Executive Assistant, Japan

As an Executive Assistant at a16z crypto, you will support Hitoshi Yoshida, Head of Japan. You will work alongside individuals driven by excellence and a passion for technology, managing calendars, coordinating meetings, and handling travel. This role requires onsite presence in the Tokyo office 4 to 5 days a week.

What you'll do

• Build and cultivate long-term relationships with entrepreneurs and executives
• Handle communications and manage inquiries, executive and founder relationships, and high-priority requests with discretion
• Provide proactive calendar management and complex scheduling in coordination with EAs across the firm, maintaining awareness of partner priorities to anticipate needs
• Support partnership meetings by creating internal and external pitch meeting invites, securing conference rooms, and coordinating with IT ahead of in-person meetings
• Organize executive travel to attend meetings and conferences
• Oversee small offsites and curated dinners, including venue identification, catering, program materials and gifts, and assist with team operations such as managing the swag process and offsite logistics
• Manage team lunches for the extended team on in-office days, including taking individual orders, delivering to desks, and flexibly accommodating varying headcounts
• Continuously improve administrative processes by anticipating needs, streamlining workflows, and enhancing overall executive support

What you bring

• 5+ years of high-level experience supporting multiple senior-level executives
• A collaborative, responsible approach to teamwork in a matrixed environment, comfortable working with individuals at all levels of the organization
• Proactive, positive and personable communication skills with an upbeat, resourceful attitude and willingness to take initiative
• Resilience and the ability to manage multiple projects and deliver quality work to deadlines
• Thriving ability in a fast-moving, highly ambiguous environment
• Discretion, diplomacy and excellent judgment when handling confidential and sensitive information
• Exceptional attention to detail
• Strong calendar management and prioritization skills
• Advanced proficiency with Gmail, Google Calendar, Zoom, and AI tools
• Low ego, high empathy, and the capacity to collaborate effectively with diverse teams

About a16z crypto

Andreessen Horowitz (a16z) is a venture capital firm founded in 2009 that backs bold entrepreneurs building the future through technology. a16z has $100B+ under management and invests across AI, bio and healthcare, consumer, crypto, enterprise, fintech, games, and American dynamism, with a portfolio including companies like Coinbase, Figma, GitHub, Roblox, and Stripe.