SolarFi is an award-winning cleantech company working across the US focusing on clients that are committed to sustainability and smart city initiatives. We are a LACI (Los Angeles Clean Energy Incubator) backed company and supported by NYSERDA (The New York State Energy Research and Development Authority), Columbia University, and Energia Ventures.
SolarFi is transforming outdoor spaces. SolarFi Bliss is an energy-autonomous, mobile, flexibly-designed solar pod, well-suited for deployment in post-disaster impact zones.
Bliss incorporates both satellite and cellular connectivity, offering affected citizens and First Responders access to device charging stations and internet connectivity. With Bliss, government agencies, utility companies, non-governmental organizations, and volunteers will become more efficient and safer in the performance of their response efforts. Affected citizens will be able to mark themselves safe and be able to contact loved ones.
Because Bliss is a mobile unit that is easy to transport, set up, and operate, it can be placed virtually anywhere sufficient sunlight and space are available. These features make Bliss a perfect solution for supporting the response effort. 1-minute video here. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EdMiTqyeC-w

SolarFi Bliss is an energy-autonomous, mobile, flexibly-designed solar pod, well-suited for deployment in post-disaster impact zones.

Bliss incorporates both satellite and cellular connectivity, offering affected citizens and First Responders access to device charging stations and internet connectivity. With Bliss, government agencies, utility companies, non-governmental organizations, and volunteers will become more efficient and safer in the performance of their response efforts. Affected citizens will be able to mark themselves safe and be able to contact loved ones.

You will work directly with our President that is a Maverick Entrepreneur that also serves as an Executive-In-Residence at Columbia University and Professional Advisor to the MIT Entrepreneurship Center.

We care deeply about the community. Through our 501(c)(3) non-profit subsidiary we are seeking to support underserved segments of the community and very small businesses with sustainable solutions.

This is an exciting opportunity to join the founding team of a fast-growing startup. The ideal candidate will provide top-level assistance for high-level executives while running day-to-day operations. They should be well-organized and comfortable scheduling meetings and responding to emails on the executive's behalf. Lastly, this individual should be able to draft documents and help the executive with any necessary meeting preparations. He/she will be critical to the team's growth and will have tremendous visibility. You will be the glue that helps keeps things together.

Summary

We are looking for a bright, resourceful, and proactive individual with a proven track record of supporting senior-level management in dynamic work environments. As the Sr. Administrative Assistant, you play the critical role of supporting the growing demands of our Operations, People, and Legal operations while our organization's headcount continues to rise.

This role requires high levels of discretion, integrity, good judgment, and professionalism in dealing with senior executives inside and outside of SolarFi. A successful Sr. Administrative Assistant will proactively anticipate needs, drive improvements, complete complex tasks and projects quickly, and react with appropriate urgency to situations that require a quick turnaround. Our ideal candidate has excellent organization and communication skills, but most of all is excited to join a fast-growing, mission-driven company!

What you'll do:

This is an exciting opportunity to join the founding team of a fast-growing startup. The ideal candidate will provide top-level assistance for high level executives. They should be well-organized and be comfortable scheduling meetings and responding to emails on the executive's behalf. Lastly, this individual should be able to draft documents and help the executive with any necessary meeting preparations. He/she will be critical to the teams growth, and will have tremendous visibility. You will be the glue that helps keeps things together.

Partner with the founding team— to scale them and the company through strategic initiatives, managing operations, and other impactful cross-company projects.

**100-day outcomes:
General goal: Free up 50% of a founder's time (taking into account communication; review overhead) with an overall increase on resulting quality and impact. Sample contributions listed below.

Hiring: Conduct reference calls for candidates, source and outreach to leads for key roles, manage interview scheduling, hiring calibrations, help onboard new employees, and build a great culture.

Partnerships: Research and assemble a list of distribution partners to target, identify warm introductions for each, draft personalized outreach, manage existing partnerships. You will also be the lead person for the Hakuna Matata SolarFi Village creating a wonderland that corporations want to have a work retreat at.

Operations/events: Manage new partners, help us leverage resources at, Columbia University, MIT, NYSERDA, USAID Power Africa, and Los Angeles Clean Energy Incubator, figure out how to scale fully remote operations globally.

Meetings: Manage the founder's schedule to maximize productivity, schedule meetings and events, help prepare for meetings, attend non-critical meetings on behalf of the founder.

One-year outcomes:

Similar to 100 days, but expanded scope, quality and scale: free up 80% of a founder's time with a 2-3x increase on resulting quality and impact.

Who we're looking for:
Excellent written and verbal communication skills Enthusiasm for creative problem-solving Entrepreneurial blood Previous experience in a business operational role is a must.

• Previous event planning experience is a plus and experience coordinating travel
• Organized to a T - you are the type of person to consistently get to inbox zero and color code everything
• Strategic, first principles thinking
• Detail-oriented
• Organized, meticulous, dependable – ability to handle many moving parts
• Breadth of skills; knowledge, ability to learn quickly
• Passionate about social impact
• Expected to travel 25-50% of the time.

Nice to have: savvy in business, hiring, finance, legal, fundraising, partnerships, or another critical business function

We're a contrarian and progressive culture of innovative thinkers and systematic executors that are driven to build cool things that matter.

Flexible hours. The pay reflects the ability to live and travel and cheaper places like Bali, Mexico, and Argentina.