Executive Assistant and Recruiting

Quick Facts

Focus:

Asset-Backed Credit Cards

Funding:

~$300 million, Series D

Headquarters:

San Francisco Bay Area

Team:

70

Website:

https://www.aven.com/

Compensation

USD 100K-120K

About Us

We invented a new type of credit card backed by assets (secured by equity in your home, cars, & other assets), enabling us to offer mind-bendingly low APRs to consumers. Our first product is the world’s lowest APR credit card. Come invent & change the world with us.

Who are we?

We are a well capitalized (over $250MM in equity funding) team of technology (Microsoft, Facebook), and finance (Square, Discover, CapitalOne, and Goldman) executives with top tier investors -- Founders Fund, Khosla Ventures, Max Levchin, NYCA, Sequoia, etc.

Our team includes people who have built 

• Financial products (Square/CashApp, the earliest CapitalOne credit cards)

• Consumer products (Internet.org, Xbox)

• Technology infrastructure (C++/C#, Visual Studio, Windows & Azure) 

• Mathematics & science infrastructure (computational research at NASA’s JPL). 

We are missionaries that like to work hard on important problems - and build products that become infrastructure for society. We believe that using technology to lower the cost of capital for consumers is one of these problems - and if we can do it, it could have a big impact on a lot of people’s lives. 

Our philosophy

We are a technology company at heart - and we seek to invent & advance the state of the art to build insanely great consumer financial products - starting with the world’s first home-equity backed credit card. 

We like to deeply understand the nuances & excruciating details of the systems we are building on top of - whether it be legal frameworks & regs, or APIs and 3rd party data-providers. No work is beneath any of us - from the CEO to our compliance lead - we get excited to audit our database to check each cell to ensure that they are correct and to pick up customer support calls.  

We believe inventing great products happens at the intersection of extremely deep detailed domain knowledge & a very lateral thought process. We don’t like to invent for the sake of it - we do it when we think we can make something significantly better. 

We value being pragmatic, rational, fast, minimalist, detailed oriented, and obsessively customer-centric. 

Who are you?

• You move quickly and with intention — balancing thoughtfulness with a strong sense of urgency

• You’re exceptionally organized and detail-oriented, but flexible when priorities shift

• You’re confident managing up and across, with excellent communication skills

• You enjoy building relationships, spotting great talent, and creating a great candidate experience

• You’re energized by both people and process — and thrive in a fast-paced, mission-driven startup environment

• You’re passionate about what we’re building at Aven and excited to help grow the team that makes it happen
  

Job Responsibilities

• Partner with hiring managers across engineering, credit, compliance, and operations to deeply understand hiring needs and role requirements

• Manage full-cycle recruiting including sourcing, screening, interviewing, feedback coordination, and offer negotiation

• Build and maintain a steady pipeline of high-caliber candidates using LinkedIn, networking, referrals, and creative sourcing techniques

• Deliver an exceptional candidate experience by ensuring timely, transparent, and thoughtful communication throughout the hiring process

• Own and continuously improve recruiting workflows in our ATS (Ashby), tracking metrics and using data to improve speed and quality of hires

• Organize interview panels, drive alignment on hiring criteria, and calibrate interviewers for consistency

• Represent Aven’s values and mission to candidates while helping shape and promote our employer brand

• Take initiative on projects to streamline processes, and support a best-in-class recruiting culture

• Provide high-quality administrative support to Aven’s leadership team, including calendar management, meeting prep, and travel coordination

• Assist with board and investor communications, including materials and logistics

• Help prioritize and manage competing demands, keeping executives organized and focused

• Manage sensitive information with discretion and judgment

• Serve as a bridge between leadership and internal stakeholders to keep operations running smoothly

Why join Aven?

• Be part of a mission-driven company making financial services more accessible and affordable

• Work closely with a world-class team of engineers, operators, and experts

• Have broad scope and real ownership in a fast-growing company

• Competitive compensation and benefits, plus the opportunity to grow with the company