Executive Assistant to the CEO

About Us

Socket helps devs and security teams ship faster by cutting out security busywork. Thousands of orgs use Socket to safely find, audit, and manage open source code. Our customers — from Anthropic to xAI, and Figma to Vercel — love Socket (just check out their tweets to see for yourself!)

Founded by Feross Aboukhadijeh, a long-time open source maintainer with software downloaded over a billion times a month, Socket has raised $65M in funding from top angels, operators, and security leaders.

About the Role

We’re looking for a high-performing Executive Assistant to support our Founder & CEO, Feross Aboukhadijeh. In this role, you’ll be a force multiplier — helping Feross stay focused on scaling a company that’s changing how organizations secure their software supply chains. You’ll play a critical role in keeping priorities moving, clearing roadblocks, and creating the space for Feross to drive the business forward.

This role is remote and requires local residency in San Francisco, CA, with occasional travel as needed. 

What You’ll Do

• Provide comprehensive administrative support to the CEO, managing their calendar, communications, and daily operations

• Coordinate complex scheduling across multiple time zones with internal teams, investors, customers, and partners

• Build trust and strong relationships with internal and external stakeholders

• Arrange domestic and international business travel, including detailed itineraries and travel documentation

• Coordinate board meetings, executive sessions, and all-hands events with complete logistics support

• Track strategic initiatives, manage special projects, and ensure timely follow-up on action items

• Facilitate communication between the CEO and key stakeholders including investors, board members, and executive team

• Assist with occasional personal tasks and logistics to help the CEO stay organized and focused, including coordinating personal appointments, travel, and key communications

• Anticipate needs and proactively remove obstacles to keep high-priority initiatives moving forward

• Support corporate events, conferences, and speaking engagements from conception to execution

What You’ll Bring

• 5+ years of experience as an Executive Assistant, supporting C-suite for at least 2 years in the SaaS/technology industry

• Proven experience with complex calendar management and stakeholder coordination

• Expert proficiency in Google Workspace, Slack, and video conferencing platforms

• Exceptional communication and interpersonal skills with the natural ability to roll with the punches

• A go-getter attitude — you spot problems before they happen, make decisions, and take action without waiting to be asked

• Highly organized, insanely resourceful, and always thinking two steps ahead to keep priorities moving

Interview Process

1. Informational with Lauren, Head of Talent

2. Written take home exercise

3. Virtual f2f with Jay, VP of Strategy & Operations

4. Virtual f2f with Amjed, VP of Sales

5. F2f with our Founder & CEO, Feross

6. References

7. Decision/Offer

We know how important clarity is when looking for a new role, so we've put together a read-me about the Interview Process at Socket.

Benefits: Our benefits are crafted to support you and your family, so you can take care of what matters most and thrive in and outside of work. We offer:

• Market competitive salary bands

• Meaningful equity program

• Comprehensive health benefits for you and your family

• Flexible time-off, holidays, and winter shutdown to rest & recharge

• Paid parental leave

• Remote-first, with quarterly team off-sites

At Socket, we

1. Pursue Excellence: We set ourselves apart by consistently delivering work of exceptional quality and distinction.

2. Move with urgency and focus: We prioritize swift, decisive action.

3. Think rigorously: We care about being right and it often takes reasoning from first principles to get there. We value alternative perspectives and have constructive discussions.

4. Trust and amplify: We overtrust, always assume good intent, and give specific feedback to help each other improve.

5. Feel a strong sense of ownership: We wear many hats and feel a strong sense of overall ownership of the company and we're non-territorial regarding our nominal domains.

6. Are customer obsessed: We relentlessly prioritize the needs of our customers, striving to exceed their expectations and delight them at every interaction.