Executive Assistant, Platform Engineering

Socket.dev; Seattle (WA); On-site; USD 120,000 - 140,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health insurance

Disability insurance

Life insurance & accident coverage

Health Savings Account (HSA)

401(k) with company match

Paid time off and holidays

Professional development

Job summary

IREN is seeking an Executive Assistant to support the VP of Platform Engineering and partner with the leadership team to improve how the organization runs. You will manage calendars, coordinate interview loops, and help streamline processes during a period of rapid growth.

The role requires strong communication, discretion, and the ability to navigate ambiguity while keeping programs on track. Expect autonomy, cross-team collaboration, and a focus on operational excellence.

Qualifications

• 3+ years supporting senior leaders (executive assistant, business support partner, or similar).
• Experience managing complex calendars across time zones with prioritization decisions.
• Ability to operate with a high degree of ambiguity and deliver outcomes.
• Strong written and verbal communication; know what to elevate and what to handle personally.
• Discretion and integrity handling confidential information.
• Excellent organization and follow-through; track commitments and close them out.
• Proficiency with everyday business tools (calendar, email, documents, spreadsheets, collaboration platforms).
• Preference for high trust, high autonomy environments.

Responsibilities

• Manage a complex calendar for the VP of Platform Engineering across time zones.
• Support scheduling across the leadership team and make prioritization calls when needed.
• Partner with leadership to improve communication, tracking, and reporting of progress.
• Streamline business processes and build repeatable ways of working where none exist.
• Coordinate interview loops and keep candidates informed during the hiring process.
• Run operating rhythms: leadership meetings, all-hands, offsites and team events.
• Coordinate travel and prepare expense reporting.
• Ensure follow-ups on commitments and act as liaison between VP and direct reports.
• Handle confidential information with discretion including hiring, personnel, and compensation matters.

Skills

Calendar management

Time zone coordination

Ambiguity tolerance

Written & verbal communication

Discretion & confidentiality

Organization & follow-through

Office tools proficiency

Autonomy & self-direction

Tools

Calendar apps

Email & document tools

Spreadsheet & presentation tools

Job description

IREN is a vertically integrated AI Cloud provider, delivering large-scale data centers and GPU clusters for AI training and inference. IREN’s platform is underpinned by its expansive portfolio of grid-connected land and power in renewable-rich regions across North America, Europe and APAC.

With 100% renewable energy, we build, own and operate our data centers and take pride in being at the forefront of sustainable solutions for the ever-evolving applications of high-performance compute. We believe that human progress is invaluable, but it should be done in the right way: responsibly, sustainably and having a positive impact on the communities we operate in.

Platform Engineering owns data engineering, automation, developer tooling, AI enablement, and product engineering at IREN. The team is small relative to the ground it covers, and it is growing quickly.

We are looking for an Executive Assistant to support the VP of Platform Engineering and to work as a business partner to the wider leadership team. This is not a purely administrative role. Alongside the calendar and travel work that any executive support role involves, you will help improve how the organisation runs: the business processes it uses, the way information moves between teams, and the way project updates are collected and shared.

Because the team is growing quickly, a meaningful part of the role supports hiring. You will coordinate interview loops, keep candidates moving through the process and well informed while they do, and work with recruiting to keep the pipeline visible to the leadership team.

This is a hands on role during a period of fast growth. Priorities move, the work is not always defined in advance, and everyone picks up what needs doing. You will be given a high degree of autonomy and trusted to use it. The people who do well here are driven and self‑directed, comfortable when things are ambiguous, and able to work out what matters most on a given day without being told.

• 3 or more years supporting senior leaders, as an executive assistant, business support partner, or in a similar role.
• Experience managing complex calendars across time zones, and deciding what takes precedence when two things cannot both happen.
• The ability to operate with a high degree of ambiguity. You are given an outcome and the latitude to work out how to reach it.
• Strong written and verbal communication, and the judgement to know what to elevate, what to handle yourself, and what to leave alone.
• Discretion and integrity in handling confidential information.
• Organisation and follow through. You track what was committed to and close it out without needing to be reminded.
• Proficiency with everyday business tools, including calendar and email, documents and spreadsheets, and messaging and collaboration platforms.
• A preference for high trust, high autonomy environments over ones with close direction.

Nice to have:

• Experience supporting an engineering or other technical organisation.
• Experience coordinating recruiting activity, particularly interview scheduling at volume.
• Experience improving or designing a process, rather than only running one that already existed.
• Experience at a company that was growing quickly, where the role changed as the company did.

• Manage a complex calendar for the VP of Platform Engineering, and support scheduling across the leadership team, making judgement calls when priorities compete.
• Work as a business partner to the leadership team, improving how the organisation communicates, tracks its work, and reports progress.
• Streamline business processes, and build simple, repeatable ways of working where none exist yet.
• Collect and distribute project updates, so that leaders and their teams have a current picture without having to chase it.
• Support hiring: coordinate interview loops, keep candidates informed and moving, and work with recruiting on scheduling and pipeline visibility.

• Run the operating rhythm of the organisation, including leadership meetings and agendas, all hands sessions, offsites, and team events.
• Coordinate travel, and prepare and submit expense reporting.
• Track key deliverables and follow up on them, so that commitments made in meetings do not get lost afterwards.
• Act as a point of contact between the VP and their direct reports, and between Platform Engineering and the functions it works with.
• Handle confidential information with discretion, including hiring, personnel, and compensation matters.
• Take on projects as the team grows, which may include space planning, onboarding support, and documenting how things are done.

The IREN Package

At IREN, we offer a highly competitive compensation package that includes base salary, annual performance incentives, and opportunities to build long-term wealth through equity programs. These offerings are part of our broader Total Rewards package, thoughtfully designed to support your health, well-being, and long-term success.

Compensation

• The expected base salary for this role USD$120,000 – 140,000/annum.
  • Actual compensation will be determined based on factors such as experience, qualifications, and market data for the region.
• Total Compensation package may be inclusive of annual incentive bonus, equity (long-term incentive).
• Relocation or Living-out-allowance / per diem (as appliable and based on successful candidate circumstances)

Health & Wellness

• 100% company paid health insurance premiums (medical, dental, and vision) for employees, 75% company paid coverage for dependents
• Company-paid short-term and long-term disability insurance
• Voluntary life, critical illness, and accident coverage available
• Health Savings Accounts (HSA) – when combined with the High Deductible Health Plan
• Employee Assistance Program and wellness resources

Retirement & Financial Wealth

• 401(k) retirement plan with company match
• Access to financial planning and legal services

Time Off & Leave Programs

• Paid Time Off (PTO) and paid holidays

Growth & Development

• Internal skills training and advancement pathways
• Professional development to support certifications, continuing education, or role related training

Community & Culture

• Company events and team-building activities

We value diverse perspectives and believe that skills can be developed. If you’re passionate about this role, we want to hear from you — whether you meet every criteria or not. Your unique experiences might be exactly what we need!

IE US Operations Inc., the employing entity and proud member of the IREN group is an equal opportunity employer that is committed to creating an inclusive workplace. We are committed to evaluating qualified applicants and do not discriminate against protected characteristics under applicable legislation.

IE US Operations, Inc. “IREN” participates in E-Verify and will provide the federal government with your Form I-9 information to confirm that you are authorized to work in the United States.

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