Executive Assistant

Salient; San Francisco (CA); On-site; USD 90,000 - 130,000; Full time

Job summary

Salient in San Francisco is seeking an Executive Assistant to serve as the right hand to our Co-Founder and CEO. This is a highly administrative, fast-paced role that goes well beyond calendar management.

You’ll manage complex scheduling, coordinate travel, prepare materials, track follow-ups, support company-wide logistics, and step in wherever needed to keep priorities moving. The pace is intense, the hours are long, and plans can change quickly.

Qualifications

• Experience supporting a C-suite executive is a plus.
• Strong calendar management and scheduling skills.
• Ability to manage travel logistics and prep materials.

Responsibilities

• Manage the Co-Founder and CEO’s complex inboxes, calendar, meetings, travel, and shifting priorities.
• Coordinate internal and external meetings across customers, investors, and partners.
• Draft communications, prepare briefing materials, and organize presentations and reports.
• Track follow-ups, action items, deadlines, and important administrative details.

Skills

Executive Assistant

Calendar management

Travel coordination

Job description

About Us

Salient builds AI agents for regulated financial services. Our agents automate loan servicing, compliance, collections, recovery, insurance claims, and disputes for banks, captives, and specialty lenders.

We are:

• Backed by a16z and Y Combinator, with $75M raised in Series A funding
• Cash flow positive and profitable, with mid eight figure ARR achieved in under two years
• Already serving more than 20% of the auto lending industry
• Processing millions of real customer calls and transactions every day
• Fully deployed in production with major financial institutions
• Actively expanding into new financial services segments
• Building together in person in San Francisco

We are deeply integrated with our customers, own the full technology stack, and move quickly to bring modern AI into regulated industries where precision, reliability, and performance matter.

About the Role

We’re looking for an Executive Assistant to serve as the right hand to our Co-Founder and CEO and help keep the broader team organized and moving quickly.

This is a highly administrative, fast-paced role that goes well beyond calendar management. You’ll manage complex scheduling, coordinate travel, prepare materials, track follow-ups, support company-wide logistics, and step in wherever needed to keep priorities moving.

The pace is intense, the hours are long, and plans can change quickly. The right person is energized by startup chaos, stays calm under pressure, and is always thinking several steps ahead.

What You’ll Do

• Manage the Co-Founder and CEO’s complex inboxes, calendar, meetings, travel, and shifting priorities
• Coordinate internal and external meetings across customers, investors, and partners
• Draft communications, prepare briefing materials, and organize presentations and reports
• Track follow-ups, action items, deadlines, and important administrative details