Executive Assistant

Location:Solothurn, Switzerland (on-site / hybrid as agreed)
· International Swiss–US company

AVA is looking for an Executive Assistant who thrives in a small, fast-moving company and gets energy from making other people more effective.

This role primarily unblocks the CEO — protecting focus, keeping priorities moving, and making sure important things don’t fall through the cracks. You’ll also support the broader leadership team (including COO and CCO) and step into the operational work that keeps an international startup running smoothly.

This is not a narrow calendar-only role. It’s a high-trust, high-variety position for someone who loves to work, learns quickly, and is happy to own both the strategic little things and the practical ones. You might help prepare a partner meeting in the morning, chase a shipping issue at midday, and make sure the office is ready for visitors in the afternoon.

If you like order, pace, and real responsibility, you’ll do well here.

Age and background matter less than attitude: whether you’re earlier in your career or bringing decades of experience, what we care about is judgment, discretion, drive, and a genuine willingness to learn whatever the company needs next.

• Act as a force multiplier for the CEO: prioritize, prepare, follow up, and keep the most important work moving
• Support leadership with scheduling, meeting prep, travel, correspondence, and day-to-day coordination across time zones
• Keep communication flowing between Switzerland and the US so decisions and replies don’t lose a full day in transit
• Bring structure to admin and operations: documents, filings, vendor/partner follow-ups, office readiness, and recurring company routines
• Help with light HR, finance, and logistics coordination — from employee admin and invoice handling to shipping and order follow-through — working closely with the people who own each area
• Make sure information, files, and requests land in the right place (email, Slack, Notion) so the team can find what they need
• Spot loose ends early, close them, or escape them cleanly — without waiting to be asked twice
• Continuously improve how we run: better systems, cleaner handoffs, fewer dropped balls

• Someone who loves to work and takes pride in being reliable, fast, and thorough
• Strong judgment and discretion — you’ll be trusted with sensitive company and leadership context
• Excellent written and verbal communication in
  English
  (required);
  German
  is a strong advantage for Switzerland-based work
• High ownership: you don’t need a perfect brief to make progress, and you finish what you start
• Comfort in a startup environment with short paths to decision-makers and a wide range of tasks in one day
• Strong organizational skills: prioritization, follow-up, and calm handling of many open threads
• Openness to learn new tools, processes, and domains (ops, HR admin, finance admin, logistics, partner coordination)
• A service mindset without being passive — you assist, but you also think ahead

• Experience as an executive assistant, office manager, operations coordinator, or similar “right hand” role
• Familiarity with modern workplace tools (Google Workspace / Microsoft 365, Slack, Notion, expense and absence tools)
• Experience in an international, bilingual, or multi-entity environment
• Interest in hardware/software, smart home, or the pro AV world (passion helps; deep technical expertise is not required)

We’re a hyper-efficient team. Titles are light; impact is heavy. This role exists so leadership can spend more time on strategy, product, customers, and growth — while the operational backbone of the company stays tight.

You’ll work most closely with the CEO, and you’ll be a shared source of leverage…