Executive Associate
Overview
kCura is a global company with team members who are driven by our customers to build exceptional software for them to use every day. Our product, called Relativity, handles large volumes of data and helps corporations, law firms, and government agencies solve their own unique data problems.
The way we work together is centered on our core values of collaborating, communicating, pushing to exceed expectations (even our own), being humble, and having fun while we do it. We enjoy ourselves, give back, and work (and play) hard together. If this sounds like the place for you, check out the details of this position below.
As an Executive Associate, you will work directly with the VP of Engineering. You will be working on the strategic prioritization of key projects and management of critical issues to ensure attention and focus of the leadership team. This Executive Associate will help to ease decision-making by serving as a reliable, trusted and fair channel for all stakeholders. They will also ensure alignment and timeline support the overall business strategy.
Responsibilities
• Plan and direct administrative and operational aspects of the department on behalf of the executive.
• Act as the main contact between the executive and employees/stakeholders.
• Attend all executive team meetings; coordinate next actions, and manage follow-ups.
• Design, organize, and oversee comprehensive management of projects with ambiguous and changing requirements.
• Provide presentation support, including but not limited to: company-wide meetings, annual product release conference, board meetings, etc.
• Regularly create, submit, and interpret reports to the executive.
• Maintain understanding of overall business objectives and strategy.
• Suggest problem resolution approaches and procedures.
• Take on other (ad-hoc) responsibilities as directed by the executive.
Qualifications
• Bachelor’s degree required; Master's Degree preferred.
• 2-4 years of experience in a project management or consulting role.
• Knowledge of software industry preferred but not required.
• Excellent interpersonal skills with the ability to read people and connect with various audiences and departments.
• Highly credible, collaborative, and resourceful style with the ability to work independently and as a team player.
• Extremely trustworthy with the ability to handle confidential matters and sensitive information situations with discretion.
• Executive presence demonstrating comfort speaking internally or externally on behalf of the executive.
• Ability to problem solve, prioritize, negotiate and juggle changing deadlines.
About Us
Our software has more than 130,000 active users in more than 40 countries from organizations including the U.S. Department of Justice and more than 190 of the Am Law 200. We have grown significantly over the last several years and continue striving to build software that helps solve our customers’ toughest e-discovery and unstructured data challenges.
If you’re ready to grow with us, we’d love to hear from you.