Strategic EA to Founder's Office

Defy Aerospace is a frontier technology company building drone solutions to empower underserved regions. From precision farming to agri-drone pilot training and real-time field intelligence, we are on a mission to make advanced technology accessible and impactful where it matters most. Our work focuses on enhancing rural livelihoods, improving crop productivity, and enabling data-driven decision-making across agriculture and allied sectors. We are looking for a Strategic Executive Assistant to partner directly with the Founder and leadership team. This is a unique opportunity for someone who thrives on ownership, wants a front-row seat to how a startup is built, and is ready to grow into a future leadership role. What You’ll Really Be Doing This isn’t an admin support role. You’ll operate as a force multiplier—helping the Founder focus on what matters most by handling a mix of strategic, operational, and communication priorities. Shadow the Founder across internal reviews, external meetings, and high-stakes decisions—tracking outcomes and ensuring follow-through Act as a project manager for select initiatives across business development, hiring, fundraising, marketing, or partnerships Prepare investor decks, pitch notes, meeting briefs, and reports—communicating complex ideas with clarity Help run day-to-day operations of the Founder’s Office: calendar management, travel, prep, and stakeholder coordination Identify bottlenecks across teams and step in to support with execution, research, or coordination Work on confidential, high-impact projects with complete discretion and accountability Be the thinking partner who asks: Why? What’s next? Who owns this? What You Bring 1–3 years of experience in founder support, operations, consulting, VC/accelerator, or high-growth startups A sharp mind with strong communication, analytical, and organizational skills Comfort with ambiguity, pace, and wearing many hats Ability to execute with minimal oversight and proactively connect the dots Strong working knowledge of tools like Google Workspace, Notion, Excel, and presentation tools A Bachelor’s degree in Business, Economics, Engineering, or any discipline that taught you to think structurally Bonus: Experience or deep curiosity in aerospace, frontier tech, or public policy Why This Role? Direct access to founder-level thinking and decision-making Fast-track exposure to the building blocks of a startup: operations, strategy, fundraising, hiring Mentorship and ownership to grow into Chief of Staff or business lead roles over time Be part of a company solving real-world problems with transformative technology. Show more Show less