Executive Assistant to the General Counsel

Who We Are:

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What you will do:

As anExecutive Assistant to the General Counsel you will serve as a senior-level strategic administrative partner within the corporate legal and governance team. You will provide high-level support to the General Counsel and senior legal leaders while helping coordinate executive priorities board-related activities legal committee meetings travel correspondence and confidential materials. This role requires exceptional business acumen executive presence speed discretion and sound judgment. You will work across teams tooptimizethe General Counsels effectiveness and act as a trusted liaison with internal stakeholders external partners and members of the Board of Directors.

How you will do it:

Project Management/Strategic Support:

• Act as an administrative partner to the General Counsel and legal leadership team proactivelyidentifyingpriorities roadblocks and opportunities for efficiency.

• Manage and prioritize projects including administrative support services such as budget administration expense reports planning and coordination of multiple presentations document preparation and maintenance of calendars.

• Coordinate board-related activities and legal committee meetings including schedules meetinglogisticsand alignment with internal and external participants.

• Maintain confidential legal compliance and corporate governance information and handle sensitive matters with exceptional judgment and trustworthiness.

• Support compliance tracking records maintenance and internal legal process management as needed.

• Lead cross-functional coordination with legal finance HR operations communications and other corporate functions to ensure priorities are executed accurately and on time.

• Gather information organize data and present options tofacilitateinformed decision-making by the General Counsel and senior legal leaders.

• Prepare executive presentations memos reports legal and compliance-related materials and board/committee documents while managing confidential matters with discretion and sound judgment.

Travel and Event Planning

• Prioritize and manage the General Counsels schedule to maximize productivity responsiveness and impact.

• Coordinate complex domestic and international travel ensuring seamlesslogisticswhile coordinating with internal and external partners.

• Coordinate planning and execution of board meetings legal committee meetings executive offsites and other high-impact engagements including room setup technology catering materials attendee coordination and follow-through.

Stakeholder & Relationship Management:

• Facilitate communication with professionalism urgency and discretion to ensure General Counsel and governance priorities are executed.

• Serve as a polished and trusted point of contact for the Board of Directors senior executives internal teams external counsel advisors and other external stakeholders.

• Exercise sound judgment when handling confidential communications sensitive legal matters and governance-related interactions.

What we look for:

• Bachelors degree and 3 years of executive C-Level support or 10 years of education and combined experience.

• Experience supporting a General Counsel Chief Legal Officer Corporate Secretary or other senior legal/governance executive in a complex organization.

• Prior public company board support experience is including interaction with board directors and coordination of board meetinglogistics.

• Strong business acumen with the ability toanticipatechallenges and drive solutions with speed and accuracy.

• Tech-savvy mindset withproficiencyinMicrosoftcollaboration tools (e.g. MS Teams Microsoft 365/MS Office Suite Power BI etc.).

• Outstanding communication skills with the ability to influence and collaborate across all levels including senior executives board members and external advisors.

• Proven ability to manage complex projects with multiple stakeholders sensitive timelines and competing deadlines.

• Strong attention to detail and ability to prioritize tasks effectively in a fast-paced environment.

• Polished executive presence expedient follow-through and the ability torepresentthe General Counsels office with credibility and professionalism.

• Exceptional discretion integrity and judgment in handling confidential legal compliance and corporate governance information.

• Occasional travel in support of key company eventsand governance-related activities.

Preferred

• Experience supporting a publiccompanylegal corporate secretary governance or board office function ofsimilar size scale scope and complexity.

• Familiarity with board materials board portals legal department processes compliance-related documentation andrecordsretention practices.