Harness is the AI Software Delivery Platform company led by technologist and entrepreneur Jyoti Bansal (founder of AppDynamics acquired by Cisco for $3.7B). Harness has raised approximately $570M in funding and is valued at $5.5B backed by leading investors including Goldman Sachs Menlo Ventures IVP Unusual Ventures Citi Ventures and more. As AI accelerates code creation the real bottleneck has shifted to everything after the code testing deployments application security reliability compliance and cost optimization. Harness brings AI and automation to this outer loop helping teams ship software faster while maintaining security and governance throughout the entire software delivery lifecycle.

Powered by Harness AI and the Software Delivery Knowledge Graph the Harness Platform applies deep context and intelligent automation across the software delivery lifecycle with governance and policy-driven controls embedded throughout the platform.

Over the past year Harness powered over 185M deployments 82M builds 18T flag evaluations 8M security scans 9.1B optimized tests 3T protected API calls and helped manage $2.8B in cloud spend enabling customers like United Airlines Morningstar and Choice Hotels to accelerate releases by up to 75% reduce cloud costs by up to 60% and achieve 10x DevOps efficiency.

With a global team across 14 offices and 25 countries Harness is shaping the future of AI software delivery and were looking for exceptional talent to help us move even faster.

Executive Assistant to the CRO

Location: Miami (Edgewater office) Primarily in-person with up to 1 day/week remote.
Compensation: Competitive base salary up to $135000 plus meaningful pre-IPO equity.

About Harness

Harness is building the AI-native software delivery and security platform for the era of AI-assisted development. We help companies secure test optimize and deliver software after code is written.

The company is performing strongly at approximately $250M in revenue growing more than 50% and building toward an IPO.

The Mission

Our Chief Revenue Officer (Carlos Delatorre) is looking for a high-judgment high-capacity operator to serve as a true strategic partner in scaling a world-class enterprise SaaS revenue organization.

This is not a traditional administrative role. It is a high-trust high-impact position at the center of a fast-moving global sales engine. You will help the CRO operate at maximum effectiveness by driving prioritization orchestrating key moments across the business and ensuring important initiatives are executed with speed precision and polish.

What Youll Own

Executive Leverage and Operating Rhythm

• Manage the CROs calendar priorities travel and day-to-day workflow with a sharp eye for leverage sequencing and tradeoffs
• Ensure meetings are well-prepared decision-oriented and followed by clear action items and accountability
• Anticipate issues before they surface and proactively solve problems across scheduling communications logistics and execution
• Help protect the CROs time and attention so energy is focused on the highest-value opportunities

High-Impact Events and Experiences

• Lead the planning and execution of the most important moments in our sales culture and leadership cadence including QBRs leadership trainings client dinners SKO and Presidents Club
• Design experiences that are operationally excellent culturally meaningful and reflective of a high-performance organization
• Coordinate seamlessly across internal stakeholders external vendors venues and executive participants

Cross-Functional Coordination

• Act as a central point of coordination across the office of the CRO and the broader go-to-market organization
• Partner with leaders across sales marketing finance recruiting and operations to keep critical priorities moving
• Work closely with a dedicated India-based assistant to delegate logistics budget and administrative tasks effectively

Travel Communications and Tools

• Manage a dynamic travel schedule through Navan and through direct coordination with travel providers when needed
• Support communication and execution across Slack WhatsApp SMS Google Workspace Zoom and Salesforce
• Use AI and automation tools to improve efficiency responsiveness and workflow quality

Trust and Representation

• Handle confidential information with exceptional discretion maturity and integrity
• Represent the CRO and the office of the CRO with professionalism sound judgment and strong executive presence
• Bring calm order and polish to fast-moving situations

Who You Are

We value intellect resourcefulness work ethic and judgment above all else. You are:

• Highly resourceful and action-oriented with a bias toward figuring things out independently
• Exceptionally organized with strong attention to detail and reliable follow-through
• Calm under pressure and energized by fast-moving high-expectation environments
• Polished and professional with the presence to interact confidently with executives clients and internal leaders
• Proactive and thoughtful able to see around corners and solve problems before they escalate
• Operates with a business-first mindset prioritizing initiatives based on impact urgency and organizational value
• Financially and operationally savvy with experience managing budgets
• Comfortable balancing logistics strategy urgency and discretion
• Excited by the opportunity to help build something exceptional during a critical stage of growth

Preferred Background

• 5 years in executive support chief of staff business operations event leadership or another high-trust coordination role
• Experience supporting a founder C-level executive or senior leadership team
• Experience operating in a fast-paced high-expectation environment
• Strong project management skills and excellent written and verbal communication
• Proven ability to manage competing priorities solve problems independently and exercise sound judgment
• Comfort with modern workplace tools and enthusiasm for using AI-enabled workflows to work more effectively

Why This Role Is Special

This is a rare opportunity to work directly with the CRO during a major growth chapter with broad exposure across the company and meaningful influence on how the revenue organization operates and scales.

For the right person this role offers a front-row seat to company building executive decision-making and the operating cadence of a high-performance leadership team preparing for an IPO.

Learn More About the CRO

Hear directly from the CRO:

• 20VC & Unicorns Builders in the news:
  • Accelerating Our Mission to Bring AI to Everything After Code
  • Goldman Sachs leads investment in software delivery startup Harness at $5.5 billion valuation
  • How Harness runs 16 startups within a startup at scale Jyoti Bansal
  • Harness Research Shows AI Visibility Crisis Fueling Security Nightmare
  • Harness has been named to the Inc. Power Partner list for software delivery success

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