About Skillz

Skillz is the leading mobile games platform connecting players in fair, fun, and meaningful competition.

The gaming industry is larger than movies, music, and books, with more than 2.7 billion gamers playing monthly and 10 million developers worldwide. Mobile is the fastest-growing segment of the gaming market, expected to increase from $68 billion in 2019 to $150 billion in 2025.

Skillz is pioneering the competitive mobile gaming experience, leveraging its patented technology to power over two billion esports tournaments a year. The company is headquartered in San Francisco and backed by leading venture capitalists, media companies, and professional sports leagues and franchises.

Through its philanthropic initiatives, Skillz has harnessed the power of its platform to transform the way nonprofits engage with donors, enabling anyone with a mobile device to support causes such as the American Red Cross, Susan G. Komen, American Cancer Society, and NAACP by playing in Skillz tournaments.

Skillz has also earned recognition as one of Fast Company’s Most Innovative Companies, a two-time winner of CNBC’s Disruptor 50, one of Forbes’ Next Billion-Dollar Startups, and the #1 fastest-growing company in America on the Inc. 5000.

What You'll Do

Lead 4+ Executive Assistants/Personal Assistants with varying levels of experience.
Manage administrative responsibilities for directs, including time cards, time-off approval and balance, reporting processes approval and team resource maintenance.
Communicate job and performance expectations through consolidation, synthesis, and delivery of performance feedback during our performance review process.
Support directs’ effectiveness and successful development of their job responsibilities through dynamic coaching, mentorship, and advocacy, varying across the needs of each direct.
Develop standard operating procedures for Executive and Personal Assistant departments
Collaborate the Executive and partners on team-wide matters, including annual and incremental budget planning processes, team-wide load balancing, identifying trends and recommending systemic improvements.
Be the executive’s right hand by attending important meetings, participate, and provide a knowledgeable resource, while ensuring executive preparation and effectiveness through your direct reports.
Manage projects simultaneously, identifying gaps and taking ownership of projects; compile and prepare material and agendas for team meetings, such as all-hands presentations and events
Develop an understanding of the team and field requests from internal and external contacts, be available and approachable.
Maintain relationships with cross-functional partners to help support company wide OKRs and initiatives.

Required Skillz

3+ years of experience managing a team of at least 4+ Executive or Personal Assistant
6+ years of professional experience as an Executive Assistant or Personal Assistant
6+ years of experience supporting a variety of different executives/teams
Ability to embrace the challenges of supporting a growing team of diverse personalities and programs.
Process and organizational mindset to drive scaleable support system
Value teamwork at all levels, while remaining proactive, resourceful, and efficient