Zipline
Executive Assistant, Chief Hardware Officer & Head of Autonomy
$150K–$200K
South San Francisco, California, USA +1 · Director · Full-time · Posted Jun 13, 2026
- Location
- South San Francisco, California, USA
South San Francisco, California, United States - Experience
- 7+ years of experience as an Executive Assistant; ideally supporting senior leaders in the listed technical or operational fields.
About the job
Supports Zipline’s Chief Hardware Officer and Head of Autonomy by managing their priorities and operating cadence, preparing technical meetings, tracking decisions and follow-ups, and coordinating travel and hiring workflows.
What you'll do
- Manage complex calendars, priorities, travel, and operating cadence across technical and executive forums.
- Prepare meetings and track decisions, owners, deadlines, escalations, and follow-ups across technical workstreams.
- Coordinate recruiting workflows and represent the leaders in cross-functional and external interactions.
What they ask for
- 7+ years of experience as an Executive Assistant, ideally supporting senior technical, engineering, product, operations, hardware, software, robotics, aerospace, manufacturing, or infrastructure leaders.
- Exceptional judgment and discretion handling confidential information.
- Strong calendar, meeting, travel, logistics, prioritization, communication, and follow-through skills in a high-velocity environment.
- Comfort operating in technical environments and following topics such as aircraft reliability, software releases, validation, hardware root cause analysis, fleet operations, and engineering escalations.
Pay
USD 150,000 - 200,000 target starting cash range (base salary not specified)
Tools
Slack, Gmail, Drive, Confluence, Jira
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