Compensation Overview

Supporting: Chief Executive Officer

About usAt Udemy, we’re on a mission to transform lives through the power of learning. We’re a leading global learning company and one of the world’s largest education platforms, with more than 70 million learners. Our goal is to provide flexible, effective skill development to empower organizations and individuals. 

Talented people are everywhere, and the right opportunity can be hard to come by. That’s why we’re focused on revolutionizing learning, using our skills and expertise to help others develop theirs and reach their full potential. Individually, we bring our unique perspective to reimagine the way we share knowledge. Together, we can transform lives by making learning more accessible for our learners, our instructors, and businesses around the world.

Hybrid work
Udemy is headquartered in San Francisco with global offices in Australia, India, Ireland, Türkiye, and other US locations. Our robust hybrid work model spans San Francisco, Denver, Ankara, Dublin, and Melbourne. This hybrid position requires two days per week in the office at the nearest hub. Learn more about us on our company page.

About your Skills:

• Organization: Ability to efficiently manage multiple tasks, schedules, and priorities in a fast-paced environment.
• Attention to Detail: Keen eye for detail in handling administrative tasks, proofreading documents, and managing data accurately.
• Problem-Solving: Resourcefulness and adaptability to address challenges, find solutions, and make informed decisions independently.
• Discretion: Excellent communication, discretion, and the ability to to prioritize and manage multiple tasks in a fast paced environment.
  
  

About this role
We are hiring a resourceful and self-motivated Senior Executive Business Partner to provide strategic and administrative support to our CEO. This position is ideal for a dynamic, resourceful, highly organized individual who takes ownership of the details and loves to get things done. The role requires a strong sense of urgency and the ability to work independently with sound judgment. This position will require strong project management skills and experience seeing projects through the full life cycle. The ideal candidate has successfully supported a CEO in a previous role and wants to form long-term professional relationships with high-performing, fast-moving, entrepreneurial leaders.

What you’ll be doing: 

• Manage the CEO’s calendar, travel and all administrative duties 
• Partner with our CEO to understand his priorities and build processes to make work more effective
• Provide project updates on a consistent basis to csuite stakeholders about strategy, adjustments, and progress
• Oversee development and execution for special projects and initiatives identified by the CEO or Leadership Team and is viewed as a thought leader in conversations.
• Manage projects including scoping new initiatives, organizing working teams, establishing timelines, driving project execution and reporting on progress to the CEO  and Executive Leaders
• Be comfortable acting as a proxy for your executive in stakeholder meetings 
• ​​Be a culture-contributor: coordinate department initiatives, lead, highlight, and celebrate essential team and career moments. Show impeccable judgment when it comes to high-visibility or sensitive issues
• Able to act with urgency and calm even in high-stress situations
• Plan agendas, provide high-quality meeting notes, perform action follow-ups, execute logistics for regular senior leadership meetings and off-sites
• Assist with the preparation of presentations, proposals, reports, and other business correspondence
• Help with arranging team activities and recognition initiatives for team members on an ongoing basis
  
  

What you’ll have
While this work is based more on the skills a person has than what they have done, we think a typical profile could include the following: 

• Previous experience supporting a CEO at a publicly traded company
• Deep experience building PowerPoint/Google presentations
• Strong writing skills - you’re comfortable setting and accepting direction over email/Slack (either 1:1 or with a large group) 
• Strong relationship builder - you have a track record of taking the time to get to know your key stakeholders, understand their needs and working styles and you know how to coordinate people to get things done
• Ability to work in a fast-paced environment, prioritize and perform a variety of tasks with little supervision, a strong sense of urgency, and a positive can-do attitude
• A team-oriented individual with the ability to deal effectively with all levels of staff in the resolution of problems and the completion of tasks
• Strong organizational skills necessary to organize and manage a  workload that involves tight deadlines, managing multiple tasks and projects simultaneously 

We understand that not everyone will match each of the above qualifications. However, we also realize that everyone has unique experiences that can add value to our company. Even if you think your background might not perfectly align, we’d love to hear from you!

Life at UdemyWe aspire to be as vibrant and dynamic as the communities we serve, as inquisitive as those who use our platform, and as revolutionary as the future we strive to open for everyone. Here are some of the things we love about life at Udemy:

•  We’re invested in creating an inclusive environment that welcomes a diverse range of backgrounds and experiences. From creating employee resource groups, ensuring we’re a Fair Pay Workplace, and building a flexible work culture, our belonging, equity, diversity, and inclusion (BEDI) initiatives always put our people first. We want you to be able to bring your authentic self to work because when we all do, we’re better for it.
  
  
• Learning is what we do—inside and out. Our Learning & Development team is second to none, helping ensure your journey is one of continuous progression. You’ll also have unlimited access to Udemy courses, monthly UDays (meeting-free professional development days), and a generous annual professional development stipend.
  
  
• Our reason to exist is to revolutionize learning – that calls for taking risks and learning from failures. Whether it’s our hackathons (a company-wide effort to envision new possibilities for our product) or sharing our prototypes, we see experimentation as a crucial step on the path to success.
  
  
• We’re committed to creating world-class employee experiences and are proud of the recognition of this by Great Place to Work. Learn more about our certification here and find out what it’s like to work at Udemy on our blog.

Of course, the best thing about being part of Udemy is knowing your work makes a difference for people and organizations around the world. You’ve got the skills; why not use them to help others develop theirs?

At Udemy, we value diversity and inclusion and consider qualified applicants without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, ancestry, age, genetic information, sexual orientation, gender identity, marital or family status, veteran status, medical condition, or disability. We will consider for employment qualified applicants with arrest and conviction records.

Our Benefits Start With U
Our benefits package at Udemy “starts with U” and is grounded in mission-driven benefits that intentionally align with our core values. Here’s a sneak peek at just a few highlighted benefits if you’re a full-time Udemate based in the United States:

• Core Benefits: Comprehensive medical, dental, vision, life/AD&D, and disability coverage
• HSA/FSA/Commuter: Pre-tax savings/spending plans, including HSA employer contributions
• Transgender Benefits: Expanded medical coverage for gender-affirming care
• Parental Benefits: Financial assistance for fertility (including egg-freezing), adoption, and surrogacy expenses; twelve weeks of paid family bonding for birth, surrogacy, adoption, and foster placement (plus up to six to ten weeks of paid disability leave for birthing parents) as well as a two-week “ease-back” program that enables parents to return part-time at full pay
• Whole U: Fully paid memberships for meditation/mindfulness, therapy/coaching visits, financial planning, fertility and family building, maternity and newborn care, parenting and pediatrics, menopause care, breastmilk shipping, and caregiving support
• Learning: Free access to Udemy and Udemy Business plus a yearly stipend to spend on professional development
• Retirement: Pre-tax and Roth 401(k) plan with an employer contribution
• Charitable Giving: Corporate charitable match for eligible nonprofits and charities
• Vacation: Flexible vacation for salaried Udemates and fifteen days per year for hourly
• Holidays: Twelve paid holidays throughout the year

Would you like to learn more about Udemy? Here are a few resources:

How Udemy Started [video]

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