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Danil Watson

@danilwatson

Senior Executive Business Partner driving executive clarity, scalable operations, and cross-functional decision velocity.

United States

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What I'm looking for

I'm seeking a remote role partnering with senior leaders to build executive operations, streamline decision-making, integrate automation, and scale teams.

I am a Senior Executive Business Partner and Executive Operations leader with 20+ years building scalable executive support systems across high-growth startups and global enterprises. I partner with founders and senior Product & Technology leaders to reduce operational friction, compress decision cycles, and drive cross-functional execution.

I have built formal Executive Support functions, designed executive operating infrastructure, led recruiting and onboarding frameworks, and integrated AI and automation into executive workflows to increase throughput and preserve confidentiality. I thrive in remote, regulated, and matrixed environments, guiding leadership transitions and strengthening institutional continuity.

Experience

Work history, roles, and key accomplishments

Current

Senior Executive Assistant

Current

HealthSherpa

Jun 2022 - Present (3 years 9 months)

Built and scaled the Executive Assistant function at a fully remote health tech, partnered with founders and SVP of Product & Technology to structure priorities and decision frameworks, and reduced recruiting cycle calendar waste by 33% through recruiting operations and onboarding process improvements.

Executive Operations Executive Enablement Recruiting Operations Onboarding Remote Work Stakeholder Management

Senior Executive Assistant

Steelcase

Jan 2014 - May 2022 (8 years 4 months)

Strategic partner to the VP of Operations and founding core team member for a new global business unit; combined associate project manager duties to track deliverables, manage dependencies, and establish foundational processes that improved workflow clarity and operational execution.

Executive Support Project Management Process Improvement Global Operations Stakeholder Management Procurement Operations Continuous Improvement

Regulatory Support Specialist

AbbVie

Provided regulatory and compliance coordination support for reporting workflows and ensured adherence to strict pharmaceutical reporting standards across internal and external stakeholders.

Regulatory Affairs Workflow Design

Regulatory Support Specialist

Abbott Laboratories

Supported pharmacovigilance and regulatory teams in a highly regulated pharmaceutical environment, coordinating submission-related communications with the FDA and international bodies to ensure accurate, timely compliance reporting.

Regulatory Compliance Pharmacovigilance Process Design

Office Manager

ChiroOne Wellness Centers

Managed office operations and contributed to hiring and onboarding workflows, improving patient experience initiatives and operational discipline for clinic locations.

Office Management Onboarding Hiring Workflows Patient Experience Scheduling

Education

Degrees, certifications, and relevant coursework

North Park University

Bachelor of Arts, Psychology

Completed a Bachelor of Arts in Psychology with foundational coursework in human behavior and applied psychological principles relevant to organizational and executive support roles.