Description
Gridware's mission is to create a future where power outages and electric grid hazards (think wildfire ignition) are a thing of the past. We provide a truly full-stack (hardware + firmware + software) solution for the real-time monitoring of America’s critical infrastructure. The system centers around low-cost hardware platforms that are easily and permanently deployed to power poles. The platform detects and predicts physical fault phenomena, expedites repairs during power outages, and helps utilities demonstrate risk reduction to regulators through comprehensive asset health profiles.Gridware's technology is designed to unlock essential values for other adjacent verticals.
Our unique positioning allows us to solve some of the world's most burning challenges -- from helping policy makers make data-driven infrastructure decisions to helping farmers overcome micro-climate challenges. While others turn a blind eye to these aged and highly-regulated industries, we at Gridware believe it's our duty to find win-for-all scenarios that lead to a prosperous future for coming generations.Gridware is a privately-held, YC-backed company with funding from some of the best climate & hard tech investors in the world.
Role Description
We are seeking an adaptable and highly organized Administrative Assistant to provide critical support to the Executive Team at our tech startup. The ideal candidate thrives in a fast-paced environment and is enthusiastic about tackling a wide range of tasks that vary week by week. The ability to seamlessly shift between diverse duties, while maintaining efficiency and attention to detail, is key to our team's success.
Key Responsibilities:
- Enhance the candidate experience from application to onboarding, ensuring a smooth integration of new hires into the company culture.
- Schedule interviews and manage interview calendars efficiently, ensuring a seamless process for both candidates and interviewers.
- Coordinate the onboarding process with various departments to ensure new hires have the resources and information they need from day one.
- Maintain clear and effective communication channels with candidates and internal stakeholders, providing timely updates and feedback.
Requirements
- Rapid learning ability, with the agility to adopt new tools and processes effortlessly to suit evolving responsibilities.
- Excellent organizational skills, capable of managing a variety of tasks without compromising on attention to detail.
- Proactive nature, quick to notice, raise, and solve concerns and issues without prompting.
- Experience with applicant tracking software like Workable and SquarePeg, enhancing recruitment efforts and streamlining candidate management.
- Strong communication skills, both written and verbal, ensuring clear and effective interactions across all levels of the organization.
- Working / Professional Proficiency in English.
In your cover letter, please specify:
- Why you’re interested in the job / Gridware.
- What particular experiences / skills you’d like to highlight based on the job description.
- Any experience you have with recruitment tools such as Workable and SquarePeg.
Salary: USD $5 - USD $8
This position is ideal for someone who enjoys a varied workload, thrives on learning and developing new skills, and is excited by the opportunity to make significant contributions to the recruitment efforts of a tech startup. If you are passionate about staying organized, relish the challenge of rapidly changing priorities, and are eager to grow with a dynamic team, we encourage you to applyGridware is an equal opportunity employer. We want applicants of diverse backgrounds and hire without regard to color, gender, religion, national origin, citizenship, disability, age, sexual orientation, or any other characteristic protected by law.Gridware is headquartered in Walnut Creek, California.
