Executive Assistant to Founder & CEO

Nuclear Energy Start-Up

Location: East Austin, Texas (5 days office-based)
Salary: $120,000 – $150,000 + Benefits

Our client is an ambitious early-stage nuclear energy startup headquartered in Austin, Texas, focused on designing next-generation reactors for power generation. Led by an inspiring Founder & CEO, the company was born from a deep understanding of global energy markets and a conviction that nuclear energy will play a critical role in solving the long-term imbalance between energy demand and supply.

This is a rare opportunity to join a highly entrepreneurial, mission-driven business at an exceptionally exciting stage of growth. The environment is collaborative, fast-paced, and hands-on, with a small team working closely together to build a category-defining company from the ground up.

The Opportunity

This is a newly created role and an opportunity for a highly capable Executive Assistant to become a true partner to the CEO within an intense, high-growth startup environment. The position will play a critical role in enabling the CEO to remain focused on scaling the business, while helping bring structure, organization, and operational support across day-to-day activities.

The successful candidate will thrive in entrepreneurial environments, possess outstanding judgment, and bring a calm, proactive, and solutions-oriented approach to everything they do.

Key Responsibilities

Executive Support

• Manage highly complex and ever-changing calendars, schedules, and priorities for the CEO
• Coordinate frequent domestic and international travel arrangements, itineraries, accommodations, and logistics
• Oversee inbox management, communication flow, and prioritization of incoming requests
• Provide seamless day-to-day administrative support to maximize efficiency and productivity
• Offer light support to an additional Chief Officer as required

Operations & Coordination

• Assist with office coordination and operational support within a collaborative startup environment
• Support ad hoc projects, research tasks, and wider business administration as needed
• Help establish and improve processes, systems, and ways of working as the business scales
• Work closely with the wider team to ensure smooth day-to-day operations across the company

Candidate Profile

• Comfortable operating within fast-paced, entrepreneurial, and high-growth environments
• Highly organized with the ability to manage multiple urgent priorities simultaneously
• Strong judgment and problem-solving skills, with the confidence to think critically and proactively
• Resilient, grounded, and calm under pressure within an intense and rapidly evolving environment
• Highly adaptable, and willing to support wherever needed
• Exceptional communication skills with a high level of professionalism and discretion
• Long-term mindset with a genuine interest in helping build and scale a growing business

Benefits

• Medical insurance
• 401(k)
• Opportunity to join a mission-driven business at an early stage and play a meaningful role in its long-term growth and success

This is an exceptional opportunity for an ambitious Executive Assistant seeking a highly involved role at the heart of a pioneering company shaping the future of energy.