EA to Chief People Officer

Upwork ($UPWK) is the world's work marketplace. We serve everyone from one-person startups to large, Fortune 100 enterprises with a powerful, trust-driven platform that enables companies and talent to work together in new ways that unlock their potential.
Last year, more than $3.8 billion of work was done through Upwork by skilled professionals who are gaining more control by finding work they are passionate about and innovating their careers.
Our Chief People Officer is looking for a trusted partner to lead the logistical aspects of her world and drive collaboration and innovation with the HR leadership team, including a to be hired Chief of Staff. This role is not for the faint hearted --- you will be in the thick of it with our HR team to drive people processes and programs as we create meaningful business impact for Upwork.
It goes without saying that this person must have ultimate discretion -- we are often the first to know the good, the hard, the sad, and the joyful for our team. It's a privilege to hold these roles, and we must treat it as such. The successful candidate will also have outstanding business acumen, a drive for process improvement, and be an extraordinary self starter.
Your Responsibilities:

• Provide support to our CPO through extensive calendar management, including multi channeled work streams.
• Handle sophisticated scheduling and dependencies and deliverables for programs across the business
• Build briefing packages, agendas, meeting minutes, and follow-up plans -be a strong partner cross functionally with comms, legal, and other core teams.
• Be a visible leader and have comfort being responsible for building and maintaining a great culture in a distributed diverse environment

What it takes to catch our eye:

• Passion for our mission of creating economic opportunities so people have better lives.
• Proven 4 + years of experience in an Executive Assistant role supporting C-level executives, ideally Heads of HR
• To create an atmosphere of trust, and collaboration with all of the people with whom you interact, both internally and externally
• Experience with Google Calendar and Gmail
• To be comfortable interacting with all levels within the organization
• Excellent written and oral communication skills
• Dedication to push things forward throughout the organization ---- anticipating needs, troubleshooting issues and responding proactively and calmly under pressure
• Utmost attention to detail, and timely follow up
• Demonstrated ability to balance workload under short deadlines and pivot to changing priorities in a fast-paced environment

The annual base salary for this position in California and Washington ranges from $102,000 - $138,000. The range displayed reflects the minimum and maximum salary for this position in California and Washington, and individual base pay will depend on your skills, qualifications, experience, and location. Additionally, this position is eligible for the annual bonus plan or sales incentive plan and eligibility to participate in our long term equity incentive program.
Come change how the world works.
At Upwork, you'll shape talent solutions for how the world works today. We are a remote-first organization working together to create exciting remote work opportunities for a global community of professionals. While we have physical offices in San Francisco and Chicago, currently we also support hiring of corporate full-time employees in 19 states in the United States. Please speak with a member of our recruitment team to determine whether you are located in a state in which we are hiring corporate full-time employees.
Our vibrant culture is built on shared values and our mission to create economic opportunities so that people have better lives. We foster amazing teams, put our community first, and have a bias toward action. We encourage everyone to bring their whole selves to work and grow together through development opportunities, mentorship, and employee resource groups. And oh yeah, we've also got amazing benefits - including medical insurance for you and your family, unlimited PTO, 401(k) with matching, 12 weeks of paid parental leave, and a generous Employee Stock Purchase Plan. Check out our Life at Upwork page to learn more about our benefits and the employee experience.
Check out our Life at Upwork page to learn more about the employee experience.
Upwork is proudly committed to recruiting and retaining a diverse and inclusive workforce. As an Equal Opportunity Employer, we never discriminate based on race, religion, color, national origin, gender (including pregnancy, childbirth, or related medical condition), sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression, age, status as a protected veteran, status as an individual with a disability, or other applicable legally protected characteristics.
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