[Remote] Executive Assistant to the Chief Marketing Officer Job Details | Bentley Systems

Note: The job is a remote job and is open to candidates in USA. Bentley Systems is transforming its marketing organization to become AI native and drive global adoption of its product portfolio. The Executive Assistant to the CMO plays a strategic role in ensuring the CMO is prepared and focused on high-impact priorities, working closely with the Chief of Staff to manage time and operational efficiency.

Responsibilities

• Own the forward view of the CMO’s calendar and commitments, looking ahead across days, weeks, months and quarters to anticipate preparation needs
• Ensure the CMO is fully prepared for each meeting with context, background materials, talking points, and clarity on the objective or decision required
• Ensure the CMO is regularly connecting with peers and reports to maintain alignment and communication
• Identify potential risks, sensitivities, or missing information in advance and delay, cancel meetings accordingly
• Take proactive ownership of preparation so the CMO does not need to reconstruct context independently from calendar entries
• Architect and protect the CMO’s calendar with prioritization aligned to business impact
• Partner with the Chief of Staff to ensure time allocation reflects strategic goals and transformation priorities
• Distinguish between meetings that require executive presence and those that can be delegated or reframed
• Ensure appropriate space for strategic thinking, preparation, and recovery between high intensity engagements
• Proactively organize and maintain a calendar of leadership meetings, executive reviews, and offsites in coordination with the Chief of Staff
• Ensure agendas are clear templates, objectives are defined, and templated materials are distributed in advance
• Capture decisions and action items with clarity
• Follow up consistently to ensure commitments are met
• Serve as a thoughtful gatekeeper for inbound requests
• Triage requests and elevate only what requires executive attention
• Create clarity where information is fragmented, incomplete, or misaligned
• Coordinate global travel and executive logistics with attention to detail and contingency planning
• Support preparation for Board interactions and executive forums as needed
• Partner with Marketing Operations to ensure key metrics and dashboards are available when required

Skills

• Seven or more years supporting C level marketing executives in complex global environments (ideally software)
• Comfortable in a fast-paced environment; able to navigate ambiguity when needed and escalate for clarity when appropriate
• Takes pride in being elite at leverage, not proximity
• Thinks several steps ahead and anticipates needs before they are verbalized
• Highly structured and systems oriented
• Exercises strong judgment and discretion
• Executive level communication skills
• Thrives in a collaborative partnership model with a Chief of Staff
• Exceptional executive briefing and presentation preparation skills
• Strong business acumen and ability to synthesize complex information
• Advanced proficiency with GenAI, Excel and Salesforce
• Comfortable operating across global time zones
• High discretion and maturity
• Experience working in partnership with a Chief of Staff preferred

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