Senior Executive Assistant

CookUnity; United States; Remote; USD 70,000 - 100,000; Full time

Job summary

CookUnity, a pioneering food delivery service, is seeking an Executive Assistant to support its CEO and COO. This role involves optimizing executive time through advanced calendar and travel management, while integrating innovative tools to enhance productivity. Candidates should possess extensive experience in fast-paced environments and demonstrate exceptional organizational skills.

Benefits

15 days of vacation

Healthcare Benefit

5-year Sabbatical

Paid Family leave

Compassionate Leave

Customized benefits

Personalized English coach

Qualifications

• 5+ years as an Executive Assistant supporting C-suite leaders.
• Experience in high-growth tech or startup environments.
• Proven success managing calendars and travel.

Responsibilities

• Implement and maintain a strategic time management framework.
• Coordinate and manage complex executive calendars.
• Provide high-touch personal support including family scheduling.

Skills

Digital fluency

Bilingual in Spanish and English

Attention to detail

Tools

Google Suite

Slack

Zoom

AI tools

Job description

About CookUnity

Food has lost its soul to modern convenience. And with it, has lost the power to nourish, inspire, and connect us. So in 2018, CookUnity was founded as the first-of-its-kind platform that connects the world with the source of truly great food: chefs. Today, CookUnity delivers 35 million meals a year from the industry’s best chefs to homes all over the country. Fresh. Ready-to-eat. And crafted with the passion that nourishes body and soul.

Unwilling to stop there, CookUnity is expanding beyond delivery to become an ever-innovating marketplace focused on our singular mission: empower Chefs to nourish the world.

If that mission has you hungry in more ways than one, you’ve found the right job posting.

About the Role

We are seeking a highly organized and experienced Executive Assistant to support CookUnity’s CEO and COO. You will be responsible for optimizing their time and energy through exceptional calendar, travel, and event management. This is not just a traditional assistant role—it’s an opportunity to integrate cutting-edge tools and systems to enhance productivity at the highest levels of leadership.

You’ll collaborate closely with an Associate Chief of Staff to drive alignment across time, meetings, and logistics—ensuring that every detail reflects CookUnity’s priorities and pace.

Key Responsibilities

• Time Management & Productivity Systems
  • Implement and maintain a strategic time management framework designed by the CEO, ensuring time is purposefully aligned with key company goals
  • Use technology and AI tools to streamline scheduling, automate workflows, and improve decision-making
  • Proactively gatekeep and triage calendar requests to protect executive focus, deep work, and recovery time
• Calendar & Travel Management
  • Coordinate and own all aspects of complex executive calendars across time zones
  • Plan and manage business and personal travel, including itineraries, bookings, visa requirements, and backup plans
  • Track and schedule key recurring events (e.g., board meetings, performance reviews, town halls)
• Administrative & Personal Support
  • Provide high-touch personal support including family scheduling, errands, and occasional event planning
  • Handle expenses, reimbursements, and light budget tracking with precision
  • Coordinate in-person events, offsites, and team gatherings from concept to execution
• Communication & Coordination
  • Serve as a liaison between executives and internal/external stakeholders, with discretion and professionalism
  • Maintain alignment with the Chief of Staff on upcoming priorities, initiatives, and handoffs

What You Bring

• Experience & Expertise
  • 5+ years as an Executive Assistant supporting C-suite leaders, in high-growth preferably tech or startup environments
  • Proven success managing calendars, travel, and priorities for demanding, fast-moving executives
  • Experience implementing frameworks for time management and meeting efficiency
• Skills & Tools
  • High digital fluency with Google Suite, Slack, Zoom, and AI tools (e.g., ChatGPT, Notion, AI-powered scheduling assistants)
  • Bilingual in Spanish and English
  • Meticulous attention to detail, confidentiality, and service mindset
• Mindset & Fit
  • Adaptable, organized, and solutions-oriented
  • Calm under pressure and energized by helping others succeed
  • Committed to CookUnity’s mission and cultural values

Why Join Us

You’ll be at the heart of CookUnity’s executive operations, helping our top leaders stay focused, energized, and aligned. If you love details, tech innovation, and enabling others to do their best work, this is a rare opportunity to join a mission-driven team transforming how people eat.

Learn More About CookUnity

We believe great leadership starts with alignment on vision, values, and ways of working. To give you deeper insight into who we are and what we’re looking for, we invite you to explore:CookUnity's Leadership Principles – The values and behaviors that guide how we operate, collaborate, and scale.

We hope this provides valuable insight into our culture and product vision. If this excites you, we’d love to connect!

Benefits

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Work remotely: design the life that you want

Enjoy 15 days of vacation each year from the start date

16 fully paid Argentinian holidays

Healthcare Benefit: Monthly stipend to use in your preferred healthcare provider

️5- year Sabbatical: After 5 years with CookUnity, you get a 4-week paid sabbatical

Paid Family leave

Compassionate Leave: 3-5 days each time the need arises

️ Customize the benefits that suit your needs! Access a range of perks tailored to you, including learning opportunities, wellness memberships, delivery apps, and more, through our comprehensive benefit platform

Personalized English coach

If you’re interested in this role, please submit your application and if we think you might be a fit, we'll get in touch with you. Thank you for your time!

CookUnity is an Equal Opportunity Employer. We are dedicated to creating a community of inclusion and an environment free from discrimination or harassment. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, age, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, citizenship status, protected veteran status, genetic information, or physical or mental disability.