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Senior Executive Assistant

psiquantum · Palo Alto, California, United States · On-site

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About psiquantum

PsiQuantum is on a mission to build the first commercially useful quantum computer to solve humanity. Backed by Founders Fund and Redpoint.

About the role

We are looking for an exceptional Executive Assistant to partner with a C-level executive in a fast-moving, high-growth startup environment. This is a high-impact role for someone who thrives on momentum, embraces change, and takes ownership of whatever is needed to keep an executive—and the broader organization—moving forward.

What they're looking for

  • Bachelor’s degree preferred, or equivalent combination of education and relevant experience
  • 5+ years of experience supporting C-level executives, preferably within a high-growth technology startup or similarly fast-paced environment. Strong preference for previous experience supporting a C-level
  • Experience managing highly complex calendars and executive priorities with minimal direction
  • Proven ability to operate with professionalism, discretion, and sound judgment
  • Experience collaborating seamlessly with senior executives, board members, investors, and external stakeholders
  • Experience managing multiple priorities while maintaining exceptional attention to detail
More about this role

PsiQuantum’s mission is to build the first useful quantum computers—machines capable of delivering the breakthroughs the field has long promised. Since our founding in 2016, our singular focus has been to build and deploy million-qubit, fault-tolerant quantum systems.

Quantum computers harness the laws of quantum mechanics to solve problems that even the most advanced supercomputers or AI systems will never reach. Their impact will span energy, pharmaceuticals, finance, agriculture, transportation, materials, and other foundational industries.

Our architecture and approach is based on silicon photonics. By leveraging the advanced semiconductor manufacturing industry—including partners like GlobalFoundries—we use the same high-volume processes that already produce billions of chips for telecom and consumer electronics. Photonics offers natural advantages for scale: photons don’t feel heat, are immune to electromagnetic interference, and integrate with existing cryogenic cooling and standard fiber-optic infrastructure.

In 2024, PsiQuantum announced government-funded projects to support the build-out of our first utility-scale quantum computers in Brisbane, Australia, and Chicago,...

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