Executive Assistant

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Knix is an award-winning intimate apparel and active wear brand that is re-inventing intimates for real life. Through our innovative products and our engaged community, we are empowering people everywhere to be unapologetically free. Launched in 2013, we are one of the fastest-growing intimate apparel brands in North America and are globally recognized as an innovator within the apparel space. We reach over 3 million customers through our online stores, Knix retail locations across North America and channels such as wholesale and Amazon.

We are revolutionizing the apparel industry with our best-in-class customer experience, innovative products and brands Knix and Kt by Knix. Come join us if you are looking for a purpose-driven and authentic career!

Are you ready to be at the heart of a high-growth organization, supporting a dynamic CEO and Chief Commercial Officer so that their success becomes your success? Are you deeply organized, relentlessly proactive, and motivated by being the MVP behind senior leaders? Have you mastered the art of anticipating needs, looking around corners, and finding smart solutions to make extremely busy lives run more smoothly?

This role is not about task-taking, it is about judgment, ownership, and impact. If you thrive in fast-paced, high-accountability environments and take pride in being a trusted extension of leadership, this role may be for you.

We are seeking an experienced, confident, and energetic Executive Assistant who brings strong business acumen, impeccable organization, and exceptional discretion. You will play a critical role in enabling executive effectiveness while upholding Knix’s people-first culture and values.

• Highly adaptable, agile, and poised in the face of change and ambiguity
• Calm, action-oriented, and solutions-focused, with excellent emotional intelligence
• Trusted to maintain discretion and confidentiality at all times, especially with sensitive information
• Curious, growth-minded, and committed to continuous improvement
• A leader who works seamlessly with leaders, representing them with maturity, professionalism, and confidence
• A master multi-tasker who thrives under pressure, manages competing priorities, and adapts quickly to evolving needs
• Comfortable acting as a gatekeeper, protecting executive time, energy, and focus
• Confident making judgment calls and decisions independently without needing constant direction
• Comfortable navigating complex personalities, high-stakes conversations, and moments of tension with professionalism
• Realistic and flexible about the nature of executive support, including occasional work outside of standard business hours to ensure things run smoothly
• Ambiguity does not give you anxiety, it motivates you

• Provide high-level administrative support to the CEO and Chief Commercial Officer
• Manage extremely active, complex, and fluid calendars with a focus on priority, impact, and preparedness
• Proactively prioritize emails, meeting requests, and incoming communications
• Exercise independent judgment to accept, decline, or reschedule meetings in alignment with executive priorities
• Prepare correspondence, briefing notes, agendas, and presentations for executive meetings
• Arrange complex travel, itineraries, and logistics (primarily local to Toronto, with some travel)
• Complete expense reports accurately and efficiently

• Own end-to-end calendar strategy, not just scheduling, but ensuring optimal use of executive time
• Act as a strategic gatekeeper, protecting executives from unnecessary meetings and distractions
• Ensure executives are consistently prepared, briefed, and set up for success

• Lead or support a wide range of projects, from straightforward to highly complex
• Partner with speaking agents and external partners to manage speaking engagements, contracts, billing, and expenses
• Plan and execute special events including budgeting, vendor coordination, catering, entertainment, and on-site support
• Lead and coordinate major company initiatives including Town Halls, Weekly Kick-Offs, Off-sites,…