, performance, and adaptability. We’re proud to be an equal opportunity employer and welcome you to join us as you are. Our employment opportunities and decisions are based on business needs and individual qualifications, without regard to race, color, religious creed, national origin, ancestry, age, physical or mental disability, medical condition, marital status, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, genetic information, family care or medical leave status, military or veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by the laws or regulations in the areas in which we operate. We prohibit discrimination and harassment of any type, in any situation.
Offers related to employment at Altana will come from an Altana.ai email address. We will never ask for payment as part of the interview or onboarding process.
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What We Do
Altana is the world’s first Value Chain Management System, a collaborative, public-private network that enables customers to take command of their extended supplier and distribution networks from raw material origins to the sale of finished products. By applying artificial intelligence to the world’s largest body of supply chain data, Altana reveals these previously opaque global networks and powers workflows across them. Customers like Boston Scientific, L.L.Bean, Maersk, US Customs and Border Protection, and the UK Department of Business and Trade use Altana to build secure, resilient, efficient, and sustainable global value chains.
We have built a fundamental understanding of how the world’s economy works, and the implications for global resiliency, sustainability and opportunity are enormous. Backed by leading investors and used by the world’s most important organizations, Altana’s mission is to power a new era of globalization organized around trusted value chain networks.
This is a lofty mission, and our success depends on building a diverse, global team and creating an environment in which they can thrive. We operate in accordance with our values: we embrace reality as we work to change it; we focus on value creation, not capture; we foster diversity and embrace difference; and, we go on offense. When you join Altana, you’ll be joining a vibrant, collaborative team working together to solve complex problems with the potential for global societal impact.
Why Work With Us
Altana provides competitive base salaries, full global benefits, including a 100% employer-paid plan and tax-advantaged HSA and FSA options in the US. Plus, we provide a generous PTO policy, annual stipends for wellness and learning and development, equity program, and up to 26 weeks of fully paid parental leave
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Employees engage in a combination of remote and on-site work.
