CTO Executive Partner & Operations Lead

Odyssey; Greater London; Hybrid; GBP 60,000 - 90,000; Full time

Job summary

Odyssey, an AI lab pioneering general world models, seeks an Executive Business Partner to support the CTO in London, Palo Alto, and Zurich. This high-trust role combines meticulous coordination with strategic execution to keep the CTO operating at his best.

You will manage calendars, travel, prepare meetings, and drive cross-team actions while shaping efficient workflows. Ideal candidates have 8+ years in executive support, startup experience, and exceptional communication.

Qualifications

• 8+ years of experience in an executive support or executive operations role, including direct support for a founder or C-level executive.
• Experience in a high-growth startup or fast-moving environment.
• Exceptional attention to detail, organization, and follow-through.
• Strong written and verbal communication, able to adapt to researchers, investors, and board members.
• High degree of professionalism, judgment, and discretion.
• Ownership mindset: solve problems proactively rather than assign blame.
• Comfort with ambiguity, moving quickly, and building lightweight processes.

Responsibilities

• Manage the CTO’s calendar, travel, and day-to-day logistics across multiple time zones, including board and investor meetings.
• Prepare the CTO for important meetings with the right people, information, and materials.
• Coordinate execution for board meetings, conferences, offsites, dinners, and other priority events.
• Track commitments, actions, and milestones; coordinate across teams and ensure follow-through.
• Take ownership of ambiguous problems and drive them to completion, identifying faster, simpler workflows.

Skills

Executive support

Startup experience

Attention to detail

Communication

Discretion

Ownership

Ambiguity handling

AI interest

Workflow improvement

Job description

Odyssey, an AI lab pioneering general world models, seeks an Executive Business Partner to support the CTO in London, Palo Alto, and Zurich. This high-trust role combines meticulous coordination with strategic execution to keep the CTO operating at his best.

You will manage calendars, travel, prepare meetings, and drive cross-team actions while shaping efficient workflows. Ideal candidates have 8+ years in executive support, startup experience, and exceptional communication.