Duolingo
Senior Executive Assistant
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Hybrid - New York, NY
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Full-Time
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$131K - $177K
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Other
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February 3rd, 2026
Edtech.com's Summary
Duolingo is hiring a Senior Executive Assistant to support two C-level leaders by managing their calendars, travel, internal events, and a program providing administrative support to other senior leaders. The role involves optimizing operational details to maximize the executives' focus on priority tasks while contributing to the Executive Operations team.
Highlights
- Support Chief Product Officer and Chief Technology Officer with calendar, travel, and event management.
- Manage an administrative support program for senior leaders below VP level using a contractor model.
- Contribute to the development and health of the Executive Operations team.
- Requires 10+ years executive assistant experience, preferably in a tech-centric, growth-stage company.
- Must demonstrate strong judgment, problem solving, and proactive issue anticipation.
- High proficiency with calendars, travel logistics, events, written communication, and tech tools including AI and automation.
- Experience supporting global teams and managing complex events across multiple time zones.
- Ability to work in-office Monday through Thursday with up to 15% travel between Pittsburgh and NYC.
- Preferred experience supporting product, technology, or engineering executives and managing administrative programs or teams.
- Salary range from $130,900 to $177,100 USD, excluding equity and benefits.
Senior Executive Assistant Full Description
Our mission at Duolingo is to develop the best education in the world and make it universally available. It’s a big mission, and that’s where you come in!
At Duolingo, you’ll join a team that cares about educating our users, experimenting with big ideas, making fact-based decisions, and finding innovative solutions to complex problems. You’ll have limitless learning opportunities and daily collaborations with world-class minds — while doing work that’s both meaningful and fun.
Join our life-changing mission to develop education for our half a billion (and growing!) learners around the world.
About the role...
We’re hiring a Senior Executive Assistant to support two C-level leaders, owning the operational details that help them spend time where it matters most and keep their busy days running smoothly. This role is based in New York City with in-office presence Monday–Thursday and light travel as needed.
:brain: You will...
- Support our Chief Product Officer and our Chief Technology Officer, primarily in the areas of: calendar management, travel management, and internal event planning and culture building
- Manage a program that provides as-needed administrative support to senior leaders below VP level via a contractor model
- Contribute to the health and evolution of the Executive Operations team
:check: You have...
- 10+ years as an executive assistant or similar, with a significant portion of time at a fast-paced, tech-centric company at a similar or later growth stage than Duolingo
- A track record of utmost judgment and anticipating and solving problems proactively
- Outstanding attention to detail, especially with calendars, travel, events, and written communication
- Tech-savviness and are experimenting frequently with AI and automation with increasing success
- Ability to build trust and get things done together with a variety of personalities and roles
- Resilience to navigate constant change, both on calendars and in the organization
- Experience planning multiple complex events in a leadership role
- Experience supporting teams across multiple global time zones and frequent travel
- Ability to work in the office M-Th
- Ability to travel up to 15% of the time, usually between Pittsburgh and NYC
- Comfort reporting into Duolingo’s People function as an Executive Operations team member
:star: Exceptional candidates will have...
- Experience supporting product, technology, and/or engineering executives
- Proficiency with G Suite, Slack, Zoom, Mac, and generative AI in an EA context
- Experience managing others or leading administrative programs
We post a multi-level salary range for all of our roles.
This is not inclusive of the rest of our awesome portfolio that includes equity compensation and world-class benefits. Our salary ranges are the same for all US locations. Your recruiter can share more details about the range for a specific level during the hiring process. The actual salary within the range is determined by many factors including but not limited to, skills, experience, education, and internal equity.
Salary Range:
$130,900—$177,100 USD
Take a peek at how we care for our employees' holistic well-being with our benefits here.
We will do everything we can within reason to make sure that your interview takes place in an environment that fairly and accurately assesses your skills. If you need assistance or accommodation, please contact accommodations@duolingo.com.
Duolingo is proud to be an Equal Employment Opportunity employer. We do not discriminate based upon race, religion, color, national origin, gender (including pregnancy, childbirth, or related medical conditions), sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression, age, status as a protected veteran, status as an individual with a disability, or other applicable legally protected characteristics.
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