Executive Assistant (Aerospace)

Location: Onsite daily at the HQ in Long Beach, California, United States. Willingness to work evenings and/or weekends for critical mission milestones and travel up to 10% annually for industry events.

Salary: $96,000–$137,000 USD per year in California.

Company

hirify.global develops next-generation commercial space stations, including the Haven Station, to support continuous human presence in space, microgravity research, manufacturing, and the emerging space economy.

What you will do

• Support senior executives across Special Projects, National Security, hirify.global Satellites, and Marketing.
• Coordinate executive calendars, meetings, travel arrangements, and related documentation.
• Facilitate communication among executives, internal teams, external partners, and cross-functional stakeholders.
• Handle confidential information, draft executive communications, and protect executive time by managing priorities and pushing back when needed.
• Organize customer visits, facility tours, recruiting candidate experiences, team-building initiatives, and industry events.
• Track executive expenses, process reimbursements, and collaborate on operational projects.

Requirements

• 3–5+ years of experience as an Executive Assistant supporting VP-level executives in internal and external partner or customer environments.
• Advanced proficiency in Google Workspace and Slack.
• Bachelor’s degree.
• Strong communication, organization, time-management, prioritization, attention to detail, and independent execution skills.
• Ability to work onsite daily at the Long Beach headquarters.
• Must qualify as a U.S. person under U.S. export-control rules or otherwise be eligible for deemed export licensing.

Nice to have

• Experience supporting executives in a fast-paced startup environment.
• Experience handling highly sensitive company information with discretion and confidentiality.
• Event and meeting planning experience.
• Ability to build a network of external Executive Assistants within the hirify.global ecosystem.
• Passion for fostering a positive work culture and anticipating executive needs.

Culture & Benefits

• Full-time exempt employment with company equity.
• Medical, dental, and vision coverage for employees and dependents.
• Paid time off, paid parental leave, disability insurance, and life insurance.
• Access to a 401(k) retirement plan, ClassPass credits, personalized mental healthcare, and other discounts.
• Onsite food perks including snacks, coffee, drinks, dinner, and subsidized lunch.
• Equal opportunity employment based on merit, competence, and qualifications.