Executive Assistant to the CEO (Remote)

Percona is seeking a remote Executive Assistant to support the Chief Executive Officer and provide backup administrative support to the Executive Leadership Team. The role is central to ensuring the CEO has strong administrative support to sustain Percona's success.

Percona is a remote-only, globally dispersed company with colleagues in more than 50 countries. The company provides open source database software, support, and services, with technical expertise in MySQL, MongoDB, PostgreSQL, and MariaDB.

This position offers a collaborative and highly engaged work environment, flexible work hours, paid time off programs, remote office equipment, career development funding, connectivity allowances, equity participation opportunities, and benefits supporting work-life balance.

• Minimum of 3 years of experience in an executive assistant or administrative support role.
• Fluent spoken and written English.
• Ability to work remotely while aligning with the Central European Time Zone.
• Strong organizational skills.
• Prior experience supporting executive leadership in a technology or software company preferred.
• Demonstrated discretion and confidentiality when handling sensitive information.
• Strong written communication skills.
• Demonstrated ability to work independently with minimal direction.
• Demonstrated ability to accept feedback from others.
• Ability to communicate clearly and professionally and convey confidence under pressure.
• Outgoing and friendly personality, with the ability to represent Percona and its CEO.
• Ability to be flexible when situations require it.
• Ability to navigate ambiguity and work collaboratively to identify solutions.
• Ability to take initiative, get things done, demonstrate humility, and pursue continuous improvement.

• Manage and maintain the Percona CEO's calendar.
• Assist the CEO in producing documents, project plans, and presentations as required.
• Assist the CEO in preparing for board meetings, including board presentations and related materials.
• Collaborate with the CEO and Percona board to coordinate meetings.
• Manage and maintain annual, quarterly, monthly, and weekly recurring meetings, including departmental meetings and monthly all-company calls.
• Support the CEO's conference talk submissions and preparation.
• Arrange travel for the CEO, including booking airline and accommodation reservations.
• Provide Zoom links, attend meetings, take minutes, and publish decisions and action items.
• Assist with the email backlog as needed to ensure timely triage and responses to priority communications.
• Manage and submit expense reports as requested.
• Facilitate follow-through on meeting decisions and action items.
• Perform other duties as assigned.