Executive Assistant to CTO

Responsibilities

• Manage the CTO's calendar across global time zones, proactively resolving conflicts and aligning time with engineering and product priorities.
• Coordinate with engineering leads, product managers, and cross-functional stakeholders to ensure the CTO has necessary context for all meetings.
• Prepare agendas, pre-reads, and briefing materials for technical reviews, architecture discussions, and leadership planning sessions.
• Track and follow up on action items from engineering leadership meetings, sprint reviews, and cross-functional syncs.
• Coordinate logistics for engineering offsites, team events, and technical recruiting events.
• Manage complex international travel logistics and handle sensitive, confidential information with high discretion.
• Serve as a primary liaison between the CTO and internal teams, external partners, and recruiting candidates.

Requirements

• 8+ years of experience as an Executive Assistant, with direct experience supporting a CTO, VP of Engineering, or other senior technology leaders.
• Proven experience working within high-growth startups or fast-scaling technology companies.
• Comfort operating in a technical environment and understanding engineering rhythms (sprints, roadmaps, releases, and dependencies).
• Expert-level calendar and time management skills across multiple global time zones.
• Exceptional organizational skills with strong attention to detail and follow-through.
• Outstanding written and verbal communication skills in English.
• Ability to operate independently with minimal direction in a fast-moving environment.

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience supporting technology leaders specifically within fintech, payments, or infrastructure companies.
• Experience working within a globally distributed engineering organization.
• Proficiency with tools such as Notion, Slack, Jira/Linear, Google Workspace, and GitHub.
• Experience coordinating technical recruiting events or large-scale engineering offsites.

Benefits

• Competitive salary and benefits package.
• Equity in a rapidly growing company.
• Opportunity to work at the forefront of fintech innovation and impact global financial infrastructure.
• Collaborative work culture focused on personal and professional growth.

About the Company

OpenFX is on a mission to move money as freely as data, unrestricted by time zones, banking hours, or legacy systems. We are building the infrastructure that will power the next generation of cross-border payment systems for institutions. Backed by top-tier investors like Accel and Lightspeed, our team brings experience from industry leaders such as J.P. Morgan, Goldman Sachs, and PayPal.