Executive Assistant

About Away

We believe travel makes us better. Founded in 2016 with one perfectly designed carry-on, we now offer a range of luggage and travel essentials for every journey. Together we create, innovate, and embark on this journey as a community of travelers, helping to make travel more seamless for everyone.

Join The Crew

We are hiring an Executive Assistant to join our team. This position reports to the Chief of Staff and takes Away further by enabling our President—and the broader leadership team—to operate with clarity, efficiency, and impact. You'll manage the day-to-day rhythm of the Office of the CEO & President, support cross-functional alignment, and help drive key priorities forward in a fast-paced, ever-evolving environment. This role is perfect for someone with sharp judgement, who thrives in a fast-paced environment, and is eager to grow into a broader transformational role.

What you’ll do as The Executive Assistant

• You’ll provide day-to-day administrative support to the President, including proactive calendar management, complex travel coordination, and expense tracking

• You’ll coordinate Board of Directors and leadership team meeting scheduling, materials prep, and follow-ups

• You’ll own the weekly leadership team meeting cadence, including agenda development, note-taking, and tracking action items to ensure completion

• You’ll work closely with the Chief of Staff to manage workflows, balance priorities, and ensure the President’s time is aligned with the business’s most critical needs

• You’ll support cross-functional visibility and alignment by maintaining leadership team calendars, shared tools, and recurring operating rhythms

• You’ll document and evolve processes, templates, and SOPs that improve team efficiency, consistency, and accountability 

• You’ll support short-term operational projects and internal initiatives as needed, helping to bring structure and momentum to loosely defined efforts to make them more actionable

• You’ll draft clear, effective communications and help prepare materials for team meetings, company All Hands, and board engagement

Who you are

• You have a minimum of 3 years of experience supporting senior leaders in administrative or operations roles; C-level exposure is strongly beneficial, but not required

• You’re highly organized, detail-obsessed, and proactive—you understand when to act without needing direction, and when to clue in key stakeholders to ensure everyone is on the same page to bring critical work forward

• You’re skilled in complex calendar and time management, with the ability to juggle competing priorities in a fast-paced environment

• You’re a clear, confident, and professional communicator with the maturity to work across senior leaders, board members, and external partners

• You’re a natural coordinator with strong follow-through, project management instincts, and comfort with ambiguity

• You’re discreet, trustworthy, and professional—especially when handling sensitive and confidential information

• You’re tech-savvy and experienced in hybrid work environments (Google Workspace, Slack, etc.)

• You’re creative and innovative; you love to build great new things that are fresh and unique while staying on brand

• You’re agile, and motivated by a fast-paced and ever changing environment

• You’re passionate about transforming travel for all (but that’s a given!)

Excited to join the team, but not sure you meet all of the qualifications? Please apply, we’d still love to hear from you.

Who We Are

• We’re travelers. Travel is about the journey - the transformative experiences and the growth each trip offers. All employees are encouraged to take time to get away through our variety of time away from work offerings. 

• We’re driven. The work we do matters and collectively drives impact. No matter the job title, everyone at Away is a meaningful contributor in unlocking our ever growing potential.

• We’re supportive. We value the entirety of your life's journey, not just the milestones. You'll find an environment that celebrates balance, understanding that your personal passions and commitments outside of work, are threads of the same fabric that makes you unique.

What We Offer

At Away, we believe in the power of an inclusive, competitive and equitable total rewards program. Our compensation is purposely structured as one rate to provide transparency in the hiring process while honoring our internal pay bands. Salary and benefit offerings are reviewed during phone screenings to ensure alignment.

• Compensation: $100,000.00 annually

• This role is eligible to participate in Away’s Annual Company Performance Incentive Bonus Plan, the terms of which are determined at the discretion of the company

• Equity Grant: commensurate with level determined at the discretion of the company

• Benefits Overview:

  • Take care of yourself and your family through our health insurance offerings

  • Invest in your future by participating in our 401(k) (with a company match!)

  • Find balance through our many paid time off programs (vacation, wellbeing, holidays, summer Fridays, and compassion leave - just to name a few!)

  • Build your travel uniform through discount codes, product stipends, and giveaways

  • Give back through company-sponsored volunteer and charitable opportunities

How We Work

This is an office-based position that works from our Soho, NYC office four days a week. Our working hours are 9am-6pm et, but we embrace a common-sense approach to flexibility in the workplace. It’s about being present, engaged, and balancing work with real-life needs.

Our Commitment

As a company that values diversity, equity, and inclusion, Away seeks individuals of all backgrounds and experiences to apply for this opportunity. We’re creating an environment where everyone can thrive. Our customers are global and diverse, so we’re building a team that is too. Through initiatives like our Employee Resource Groups, anti-racism training, and bias prevention initiatives, we’re building the cultural foundation that gives people the emotional and physical space to bring their authentic selves to work.
Away is dedicated to hiring a diverse workplace that celebrates an inclusive culture and a sense of belonging. As an equal opportunity employer, we do not discriminate based on race, color, religion, sex (including pregnancy, gender identity, gender expression, and sexual orientation), national origin, age, veteran status, genetic information or disability.
Away is committed to providing reasonable accommodations for individuals with disabilities and disabled veterans in our job application procedures. If you need assistance or accommodation due to a disability, you may contact us at [email protected].

EEOC Statement: 

Away is dedicated to hiring a diverse workplace that celebrates an inclusive culture and a sense of belonging. As an equal opportunity employer, we do not discriminate based on race, color, religion, sex (including pregnancy, gender identity, gender expression, and sexual orientation), national origin, age, veteran status, genetic information or disability. 

Away is committed to providing reasonable accommodations for individuals with disabilities and disabled veterans in our job application procedures. If you need assistance or accommodation due to a disability, you may contact us at [email protected].