Executive Business Partner to CEO
Full-time 90000 - 115000 USD per-year-salaryJob Overview
Role Highlights
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Own the full speaking pipeline for CEO, from inquiry (inbound and outbound) through logistics through post-event follow-up
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Build and maintain relationships with conference organizers directly, with the goal of getting CEO into rooms he's not already in
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Own the annual re-engagement cadence with past conference contacts and organizers to help secure speaking slots year over year
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Handle all speaker-specific logistics: fee and hotel/flight allowance negotiation, bio, headshot, W9, vendor forms, ground transport, expense and reimbursement tracking, deadline tracking with organizers (session title, description, key takeaways), day-of tech checks
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Own a shared presentation tracker with CEO
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Price, book, and monitor all travel tied to speaking engagements and business travel, including visa coordination when necessary
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Build custom itineraries around CEO's preferences for airport timing, routing, and hotel standards
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When CEO travels, proactively identify clients and prospects nearby worth a visit, and help make that time count
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Manage BD leads that come through CEO directly, from first contact through handoff, owning timing and booking with urgency
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Sit in on sales calls when relevant, ask questions, and turn what you learn into next steps and follow-through
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Review call transcripts and project context to synthesize what's happening on key accounts, and flag where Founder can add value
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Own CEO's calendar, understanding not just what's on it but why
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Produce a weekly brief with an annotated itinerary: times, locations, attendees, and context for each meeting
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Catch and resolve scheduling conflicts before they become problems
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Brief CEO ahead of meetings with the context needed to walk in prepared
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Manage VIP contacts and logistics tied to our CEO's most important external relationships
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Coordinate dinners, reservations, and relationship-building touchpoints
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Own an ongoing cadence for ad hoc goodwill and team recognition moments (thank yous, gifts, milestone recognition) as they come up, and build this into an increasingly AI-supported system over time
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Support board logistics, including meeting coordination, materials, and event support
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Use and maintain existing AI-powered systems that support this role (meeting prep, calendar review, BD intake, thought leadership tracking)
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Grow into someone who doesn't just maintain these systems, but proposes and builds new ones as you learn what's needed
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Handle day-to-day logistics (meals, errands, home needs)
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Maintain inbox access for utility purposes (confirmations, login lookups, logistics), with no expectation of full inbox management
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Manage monthly credit card transaction tagging and categorization
Conference & Speaking Circuit
Travel Management
Business Development & Client Relationships
Calendar, Scheduling & Meeting Coordination
Key Relationship & Recognition Management
Board & Nonprofit Support
AI Systems & Tools
Daily & Personal Support
Essential Skills
- You have experience in the conference and speaking circuit, with real relationships with organizers, not just familiarity with how events run
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You are able to negotiate speaker fees and logistics without hand-holding
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You are a high-agency operator who converts a one-liner into a fully executed outcome without waiting to be told what's needed
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You have strong emotional intelligence and can read a room and adapt quickly
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You have excellent written communication and can draft across audiences, from CMOs and board members to vendors, without needing heavy editing
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You have managed sensitive personal, financial, or business matters in a prior role and understand what stays internal without being told
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You are organized under ambiguity and can track multiple concurrent workstreams, deadlines, and relationships without a system handed to you
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You feel energized by the idea of your role changing day to day depending on what's most important, not just what's on a fixed task list
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You are comfortable using AI tools day to day, and open to growing into someone who builds your own workflows over time
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You have experience supporting a founder, CEO, or other high-visibility executive directly
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You have a network in the conference or speaking circuit that you bring with you
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You have built or maintained your own AI-supported workflows or systems in a prior role
Bonus
30/60/90
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Shadow the full conference and speaking pipeline, from inbound inquiry through post-event follow-up
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Learn CEO's calendar, preferences, and communication style
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Get access to and understand the existing AI systems supporting this role (calendar review, BD intake, thought leadership tracking)
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Independently own the weekly brief and calendar coordination
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Take ownership of at least one full speaking engagement end to end
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Begin building the goodwill and recognition cadence into a repeatable system
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Operate independently across the speaking pipeline, travel, and key relationship management without oversight
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Propose your first improvement or automation to an existing AI-supported workflow
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Be a trusted presence on BD leads that come through CEO, with clear judgment on when to escalate and when to run with it
First 30 Days — Learn
60 Days — Build
90 Days — Lead
This might not be the right role for you if....
- You prefer a role with a fixed, predictable task list and a clearly defined scope
- You're looking for a purely logistics or admin-focused position without relationship-building or BD components
- You need structure handed to you rather than building it yourself
- You're not comfortable with high ambiguity or a job that looks different day to day
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