Executive Assistant

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What you'll be doing...

This executive assistant position will directly report to and support Iris Meijer, Chief Product & Marketing Officer - Verizon Business.

You will be responsible for providing high-level Executive administrative support and organizational tasks to keep day-to-day operations running smoothly for the executives and their teams. You'll be organizing calendars, scheduling appointments, handling travel and expenses, managing email, and essentially taking care of the day-to-day operations in the office so that the executives can focus on the business while you take care of the rest.

Key Responsibilities

• Managing and maintaining senior executives' complex calendar with constantly changing priorities, while maintaining sensitivity, including scheduling meetings, arranging travel accommodations as necessary, and carving out time for focused work.

• Acting as a gatekeeper and scrutinizing all requests to ensure time efficiency.

• Screening meeting requests and employee inquiries, ascertaining who can be redirected to subordinate directors or other offices.

• Bringing urgent issues for action to the supervisor's attention.

• Providing information with discretion as needed, requiring detailed knowledge of the Executive's team, the business unit, and general knowledge of company policies, practices, and operations.

• Preparing documents, developing presentations, and correspondence adhering to Brand Compliance.

• Partnering with other Executive Admins in the organization and setting a plan with other members of the administrative staff to ensure constant coverage.

• Developing processes for maintaining team records and training other administrative personnel on procedures while safeguarding confidential information.

• Establishing relationships and a strong network with executive administrative teams, as well as our partners.

• Screening and prioritizing communications, both external and internal.

• Preparing agendas, reports, presentations, and other important materials.

• Acting as a representative and ambassador to external constituents as needed.

• Compose and prepare correspondence that is sometimes confidential.

• Manage detailed travel arrangements, itineraries, and agendas.

• Finding new ways to increase office efficiency and better ways to support the team.

• Performing ad hoc project-related duties as requested.

• May need to work on some evenings and weekends in urgent situations.

What we're looking for...

You enjoy a fast-paced environment, anticipating the needs of those you support and ensuring they're prepared. You take the time to understand the business context of your work. You appreciate the diverse needs of those you support and can flex to meet their varying needs while maintaining important standards across the team. You're motivated by being an integral part of the team, supporting executives who help drive our business results in a way that allows them to be their best. You're phenomenal at developing your own process that keeps you organized and on schedule while ensuring those you support stay prepared and informed. You are ready to lend a hand to others- and happy to do what it takes to support them.

You'll need to have:

• Bachelor's degree or one or more years of relevant experience required; demonstrated through work experience and/or military experience.

• Three or more years of work experience supporting senior leaders in a similar capacity.

• Solid proficiency with Webex, Google Suite, Microsoft Office, and Slack.

• Experience supporting Senior Executive Leaders.

• Experience building relationships with large, complex teams in a high-performance environment.

• Experience working well independently and under pressure.

Even better if you have:

• Ability to work well independently in a dynamic environment.

• Communication skills and ability to focus on the details.

• Experience preparing executive presentations, communications, and reports.

• Experience managing multiple projects and priorities for yourself and others.

• Experience with budget management and/or travel logistics, and event planning.

• Comfort with decision-making and problem-solving.

If Verizon and this role sound like a fit for you, we encourage you to apply even if you don't meet every "even better" qualification listed above.

Verizon is an equal opportunity employer. We evaluate qualified applicants without regard to veteran status, disability or other legally protected characteristics.

Our benefits are designed to help you move forward in your career, and in areas of your life outside of Verizon. From health and wellness benefit options including: medical, dental, vision, short and long term disability, basic life insurance, supplemental life insurance, AD&D insurance, identity theft protection, pet insurance and group home & auto insurance. We also offer a matched 401(k) savings plan, stock incentive programs, up to 8 company paid holidays per year and up to 6 personal days per year, parental leave, adoption assistance and tuition assistance, plus other incentives, we've got you covered with our award-winning total rewards package. Depending on the role, employees have the opportunity to receive compensation in the form of premium pay such as overtime, shift differential, holiday pay, allowances, etc. Newly hired employees receive up to 15 days of vacation per year, which grows with additional service. For part-timers, your coverage will vary as you may be eligible for some of these benefits depending on your individual circumstances.