Executive Assistant to CTO - AI-Driven, On-Site in Austin

Modernintelligence; Austin (TX); On-site; USD 70,000 - 100,000; Full time

Job summary

Modern Intelligence seeks an Executive Assistant to support the CTO in Austin. You will manage calendars, prep meeting materials, and shield the CTO’s time for engineering and product work.

You will attend select meetings, capture decisions, and brief the CTO afterward, without making decisions on his behalf. You will build relationships across the engineering group and executives, use AI tools to automate routine tasks, and help shape how the EA role evolves as we scale.

Qualifications

• 3+ years supporting a senior leader in a coordination-heavy role.
• Able to follow engineering meetings and relay issues accurately without solving them.
• Strong written updates and concise communication.
• Fluency with AI tools to automate routines.
• Discretion with personnel, financial, customer, and export-controlled information.
• On-site in Austin, Texas.
• Must be a U.S. person (citizen, LPR, or protected status).

Responsibilities

• Organize CTO calendar and protect focus time for engineering and design work.
• Attend meetings when CTO cannot, capture decisions and brief afterward.
• Prepare executives for meetings with briefs and context.
• Provide periodic updates to engineering and other teams.
• Build strong relationships across the company, especially with engineering and executives.
• Take clear notes in technical meetings and relay follow-ups.
• Help shape expectations for the EA role as the company grows.

Skills

EA experience

Engineering liaison

Written comms

AI tools

Discretion

On-site Austin

US person

Education

Program coordination

Tools

Google Workspace

Jira

Confluence

GitLab

Job description

Modern Intelligence seeks an Executive Assistant to support the CTO in Austin. You will manage calendars, prep meeting materials, and shield the CTO’s time for engineering and product work.

You will attend select meetings, capture decisions, and brief the CTO afterward, without making decisions on his behalf. You will build relationships across the engineering group and executives, use AI tools to automate routine tasks, and help shape how the EA role evolves as we scale.