Executive Assistant to the CEO

About Duolingo

Duolingo’s purpose is to create the world’s strongest education and make it accessible to everyone. The company is driven by experimentation, evidence-based choices, creative problem-solving, and a strong focus on helping learners. Team members collaborate with highly talented colleagues and get ongoing opportunities to learn while doing work that is both impactful and enjoyable.

About the Role

Duolingo is looking for an Executive Assistant to the CEO to help keep the CEO focused on the company’s top priorities and ensure day-to-day operations run smoothly. This position is based in person and involves frequent collaboration with executive leaders and other executive assistants.

What You’ll Do

• Manage the CEO’s calendar from end to end, making sure time is aligned with company priorities, stakeholder needs, and leadership rhythms, while protecting time for preparation, travel, and focused work.
• Work closely with the Chief of Staff, Head of the Office of the CEO, and other executive assistants to keep scheduling aligned with strategic goals and make transitions between tasks and teams seamless.
• Organize detailed travel plans for domestic and international trips, including itineraries and logistics for board meetings, off-sites, and outside engagements.
• Create simple systems and documentation that make executive operations more efficient, and use modern productivity tools and AI to improve speed, quality, and dependability.
• Act as a trusted first point of contact for internal and external stakeholders, handling sensitive matters with care and representing the CEO’s office professionally.

What You Bring

• Substantial experience supporting a CEO, founder, or senior leader with demanding and frequently changing priorities.
• Strong background in managing heavy calendar loads, logistics, and meeting preparation, with a habit of anticipating needs and solving issues before they escalate.
• Excellent organizational ability and communication skills, both written and verbal, with a careful approach to documentation and stakeholder coordination.
• Strong discretion, sound judgment, and steady execution under pressure, along with a service-oriented mindset.
• Comfort working across senior leadership and cross-functional partners, and ability to work onsite with the Office of the CEO and other executive assistants.
• Experience with productivity and collaboration platforms such as G Suite, Slack, Zoom, and Mac systems, plus interest in using AI to streamline work.

Preferred Experience

• 10 or more years of experience supporting CEOs in fast-growing or complex organizations.
• Background coordinating board meetings, leadership off-sites, and major external events across multiple time zones.
• Prior partnership with a Chief of Staff and/or Office of the CEO team to align executive time with strategic priorities.
• Experience using generative AI and automation tools in an EA role to improve output speed and quality.
• Experience working closely with executive operations or people teams.

Compensation

The base pay for this position is influenced by factors such as experience, skill set, and internal peer comparisons, and the stated range may change in the future. Base salary is also supplemented by equity compensation. The posted salary range is USD 152,000 to USD 228,000.

Benefits

Duolingo offers benefits designed to support employees’ overall well-being. Interested candidates can review the benefits information provided by the company.

Accommodations

Duolingo will make reasonable efforts to ensure interviews are conducted in a way that fairly and accurately evaluates candidates’ skills. Applicants needing assistance or accommodation can contact accommodations@duolingo.com.

Equal Opportunity Employment

Duolingo is an Equal Employment Opportunity employer and does not discriminate on the basis of race, religion, color, national origin, gender, pregnancy, childbirth, related medical conditions, sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression, age, veteran status, disability, or any other legally protected characteristic.

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