Executive Assistant to the CRO

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 we’re 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 $135,000, 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 You’ll Own Executive Leverage and Operating Rhythm

• Manage the CRO’s 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 CRO’s 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 President’s 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, https://www.youtube.com/watch?v\=y4wIEqC2HV4
• Hunters & Unicorns, https://www.youtube.com/watch?v\=Vk0stSntlD8
• Revenue Builders, https://www.youtube.com/watch?v\=WHlSCVDJB5A

Harness 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

All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex or national origin.

Note on Fraudulent Recruiting/Offers We have become aware that there may be fraudulent recruiting attempts being made by people posing as representatives of Harness. These scams may involve fake job postings, unsolicited emails, or messages claiming to be from our recruiters or hiring managers.

Please note, we do not ask for sensitive or financial information via chat, text, or social media, and any email communications will come from the domain @harness.io. Additionally, Harness will never ask for any payment, fee to be paid, or purchases to be made by a job applicant. All applicants are encouraged to apply directly to our open jobs via our website. Interviews are generally conducted via Zoom video conference unless the candidate requests other accommodations.

If you believe that you have been the target of an interview/offer scam by someone posing as a representative of Harness, please do not provide any personal or financial information and contact us immediately at security@harness.io. You can also find additional information about this type of scam and report any fraudulent employment offers via the Federal Trade Commission’s website (https://consumer.ftc.gov/articles/job\-scams), or you can contact your local law enforcement agency.