As an Executive Assistant you will be responsible for a wide range of critical activities including complex calendar management tracking key deliverables coordinating travel and expenses and organizing team activities and events (such as allhands meetings and employee engagement activities). Other responsibilities include but are not limited to coordinating meeting agendas space planning and ad hoc project coordination. A high level of integrity and discretion in handling confidential information and professionalism in dealing with senior professionals inside and outside the company is this role youll have the opportunity to act as an extension of our leaders in partnership with a supportive and collaborative EA community.
Working in a highly ambiguous environment you will demonstrate initiative complete tasks and projects quickly and proactively take action without having to know the total picture. You will learn organizational structures and objectives of the teams you support as well as build a strong internal network. You will apply a superior attention to detail great organizational skills and the ability to meet tight deadlines and juggle multiple critical requests while maintaining flexibility a sense of humor and most importantly grace under pressure. Over time you will build deep and trusting professional relationships with the leaders and their teams which will blossom into strong partnerships that provide opportunity for special projects with increased responsibility and long-term career growth.
Key job responsibilities
Proactively coordinate and engage with leadership in planning and organizing events activities and calendars
Management of complex calendars scheduling requirements and prioritization of executives tasks and appointments according to their importance urgency and relevance.
Act as a liaison for direct reports and business stakeholders
International and domestic travel coordination
Participate in planning of events and drive key team activities (staff meetings all-hands meetings supply ordering)
Work alongside other executive assistants within the org and throughout AWS to drive best practices and cross collaboration of efficiencies
Tracking and helping drive completion of key deliverables across programmatic mechanisms
About the team
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- 5 years of senior level leadership support experience
- Experience managing multiple executive level calendars
- Experience with domestic or international travel coordination
- Ability to communicate in a business setting in English and Portuguese
- Experience leading process improvements
- Experience in a fast-paced high-tech company
- Experience designing processes to maximize efficiency
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