Executive Assistant

Crux Climate; Washington (District of Columbia); On-site; USD 100,000 - 140,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Healthcare coverage

Paid time off

Parental leave

Stock options

Remote-first with optional offices

Job summary

Crux Climate is seeking an Executive Assistant to support 2-3 senior executives in a dynamic and fast-paced environment. This role manages calendars, triages emails, coordinates meetings, and oversees travel logistics with strong judgment and discretion.

Remote-first with optional offices in NYC, DC, or SF; travel roughly 20% to attend or support offsites and meetings. The successful candidate will be highly organized, proactive, and capable of shaping workflow in a rapidly changing setting.

Qualifications

• Experience supporting senior executives in fast-paced environments.
• Strong judgment and prioritization skills.
• High discretion and confidentiality.
• Ability to manage up and collaborate cross-functionally.
• Detail-oriented with strong follow-through.
• Systems-oriented mindset and problem solving.
• AI fluency or willingness to learn.
• Nice-to-have: HubSpot, Slack, G-Suite familiarity.

Responsibilities

• Calendar management and gatekeeping.
• Inbox triage and response management.
• Executive operations: meetings, agendas, follow-ups and action items.
• Workflow systems: HubSpot, Rippling, Ramp data hygiene and CRM maintenance.
• Travel and personal logistics: integrated view of business/personal travel.
• Events and offsites: coordinating dinners, team events and client/investor events.
• Light deck and formatting support: basic edits and polish.

Skills

Executive support

Judgment & prioritization

Discretion & confidentiality

Cross-functional collaboration

Detail-oriented

Systems thinking

AI fluency

Tools

HubSpot

Slack

G-Suite

Job description

Crux is the capital platform for the clean economy. We modernize capital raising and deployment for clean energy and critical infrastructure with solutions across advisory, investments, technology, and intelligence.

Our team of 120+ is composed of experts in energy, tax, finance, government, and technology. We have raised $77 million in capital from some of the best investors, including Andreessen Horowitz, Lowercarbon Capital, New System Ventures, Overture, Ardent Venture Partners, QED, Canapi, and others. These funds are joined by strategic investors including Pattern Energy, Clearway Energy, EDF Renewables, Intersect Power, LS Power, Orsted, Hartree Partners, Liberty Mutual Strategic Ventures, MassMutual Ventures, and OMERS Ventures.

An inflection point in American energy and manufacturing

Energy demand is growing for the first time in decades, driving an urgent need for more affordable and reliable electricity. More electricity requires new clean energy infrastructure and strong domestic supply chains for minerals and components — as well as large amounts of capital.

Traditional project financing is opaque, fragmented, and analog. At Crux, we’re changing that. Through unmatched insights and expertise, white-glove service, purpose-built tools, and risk underwriting, we power a more prosperous, clean, and secure energy future.

We are scaling quickly and looking for team members who are eager to combine deep expertise with an AI- and tech-forward mindset.

About the Role

This is a true right-hand EA role. Not pure scheduling support. Not pure project management. We are hiring a force multiplier who can take ownership of how a senior executive's time, communications, and operating cadence run day to day. You will act as a gatekeeper, an editor, and a quiet operator behind one of the busiest desks at Crux.

The role is dedicated to 2-3 senior executives, with light support to their broader team — offsites, internal events, and select client-facing events on a national basis.

What You'll Own

Calendar management and gatekeeping
Prioritize aggressively against business objectives. Title meetings clearly, build attendee lists, and ensure prep context lands in advance. Defend focus time when it matters.

Inbox triage and response management
Filter and prioritize non-securities email. Draft replies on the executive's behalf and build toward trusted delegation over time. Anything touching regulatory compliance routes only through the executive — training to recognize those moments is part of the job.

Executive operations
Pull together meeting materials and agendas with the right context. Sit in on select meetings to capture follow-ups and track action items to completion. Coordinate interview loops and keep candidate feedback current.

Workflow systems
Maintain hygiene across HubSpot, Rippling, and Ramp (expense approval). Track candidate feedback. Keep light CRM data clean and current.

Travel and personal logistics
Maintain a single, integrated view across business and personal travel and health appointments. The executive books their own personal travel; you will keep visibility on when they are in or out and align it with the business calendar.

Events and offsites
Coordinate closing dinners, team offsites, conferences, and client and investor events. Some travel required (roughly once a month, TBD), primarily for team offsites and events.

Light deck and formatting support
Deck edits and formatting polish — not heavy content creation.

How We Operate

Our leaders days are fast, externally facing, and shaped by deal activity in real time. Priorities shift, decisions get made with incomplete information, and the inbox and calendar are the two biggest pressure points. We are looking for someone who can:

Operate proactively, not reactively

Make decisions within defined boundaries and escale when needed

Move at the pace of the desk — expect long hours and real-time responsiveness across a mix of Slack, text, and email

Hold the line on prioritization, and push back constructively when it serves the work

What You Bring

Must-haves

Experience supporting senior executives in finance, banking, or another regulated environment

Strong judgment and prioritization

High discretion and confidentiality

Ability to manage up and collaborate cross functionally

Detail-oriented with strong follow-through

Systems-oriented — you impose structure where there isn't any

Ai fluency or appetite to get there

Nice-to-have

Familiarity with HubSpot, slack, g-suite

No prior fluency in financial concepts or investor workflows is required. The right person can learn what they need on the job.

Logistics

Location: Remote, optional offices in NYC, DC, or SF.

Travel expectations: Likely 20% travel to attend/support company/team offsites, board/client meetings, etc.

Target start: October or sooner

What We Bring

Backing, traction & brand:

We have raised $77 million in capital from some of the best venture and strategic investors, including Andreessen Horowitz, Lowercarbon Capital, New System Ventures, Ardent Venture Partners, Pattern, Clearway, EDFR, Intersect, LS Power, Orsted, Hartree Partners, Liberty Mutual Strategic Ventures, MassMutual Ventures, and OMERS Ventures.

Have been profitable and are growing exponentially

We have closed over 130+ transactions in just the last 2 years, facilitating billions of dollars of capital flowing into renewables projects

Remote‑first operating model: Work from anywhere in the US and Canada, or work out of our optional offices in DC (open), NYC (opening Q1’26). Optional co‑working opportunities with co‑workers in Bay Area, Seattle, Denver, Boston, LA, and beyond.

High growth & high ownership culture: We grow quickly by giving extremely talented people a lot of responsibility.

Best of financial services & technology: We have brought together a team that are experts in clean energy finance, and the best technologies. Use your expertise while getting to be on the cutting edge of applying AI to your day and your clients’ experience.

Regular team offsites: We sustain culture by bringing the entire company together 3 times a year. Individual teams may also meet up more frequently.

Healthcare: We cover 100% of premiums for employees with a variety of plans on Aetna (nationwide) and Kaiser (WA and California) and subsidize 70% for dependents (total as a group), if relevant.

Dental & vision: We cover 100% of premiums for employees and 50% for dependents (each), if relevant.

Holidays: 10 company holidays per year.

Paid time off: 20 days per year.

401k: We support a 401k account but don't have a matching program set up at this time (typical for an early‑stage startup).

Parental leave: 16 weeks for birthing parents and 12 weeks for non‑birthing parents.

Compensation:

Cash compensation: $100,000 - $160,000 depending on years of relevant experience, not inclusive of equity value. Company wide bonus $10,000 - $40,000 tied to revenue goals.

Stock options in a rapidly growing company.

Values

Care for each other:We want to work on a team where people support each other - in their growth, in their work, and towards our shared mission. When we do that, we have fun.

Build and improve rapidly: We move quickly. To do that, we focus, consistently ask ourselves if we are prioritizing the right things, and execute them as best as possible.

Focus unremittingly on customers: Our first obligation is to our customers and partners, and we keep their needs front and center in everything we do.

Demonstrate ownership: We are all owners of Crux. This is our team, our company, our product and we show that to each other.

Convene a team that reflects the breadth of experiences in the country: We’re building a team with a wide range of backgrounds and a culture where everyone can thrive.

We provide equal employment opportunities to all applicants without regard to race, color, religion, age, sex, national origin, disability status, genetics, protected veteran status, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, or any other characteristic protected by law.

Crux is seeking an Executive Assistant to support 2-3 senior executives in a dynamic and fast‑paced environment. This role involves managing calendars, triaging emails, coordinating meetings, and overseeing travel logistics. The ideal candidate will possess strong judgment, discretion, and the ability to impose structure in a rapidly changing setting. The position requires proactive decision‑making and effective collaboration across teams.

Candidate Requirements:

• Experience supporting senior executives
• Strong judgment and prioritization skills
• High discretion and confidentiality
• Ability to manage up and collaborate cross‑functionally
• Detail‑oriented with strong follow‑through
• Systems‑oriented mindset
• AI fluency or willingness to learn