Executive Assistant to the CTO

Modern Intelligence builds Sovereign, targeting software for unmanned systems. Manufacturers install it on UAVs, USVs, UUVs, and other unmanned vehicles. Sovereign runs on the vehicle’s computer. It detects, classifies, and tracks targets from the onboard cameras, keeps identity when the picture breaks up, and can fly terminal guidance into impact. It keeps working when GPS is out and the radio is jammed.

We’ve held Department of War contracts, including work with Air Force Special Operations and SOCOM. 

We’ve raised more than $12 million from Bedrock, Vine, Contrary, Air Street, Caffeinated, Champion Hill, Swell, Myelin, and others.

Details

We are looking for an executive assistant for our CTO. We are a small company that is growing fast and our CTO often has more information coming at him than he has time to manage. We are looking for someone to whom he can delegate context: You will be asked to organize calendars and manage time, ensuring he has sufficient focus time for engineering and design activities as well as other traditional EA activities.

We are looking for an EA who is excited to embrace AI to help with EA tasks: we want our EA to be able to focus on tasks that require a person, or physical presence. You may be asked to attend meetings the CTO cannot, to capture what happened and brief him afterward, not to represent him or make decisions in his place. You will often be asked to prep the CTO and possibly other execs before meetings. You will be asked to check in on the engineering team while the CTO is busy or away.

We are looking for someone who will form a strong relationship with everyone at the company (at least in the near future), especially with members of the engineering organization and the other executives. Some level of technical sophistication is required, but no formal engineering experience is required (but is encouraged). You may be asked to take notes in technical meetings - capturing decisions and follow-ups. You will be asked to provide periodic updates throughout the day.

You will be the first EA hired at Modern Intelligence, so you will help shape expectations for the role for future EAs and will have a significant opportunity to teach us how best to utilize EAs.

Requirements

Preferred Qualifications

Nice to have

Modern Intelligence builds software that identifies targets and guides munitions to them, and it is in use on live missions today. You will not write that code, but you will sit in the rooms where it gets decided and you will know what everyone here is working on. If you want your organization and judgment applied to work that actually matters, apply.