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Executive Assistant

Y Combinator· Operations
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Hybrid (San Francisco, CA)$180k - $225kFull-timePosted 1mo ago

About the role

Executive Assistant to work directly with two General Partners at Y Combinator. Responsibilities include calendar management, event planning/coordination, travel logistics, and cross-functional support, with opportunities to leverage AI tools and engage with founders and portfolio companies.

Responsibilities

  • Administrative tasks, including scheduling and calendar management. You’ll help schedule internal and external meetings, preventing conflicts and helping our General Partner use their time efficiently.
  • Plan, execute, and attend many events. You’ll be responsible for helping with the logistics of events held at the YC office and other locations, ranging from 20 to 500+ attendees. You must be available to work evenings and occasionally on weekends. That said, hours are flexible to accommodate time spent outside of standard office hours.
  • Plan, execute, and attend domestic and international events and college tours, along with your General Partner(s).
  • Coordinate travel and be generally able to process ad hoc tasks expeditiously and proactively.
  • Comfortable using AI tools thoughtfully in daily work and to make processes more efficient.
  • Work cross-functionally with other YC team members as needed.
  • Writing projects as requested.

Qualifications

  • At least 5 years of experience as an Executive Assistant or working in an operations/support position.
  • Comfortable supporting multiple executives with different leadership styles.
  • Strong verbal and written communication skills. Evidence of strong writing ability will be valued especially highly.
  • Strong organizational, project management, problem-solving skills, and multitasking abilities.
  • Friendly demeanor.
  • Familiar with startups.

Skills

Required:Calendar management and schedulingEvent planning and logisticsTravel coordinationWritten communicationCross-functional collaboration
Nice to have:AI tools usage

Benefits

  • Our full benefits package includes medical, vision, and dental plans, an infertility benefit, STD/LTD, life insurance, commuter benefits, a flexible spending account, a health savings account, a 401(k) with 4% matching, generous parental leave, paid holidays, and a flexible paid time off policy.
Last updated Oct 21, 2026. Interested? Apply on the company site.
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