Executive Assistant

This job is with Git Hub, an inclusive employer and a member of my Gwork – the largest global platform for the LGBTQ+ business community. Please do not contact the recruiter directly.

About Git Hub

Git Hub is the world's leading platform for agentic software development - powered by Copilot to build, scale, and deliver secure software.  Over 180 million developers, including more than 90% of the Fortune 100 companies, use Git Hub to collaborate, and more than 77,000 organisations have adopted Git Hub Copilot.

Locations

In this role you can work from Bellevue, Washington United States

Overview

Git Hub is looking for an experienced Executive Assistant (EA) to support the Chief People Officer. This role goes beyond traditional administrative support, serving as a strategic partner in a fast-paced, dynamic environment that demands exceptional judgment, foresight, and adaptability. You'll manage complex scheduling, coordinate travel and offsites, oversee key projects, and ensure operational efficiency across the organization. This role requires a high level of autonomy, strategic thinking, and influence to ensure the leader's time and priorities are optimized for impact.

This role will report directly to the Chief People Officer and partner closely with leaders across the team, as well as the broader organization. You'll be expected to coordinate all travel arrangements as well as be onsite for specific engagements. The ideal candidate thrives in ambiguity, anticipates needs before they arise, and offers proactive solutions to keep the business moving forward.

You'll make independent decisions, balance competing priorities, and know when to escalate-all while exercising the highest level of discretion and integrity. Success requires strong executive presence, strategic thinking, and a bias for action to optimize the leader's time and priorities.

This is a hybrid role (remote/onsite) based in Redmond, WA, requiring regular onsite support in Redmond at least once per week.

Responsibilities

Make sound decisions with limited information, reprioritize multiple times daily without losing effectiveness, and maintain composure under pressure.
Exercise executive judgment to resolve issues independently while knowing when escalation is necessary.
Anticipate needs before they arise-identify risks, conflicts, and organizational dynamics; prepare the leader with proactive solutions and options.
Design and maintain an intentional calendar that protects focus time, sequences meetings for maximum impact, and anticipates conflicts across time zones.
Balance meeting requests and urgent escalations while maintaining boundaries and protecting the leader's time.
Provide strategic oversight and execution of meetings, offsites, and key engagements-ensuring clarity of purpose, alignment on outcomes, and efficient use of resources.
Manage logistics for meetings and offsites, including workback schedules, communication cascades, meeting notes, and action items.
Coordinate domestic and international travel arrangements, including accommodations, transportation, documentation, and daily itineraries; act as a stand-by resource during business travel.
Represent the leader and Git Hub's values through professional written and verbal communication; act as a liaison between executives, teams, and business partners to share information and drive efficiency.
Execute the rhythm of the business in partnership with the Chief of Staff, maintaining organization-wide calendars and ensuring timely communications for critical activities.
Demonstrate ownership, curiosity, and a bias for action; continuously seek opportunities to improve processes and outcomes.

Qualifications

Required Qualifications:

5+ years experience in Administrative, Business Support, or customer service experience in an environment with an emphasis on scheduling meetings/events off-sites, travel management, and administration work for leaders
OR Bachelor's Degree in Business Administration, Human Resources [HR], Marketing, Communications, Psychology, Sociology, or related field AND 3+ years experience in Administrative, Business Support, or customer service experience in an environment with an emphasis on scheduling meetings/events off-sites, travel management, and administration work for leaders
OR equivalent experience.
OR equivalent experience (e.g., experience using design thinking to solve problems).

Experience supporting multiple Vice Presidents in a complex, matrixed organization OR providing executive-level support to a C-suite leader.
Experience providing business operations support, including responsibilities such as offsite planning, onboarding coordination, and other project support activities.

Preferred Qualifications:

Ability to travel up to 20% to support business and/or customer needs, including local, domestic and international locations.
Ability to oversee compliance to various standards, procedures, rules, and regulations (i.e. gathering weekly deliverables from leaders).
Ability to make…