Executive Assistant to the CEO (Financial Markets)

Location: On-site in the Chicago office, United States. Evening and weekend availability may be required for travel, key events, or time-sensitive matters.

Salary: $100,000–$200,000 annual base salary, plus an annual discretionary bonus.

Company

hirify.global is a diversified trading firm using technology and proprietary capital to operate across global financial markets and additional strategies including real estate, venture capital, and cryptoassets.

What you will do

• Act as a trusted strategic partner to the CEO by anticipating needs, protecting time, and improving supporting processes.
• Manage complex professional and personal calendars across multiple time zones, including scheduling, meeting materials, agendas, and logistics.
• Plan end-to-end travel and coordinate virtual and on-site meetings with internal and external stakeholders.
• Filter and prioritize the CEO’s inbox, draft correspondence, and prepare presentations, briefings, and decision materials.
• Manage expenses, receipts, invoices, records, and confidential administrative information across business and personal accounts.
• Coordinate with senior leaders and external partners, track deliverables, and maintain organized relationship and contact records.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree or equivalent professional experience.
• 7+ years of experience supporting C-suite executives or principals, including significant direct support for a CEO, founder, or high-profile individual.
• Exceptional organization and time-management skills, with the ability to manage competing priorities and last-minute changes.
• Executive-level written and verbal communication skills with sound judgment when working with senior leaders and external partners.
• Exceptional discretion and integrity when handling confidential information and sensitive relationships.
• Strategic systems thinking, adaptability, resilience, and a service-oriented approach.

Nice to have

• Familiarity with financial markets and trading environments.

Culture & Benefits

• Fast-paced, high-standards environment with emphasis on accuracy, speed, integrity, and discretion.
• Medical, pharmacy, dental, and vision insurance.
• 401(k) with discretionary employer match, disability insurance, life and AD&D insurance.
• Health savings and flexible spending accounts.
• Flexibility for extended hours around travel, key events, and urgent matters.