Cradle - Executive Assistant

• The best people we've hired didn't match a checklist. Below is a list of what matters most for this role. If you bring most of it and are curious about the rest, we'd love to hear from you: • 4+ years supporting senior executives, ideally more than one at a time • Sharp judgment about what's urgent, what can wait and what never needs to reach the exec • Clear, polished written English • You spot the next problem before anyone asks and fix it • Experience handling personal admin alongside the professional side, with the discretion that comes with it • Organised and dependable without needing a rigid structure; at a ~90-person company you'll often build the process yourself • At home in Google Workspace and quick to pick up new software tools • These aren't requirements, but they'd give you a head start: • German fluency would be idea to would make local appointments, paperwork and authorities much easier • Experience in a startup or scale-up environment • Familiarity with Swiss administrative procedures (permits, insurance, tax paperwork, relocations) • Experience with task tools like Todoist, Notion or Linear • Our commitment to inclusive hiring • Cradle evaluates all candidates based on merit, regardless of sex, gender, ethnicity, socio-economic background, or any other aspect of identity. We maintain zero tolerance for discrimination and actively encourage candidates from all backgrounds to apply. • AI disclosure • Cradle uses an applicant tracking system that includes basic AI-assisted features which may generate scores or rankings based on how applications match a job description. These outputs are not used to make or meaningfully influence hiring decisions — all candidates are evaluated through a thorough, human-led review by our recruiting team.