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# Executive Assistant to the CPTO & R&D Leadership at Cognism

- **Company:** Cognism
- **Location:** Poland
- **Posted:** 2026-08-26
- **Last confirmed live:** 2026-09-13
- **Apply:** https://www.cognism.com/jobs?gh_jid=4958996101

## Job description

## WHO ARE WE

Cognism is the leading provider of European B2B data and sales intelligence. Ambitious businesses of every size use our platform to discover, connect, and engage with qualified decision-makers faster and close more deals. Headquartered in London with global offices, Cognism’s contact data and contextual signals are trusted by thousands of revenue teams to eliminate the guesswork from prospecting.

## About Cognism

Cognism is one of Europe’s leading B2B Sales Intelligence platforms, helping organisations accelerate revenue growth through trusted, compliant and high-quality commercial data.

As part of our continued growth, we are building Warsaw as one of our key R&D hubs, bringing together teams across Product, Engineering, Data and Design.

## About the Role

We are looking for an experienced Executive Assistant to work closely with our CPTO and support the wider R&D leadership team.

This is a senior executive support role at the centre of a fast-moving R&D organisation. You will help senior leaders stay focused on their highest-priority work, make sure important meetings and decisions are well prepared, and ensure actions and commitments are followed through.

You will work across Product, Engineering, Data and Design, building strong relationships with senior stakeholders across the business. The role combines excellent executive support with strong judgement, communication and coordination, and will suit someone who enjoys bringing clarity and structure to a busy leadership environment.

## What You’ll Do

- Provide high-quality day-to-day executive support to the CPTO and wider R&D leadership team where needed.
- Manage a complex calendar, travel and executive logistics, helping ensure leadership time is focused on the right priorities.
- Prepare for key meetings and decisions by bringing together the right context, materials and input in advance.
- Coordinate leadership meetings, reviews and offsites, including agendas, materials and follow-up.
- Capture decisions, actions and commitments clearly and make sure they are followed through.
- Coordinate across senior stakeholders so the right people are involved and information is available when needed.
- Prepare presentations, briefing notes, leadership updates, executive communications and board materials.
- Help senior leaders stay ahead of upcoming priorities, deadlines and dependencies.
- Support leadership onboarding, leadership visits and other important team activities.
- Provide coordination on selected R&D initiatives where additional executive support is needed.
- Build strong working relationships across R&D and with Finance, People and the wider executive team.
- Handle sensitive organisational, people and business information with discretion and sound judgement.
- Use technology, automation and AI tools to make executive support more effective.

What Success Looks Like

- Senior leaders can spend more time on the highest-value priorities, people and decisions.
- Important meetings and decisions are well prepared.
- Actions and commitments are clear and reliably followed through.
- Leadership communication and coordination run smoothly.
- The R&D leadership team has consistent, high-quality support.
- You are trusted across the organisation for your judgement, discretion and reliability.

## What We’re Looking For

- 5+ years of experience in senior executive support, ideally supporting C-level or senior technology leaders.
- Experience as a Senior Executive Assistant, Executive Assistant or in a comparable senior support role.
- Excellent organisation and the ability to manage multiple competing priorities.
- Strong judgement and discretion when handling confidential or sensitive matters.
- Excellent written and verbal English.
- Strong written communication and presentation preparation skills.
- Confidence working with senior stakeholders across different functions and locations.
- A proactive approach and the ability to anticipate what will be needed.
- Strong follow-through and attention to detail.
- Good commercial awareness and the ability to understand enough context to prioritise effectively.
- Confidence using technology, automation and AI tools to work efficiently.

## Nice to Have

- Experience supporting a CPTO, CTO, CPO or other senior technology executive.
- Experience in a scaling SaaS or technology business.
- Familiarity with Product, Engineering, Data or Design organisations.
- Experience supporting leadership teams through growth or organisational change.
- Experience working across international teams.

## Why Join Cognism

You will work closely with senior R&D leadership at an important stage of Cognism’s growth, with exposure across Product, Engineering, Data and Design.

It is a role with significant trust and visibility, where strong judgement, organisation and follow-through will have a direct impact on how effectively our leadership team works.

Hiring Process

- Recruiter conversation
- Hiring manager interview
- Practical interview or working session
- Final interview

## WHY COGNISM

At Cognism, we’re not just building a company - we’re building an inclusive community of brilliant, diverse people who support, challenge, and inspire each other every day. If you’re looking for a place where your work truly makes an impact, you’re in the right spot!

Our values aren’t just words on a page—they guide how we work, how we treat each other, and how we grow together. They shape our culture, drive our success, and ensure that everyone feels valued, heard, and empowered to do their best work.

Here’s what we stand for:

🤝 We Own the Outcome Together. 🤓 We Deeply Understand our Customers. 🏆 We Celebrate Impact Wherever It Comes From.

At Cognism, we are committed to fostering an inclusive, diverse, and supportive workplace. We welcome applications from individuals typically underrepresented in tech, so if this role excites you but you’re unsure if you meet every requirement, we encourage you to apply!

## About Cognism

## Company Overview
- **One-liner**: Cognism provides premium B2B sales intelligence and data solutions for revenue teams, with a strong focus on European markets and compliance.
- **Entity Type**: Private, venture-backed (total funding $131.5M)
- **Headquarters**: London, United Kingdom
- **Founded**: 2015
- **Founders**: Not publicly disclosed

## Core Business
- **Primary industry**: Sales Intelligence / B2B Data
- **Target customers**: Enterprise and mid-market sales, marketing, and revenue operations teams (B2B, especially those prospecting into EMEA)
- **Mission or purpose**: “Making data more usable” – helping teams become fluent in their data so they can find the right people, move faster, and grow without guesswork.

## Products & Services
- **Sales Intelligence**: Contact and company data with phone-verified mobiles, decision-maker coverage, and actionable signals (intent, hiring, funding).
- **Data-as-a-Service (DaaS)**: Real-time access to verified B2B data via API or batch delivery, powered by a proprietary data fusion engine that combines news, registries, and third-party sources.
- **Data Enrichment**: Fill gaps in CRM/marketing databases, prioritise ICP segments, and keep records accurate with continuous refresh (30-day cycle for director+ data).
- **CRM Enrichment**: Automatically enrich inbound leads so records are complete and routable from the moment they enter the CRM.
- **Compliance Layer**: GDPR and CCPA compliant data sourcing, strong Do-Not-Call coverage, ISO 27001 and SOC2 framework alignment.

## Market Standing
- **Valuation/Market Cap**: Not disclosed
- **Key Metric**: Annual revenue of ~GBP 32.9M (LinkedIn estimate); total funding of $131.5M across 10 rounds
- **Notable Investors/Partners**: Not listed in available sources
- **Growth Signals**: Trusted by 4,000+ revenue teams worldwide; operates in 20 countries; offices in London, Boston, Paris, Cologne, Skopje, and Zadar. Note: LinkedIn reports a 17% year-over-year headcount decline (372 employees, -93 people), which may reflect restructuring or strategic shifts.

## Competitive Advantages
- **Compliance-first posture**: Built-in GDPR/CCPA compliance and extensive European Do-Not-Call coverage – a key differentiator for teams selling into EMEA.
- **Phone-verified data**: Additional verification layers on mobile numbers result in up to 3x higher connect rates.
- **European expertise**: Deep understanding of complex European markets, regulations, and local context.
- **Data refresh cadence**: Decision-maker data refreshed every 30 days, ensuring high accuracy.
- **Proprietary AI-driven data fusion**: Stitches hundreds of data points per company and filters through verification layers.

## Strategic Focus
- Raising the standard for B2B data quality and compliance.
- Expanding platform capabilities (signals, enrichment, API) to cover the full data lifecycle.
- Scaling internationally while maintaining a “data fluency” approach – precision over volume.

## Why Work Here
- **Culture**: Values include “deeply understand our customers,” “own the outcome together,” and “celebrate impact wherever it comes from.” Emphasis on trust, ownership, and collaboration.
- **Global team**: Employees across 20 countries with offices in London, Boston, Paris, Cologne, Skopje, and Zadar. Likely hybrid/office-based depending on location.
- **Diversity**: Careers page highlights that a significant portion of the revenue org and overall workforce are women (exact percentages not provided).
- **Growth**: Opportunity to work on a product that powers modern revenue teams; fast-paced environment with real impact.
- **Recruitment note**: Cognism warns of recruitment scams – they only hire for roles in official office locations and never ask for payment.

## Sources
1. [cognism.com/about-us](https://www.cognism.com/about-us)
2. [cognism.com](https://www.cognism.com/)
3. [cognism.com/careers](https://www.cognism.com/careers)
4. [linkedin.com/company/cognism](https://www.linkedin.com/company/cognism)
5. [cognism.com/jobs](https://www.cognism.com/jobs)

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