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Senior Executive Assistant, Government Affairs

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89K-130K Annually
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Hiring Remotely in San Francisco, CA
89K-130K Annually

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About the Role

We are seeking an experienced and dedicated Senior Executive Assistant to support our Government Affairs team. This role will be focused on providing strategic administrative, project, and program management support to 3 executives. In addition to providing administrative support, you will play a pivotal role in ensuring the operational efficiency of our special projects, budgeting, events, and vendor management. Our ideal candidate will thrive in our innovative, fast-paced, and growing organization, expanding their skill set and abilities in pace with the company. If you're interested in learning about Government Affairs and taking its leaders to the next level, let's talk! 


What you’ll be doing:

  • Understand the priorities and objectives of your leaders and their teams

  • Act as gatekeeper, time-advocate, and liaison for all executives you support - this includes arranging travel, schedule transit, and make reservations for executives and leaders

  • Assist with preparation and formatting of presentation materials and documents while coordinating various meetings, functions, and events (quarterly retreats and team-building offsites)

  • Manage various team systems like meetings, team calendars, and team Slack channels 

  • Act as a point person: support team requests inside and outside your organization, problem-solve, and assist with keeping the team on-track and organized

  • Be a culture-contributor: oversee department culture initiatives, track, highlight, and celebrate important team cultural/career moments 


What you must have:

  • BA/BS or equivalent professional experience

  • 5+ years of related work experience and general knowledge within functional area

  • Strong communication and interpersonal skills and ability to navigate various professional dynamics 

  • Be a self-starter that can take a task and run with it and learn new systems quickly

  • Have the ability to think ahead and be proactive while maintaining high levels of confidentiality

  • Are a creative problem solver with strong attention to detail and experience managing projects

  • Excellent calendar and time management skills 


Bonus points!

  • Experience providing administrative support to a Legal, Government Affairs or Finance teams

  • Project management certification


The salary range for this position is $88,600 - $130,200. Compensation will vary depending on location, job-related knowledge, skills, and experience. You may also be offered a bonus, restricted stock units, and benefits. These ranges are subject to change.



Why Cruise?
  • Our benefits are here to support the whole you:
    • Competitive salary and benefits 
    • 401(k) Cruise matching program 
    • Medical / dental / vision, AD+D and Life
    • Subsidized mental health benefits
    • Flexible vacation and company paid holidays
    • Healthy meals and snacks available for non-remote employees
    • Paid parental, jury duty, bereavement, family care, and medical leave
    • Fertility Benefits
    • Dependent Care Flexible Spending Account
    • Flexible Spending Account 
    • Pre-tax Commuter Benefit Plan for non-remote employees
    • CruiseFlex, a working policy for US-Based Cruisers, lets you and your manager find the working style that’s best for you, whether it’s primarily in-person, primarily at home, or a combination of home and in-office time. - learn more about CruiseFlex here
  • We’re Integrated
    • Through our partnerships with General Motors and Honda, we are the only self-driving company with fully integrated manufacturing at scale.

  • We’re Funded
    • GM, Honda, Microsoft, T. Rowe Price, and Walmart have invested billions in Cruise. Their backing for our technology demonstrates their confidence in our progress, team, and vision and makes us one of the leading autonomous vehicle organizations in the industry. Our deep resources greatly accelerate our operating speed.
  • We’re Independent
    • We have our own governance, board of directors, equity, and investors. Our independence allows us to not just work on the edge of technology, but also define it.
  • We’re Vested
    • You won’t just own your work here, you’ll have the potential to own equity in Cruise, too. We are competing in a market that is projected to grow exponentially, which gives our company valuation room to grow. We offer a new kind of equity program called Recurring Liquidity Opportunity (RLO), which combines IPO-like liquidity with the stability of remaining private - learn more about RLO here
  • We’re Safety Conscious
    • We integrate #staysafe, our top priority at Cruise, into our everyday work. Through our Safety Management System, every Cruiser is asked to do their part by reporting any potential issues or hazards they observe and making continuous improvements. You’ll be able to contribute to safety at Cruise, no matter your job function or title.

Cruise LLC is an equal opportunity employer. We strive to create a supportive and inclusive workplace where contributions are valued and celebrated, and our employees thrive by being themselves and are inspired to do the best work of their lives. We seek applicants of all backgrounds and identities, across race, color, caste, ethnicity, national origin or ancestry, citizenship, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, veteran status, marital status, pregnancy or parental status, or disability. Applicants will not be discriminated against based on these or other protected categories or social identities. Cruise will consider for employment qualified applicants with arrest and conviction records, in accordance with applicable laws.

Cruise is committed to the full inclusion of all applicants. If reasonable accommodation is needed to participate in the job application or interview process please let our recruiting team know or email [email protected].

We proactively work to design hiring processes that promote equity and inclusion while mitigating bias. To help us track the effectiveness and inclusivity of our recruiting efforts, please consider answering the following demographic questions. Answering these questions is entirely voluntary. Your answers to these questions will not be shared with the hiring decision makers and will not impact the hiring decision in any way. Instead, Cruise will use this information not only to comply with any government reporting obligations but also to track our progress toward meeting our diversity, equity, inclusion, and belonging objectives.

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Note to Recruitment Agencies: Cruise does not accept unsolicited agency resumes. Furthermore, Cruise does not pay placement fees for candidates submitted by any agency other than its approved partners. 

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