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Work Location
- This role is based in Palo Alto, CA and is primarily in office. It requires flexibility and responsiveness, including support outside standard business hours.
To support our team, we offer
Commuter benefits, lunches, and snacks.
Direct partnership with Mudflap’s co-founders and executive team.
Competitive compensation and meaningful equity.
A high-growth environment with significant learning and long-term opportunity.
Expectations (In this role, you will)
Own executive time with a point of view. Manage complex calendars, anticipate conflicts, make informed tradeoffs, and ensure our leaders focus on the work that creates the most value.
Keep leaders ahead of what’s coming. Track priorities and commitments, surface blockers, and ensure executives have the context and preparation required for important decisions and meetings.
Build systems that create leverage. Design lightweight workflows and communication rhythms that improve organization, alignment, and follow-through across the executive team.
Serve as a communications operator. Draft and coordinate executive communications, synthesize inbound information, and translate it into clear priorities and recommended actions.
Make execution feel seamless. Own travel, expenses, Board and investor logistics, leadership meetings, offsites, and occasional personal support with exceptional care and attention to detail.
Work smarter with AI. Use Claude and other tools to improve research, preparation, communication, and workflows while exercising sound judgment with confidential information.
Experience (What we look for)
- 5+ years supporting founders or C-level executives in a fast-paced, high-growth environment; we care more about the complexity and impact of your work than a specific number of years.
- Upward management as a craft—you anticipate what leaders need, keep them organized and accountable, and make them more effective without creating unnecessary overhead.
- Excellent written communication, including the ability to synthesize complex information and write clearly in someone else’s voice.
- Strong systems thinking and a track record of improving processes, workflows, and tools.
- Sharp prioritization instincts, exceptional judgment, and the ability to hold significant context while making decisions independently.
- Presence, composure, and discretion that allow you to earn trust quickly and remain effective under pressure.
- Genuine enthusiasm for AI and demonstrated ability to use technology to work faster and more effectively.
- Fluency with Claude, Google Workspace, Slack, and Ramp, or the ability to become highly proficient quickly.
- This environment will not be right for everyone. The right person will be energized by high expectations, close partnership with our co-founders, and the opportunity to help build a company with significant long-term potential.
Perks and Benefits (What we offer)
- Competitive salary and equity in a high-growth startup.
- Multiple health benefit options.
- Responsible Time Off.
- 401(k) matching.
- Opportunities and support for major career growth.
- Annual company offsite event (Mudfest!).
- The starting salary range for this role is $120,000-$135,000. This information will reflect the base salary range for the position based on current market data, which may be subject to change. The candidate’s skills, experience, and other relevant factors will determine the exact compensation.
Company Overview (Who we are)
Mudflap is on a mission to transform trucking and logistics by leveling the playing field for owner-operators and small fleets. Backed by QED, Matrix Partners, Commerce Ventures, NFX, and 500 Startups—and recognized on the Forbes Fintech 50—our team brings experience from Disney, Uber, Procore, DoorDash, Google, Meta, Capital One, Affirm, and Brex.
Here are the core values that we believe in and look for in new teammates:
Be Customer Obsessed: Put customers at the center of everything we do.
Make It Count: Act like an owner and focus on impact.
Find a Way: Push past roadblocks to win.
Sweat the Details: Hold a high standard for execution.
Be Curious: Question assumptions and keep learning.
About Mudflap
Fuel payment and discount platform for the trucking industry.
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