Executive Assistant
Overstory
The climate crisis is the defining challenge of our time—but it’s also the greatest opportunity for innovation, and a challenge we’re proud to take on. At Overstory, we’re harnessing cutting-edge technology to enable a resilient electrical grid that keeps communities thriving as our world changes.
The grid is the backbone of life as we know it. It powers hospitals, keeps food fresh, and ensures communities stay connected. But extreme weather, aging infrastructure, and growing wildfire risks are putting this critical system under pressure. All of this combined makes the electric utility industry the greatest opportunity for tackling climate change.
One of the leading causes of catastrophic wildfires and power outages? Trees and brush coming into contact with power lines.
That’s where we help. At Overstory, we use AI and advanced satellite imagery to pinpoint and prioritize vegetation risks before they materialize. By giving utilities critical analysis on those risks, we’re helping prevent outages, reduce wildfire risks, and accelerate the transition to a safer, more resilient grid.
Our team spans the Americas and Europe, and we work with utility partners across the Americas and beyond. We’re outdoor enthusiasts, musicians, artists, athletes, parents, and adventurers—15 nationalities strong and growing. What unites us is a passion for solving complex problems, a commitment to climate action, and the belief that technology should be a force for good.
Join us to help us build a more resilient world together.
The role
We’re looking for an Executive Assistant to join our small but mighty People team. In this dynamic role you’ll help our CEO, Fiona, maximize her impact by making work + life easy.
The role will evolve as our team’s needs evolve and it will undoubtedly be a grab bag of different things. You will need to be able to jump around from task to task, depending on where you are needed most.
You will be part of a diverse, fast-growing and remote-first team that is building the Overstory business so that it has a giant impact on the world. Join us in our mission to solve the climate crisis.
What you’ll do
As an Executive Assistant, you’ll help our CEO see around corners and head things off. With your clear grasp of key business priorities, you will help her focus only on high impact things. You will help her balance work + (family) life by managing her calendar obsessively, making business trips as smooth as possible and handling incoming external communications.
You’ll combine that with a little bit of everything - from recruitment coordination to office operations and event planning. With your wide range of responsibilities, you’re able to make a big impact across the organization.
About you
- You have 5+ years of experience as an executive assistant to a CEO
- You’ve worked in early-stage tech start-ups and love that fast-paced environment
- You’re a self-starter who will make things happen, from identifying a challenge to implementing a solution
- You obsess over details but don’t let that slow you down
- You have exceptional verbal and written communication skills in English.
- You know how to leverage AI to make everyone around you more efficient.
- You have strong interpersonal skills and can handle confidential or sensitive information with care
- You’re passionate about our climate mission
- You’re based in Amsterdam, the Netherlands
What you get
- To be part of truly mission-driven work that reduces wildfires, protects earth’s natural resources and helps solve our climate crisis.
- Flexible working environment with a lot of autonomy. We build our work days around our lives, not the other way around.
- Other benefits like a remote working budget, an educational budget and time to develop new skills.
- To be surrounded by an excellent, vibrant, smart team who have each other's back and believe in a culture of openness, tolerance and respect.
- Equity and a competitive salary.
About our team
We are a group of 85 people from all over the world. Fifteen nationalities are represented in our team. We work remotely from nine different countries and we are looking for candidates that are also living and working in one of these countries: United States, the Netherlands, United Kingdom, Ireland, Estonia, Portugal, France, Sweden, Denmark, Switzerland, and Canada. We meet up once a year in-person for our unforgettable team gathering event. We also offer the option to occasionally meet up for in-person collaboration.
Diversity & Inclusion
We place enormous value on diversity and inclusion and strive to continually bring in people of all genders, races, creeds, ethnicities, abilities and backgrounds. We believe that the best ideas emerge when people with different perspectives and approaches work together on a problem.
We’re always looking to diversify our team further, but we’re proud of the fact that four out of the nine people on our leadership team are female, 46% of the overall team are female and 20% of the team are people of color. Our team speaks fifteen languages: English, Dutch, French, Spanish, German, Italian, Portuguese, Russian, Luxembourgish, Lithuanian, Bulgarian, Cantonese, Estonian, Danish and Korean.
Our values
Tackling the climate crisis is our greatest mission.
We act with urgency.
Our curiosity fuels our growth.
We recognize that change is constant, and we find joy and power in exploration.
We’re rooted in diversity.
Just as ecosystems need biodiversity to thrive, our resiliency comes from our differences.
We care for each other.
We love the power of machines but we nurture each other as humans.
Trust is fundamental.
We assume the best in everyone, and we share ideas openly so that we have a positive impact.
