What are the responsibilities and job description for the Senior Executive Administrator position at Whisker?
Description
At Whisker, we’re on a mission to make life with your pets endlessly better. As the makers of Litter-Robot, Feeder-Robot, and Litterbox.com, we’re leading the pack in pet tech and pet accessories—creating smarter, cleaner, and more thoughtful solutions for pet parents everywhere.
We believe pet care should keep up with the way people actually live. Whether it’s automating litter box chores, unlocking more intelligent insights into your cat’s routine, or helping pets develop more routine eating habits, we’re here to revolutionize what is possible for your life with pets.
We work onsite 4 days a week, with our team based in Auburn Hills, Michigan, and Juneau, Wisconsin. Our team of 700 passionate pet people thrives on collaboration, innovation, and the occasional office cameo from a four-legged friend.
At Whisker, we know life with pets is already pretty great, but we’re here to make it even better.
What You’ll Do:
The Senior Executive Administrator will play a critical role in ensuring operational efficiency within the department, facilitating communication, and executing key initiatives to drive business growth. This role will be similar in nature to an Engineering Business Partner as well.
Essential Duties and Responsibilities:
This list of duties and responsibilities is not all-inclusive and may be expanded to include other duties and responsibilities as deemed necessary.
- Supports SVP of Engineering develop and refine the strategic direction of the Engineering Organization
- Builds presentations and communications around any changes
- Oversees key projects for the department like lab buildouts, resource planning structures, allocating resources and identifying roadblocks
- Partners with Recruiting regarding overall requisition and hiring planning
- Acts as liaison for the SVP of Engineering to the rest of the Leadership Team and external partners
- Facilitates communication within and outside the organization including org-wide updates, managing agendas and action plans for facilitated meetings, etc.
- Manages organizational wide meetings and events
- Helps build a positive work environment through development initiatives, and training for the Engineering leadership team
- Looks at insights and provides recommendations to help enhance the performance of the organization
- Continues to refine process and resource allocation to grow the department
- Assists with calendar management, travel planning and coordination of the SVP of Engineering’s engagement with the rest of the Leadership team
- Conducts and oversees staff meetings including managing agenda, minutes and action items
- Manages Production stand up meeting minutes
- Runs IP Meetings with internal and external counsel
- Responsible for SVP’s expenses and department approvals
- Partners with internal and external stakeholders to ensure proper documentation like NDAs are executed appropriately
- Responsible for engineering facilities, space planning, organization charts and infrastructure governance
- Manages office pet responsibilities including supplies ordering, managing caretaker assignments etc.
- Will perform additional responsibilities when required
Requirements
What You’ll Bring:
- BA in related field and/or equivalent years of experience
- 3 years of experience in fast-paced environments, supporting senior Engineering leadership
- Intellectual curiosity and personal integrity
- Maintains confidentiality of proprietary information
- Ability to maintain a professional atmosphere in a fast-paced environment with numerous interactions and interruptions
- High degree of initiative, self-motivation and ability to motivate others
- Ability to establish and maintain cooperative working relationships with Team Members and colleagues
- Comfortable with office pets (cats, dogs)
Not Required but Nice to Have!
- Hyper-growth company experience
Benefits & Purrks:
Join a tenacious, inventive company that empowers team members to chart their own path, lead by grounding decisions in the “why”, and has a strong sense of empathy and openness to new perspectives. Be a part of exciting growth, work with incredible people, and create tomorrow’s pet products—plus a whole lot of extras. You will also be provided with:
- Premium Medical/Dental/Vision insurance
- Paid parental leave
- Whisker Parents Program
- 1 day "pawternity" leave for new pet adoption
- Pet Insurance Discount
- 401K match
- Flexible spending accounts
- Company-paid short-term disability and life insurance
- Employee Assistance Program (EAP)
- Generous paid time off
- 14 Paid Holidays
- Top of the line equipment
- Pet-friendly office
- Whisker products and swag
- Continuing education Support
- On-site gym with Peloton
- Referral program
Statement of Inclusivity:
We believe different perspectives make Whisker better and strive to create a place where everyone has equal opportunities to thrive.
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