Executive Business Partner
Cartesia · *HQ - San Francisco, CA
CHECKED 7H AGO
Applied AIonsitesenior$160k–$200k
At a glance
Highlights
- Sit at the center of four co-founders, driving planning and follow-through.
- Build and run operating rhythms including OKRs, planning and board meetings.
- Partner with leaders and investors as trusted extension of founders.
What they offer
- Competitive base salary alongside attractive equity package
- Fully covered medical, dental and vision insurance for you and family
- 9 weeks paternity and 12 weeks maternity leave
- 401(k)
- Monthly commuter allowance
- Flexible PTO
- Daily lunch, dinner and snacks
Ideal candidate
High-agency operator with 5-8 years supporting senior leaders in fast-moving startups who thrives in ambiguity, builds structure from scratch, and cares about judgment, discretion, and keeping founders focused on high-value work.
Requirements
- 5 to 8 years of experience in executive support, executive operations, or similar role supporting senior executives at a fast-moving, high-growth company
- High agency; creates structure where none exists and solves problems without a fully defined playbook
- Comfortable managing and diplomatically pushing back on strong personalities, competing priorities, and changing plans
- Able to coach executives on how to work effectively with an executive partner
- Equally strong at tactical support (calendars, travel) and higher-leverage work (planning, operating rhythms)
- Excellent judgment about what to own directly, when to push, and when to escalate
- Strong writer and communicator who can get a room aligned
- Handle confidential information and sensitive situations with maturity and discretion
- Bonus points for experience with first-time founders or building operating rhythms from scratch
- remote policy
- Fully in-person
- visa sponsorship
- Visa sponsorship support available on a case-by-case basis
Lab profile
About Cartesia
Architects efficient State Space Model foundation models for human-like real-time AI interaction.
Known for
- State Space Models (SSMs)
- Efficient large-scale foundation models
- Model innovation and systems engineering