The Amazon Advertising team is seeking a passionate and driven Executive Assistant to support at least one Director in the Amazon Demand Side Platform organization.
This role will primarily support one leader who oversee a team of 500+ employees in total. This position will serve as part of a close-knit EA team supporting the broader Advertising organization of 16000+ employees worldwide.
This role requires outstanding planning, time management, and organizational skills. The right candidate will have a strong sense of ownership, bias for action, and be customer service-oriented. This position requires high levels of integrity and discretion in handling confidential information and professionalism in dealing with senior executives. A successful candidate will have exceptional written and verbal communication skills, will be tech-savvy, resourceful, and a creative problem solver. They will act as the unifier of the team through team socials, events, and programs. They will also partner with onsite operational teams to support the Amazon Ads locations and play a major role in the team's overall site strategy. This position requires the capacity to work successfully in a team environment, and build effective working relationships.
Key job responsibilities
• Managing complex calendar requests, meeting invites and conference room logistics
• Planning international and domestic travel
• Processing expense reports
• Managing large event logistics (in-person and virtually), including catering, preparing agendas and materials to ensure the meetings are productive (e.g. Town Hall, onsite business meetings)
• Space planning for the team, coordination and execution of office moves
• Boosting morale, recognizing outstanding efforts, having fun at work, and encouraging others to do the same
• Attending key meetings, tracking and helping drive completion of key deliverables, and following up on outstanding items
• Driving team mechanisms (e.g., staff meeting agendas, weekly business reviews, team-building events, launch events and team recognition)
• Identifying internal and external approaches to solve problems in a creative way
About the team
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- 2+ years of professional or military experience
- Experience with executive level calendar management
- Experience with domestic or international travel coordination
- Experience with Microsoft Office products and applications
- Experience in a fast-paced, high-tech company
- Experience managing multiple calendars
Amazon is committed to a diverse and inclusive workplace. Amazon is an equal opportunity employer and does not discriminate on the basis of race, national origin, gender, gender identity, sexual orientation, protected veteran status, disability, age, or other legally protected status.
Los Angeles County applicants: Job duties for this position include: work safely and cooperatively with other employees, supervisors, and staff; adhere to standards of excellence despite stressful conditions; communicate effectively and respectfully with employees, supervisors, and staff to ensure exceptional customer service; and follow all federal, state, and local laws and Company policies. Criminal history may have a direct, adverse, and negative relationship with some of the material job duties of this position. These include the duties and responsibilities listed above, as well as the abilities to adhere to company policies, exercise sound judgment, effectively manage stress and work safely and respectfully with others, exhibit trustworthiness and professionalism, and safeguard business operations and the Company’s reputation. Pursuant to the Los Angeles County Fair Chance Ordinance, we will consider for employment qualified applicants with arrest and conviction records.
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Our compensation reflects the cost of labor across several US geographic markets. The base pay for this position ranges from $50,000/year in our lowest geographic market up to $107,100/year in our highest geographic market. Pay is based on a number of factors including market location and may vary depending on job-related knowledge, skills, and experience. Amazon is a total compensation company. Dependent on the position offered, equity, sign-on payments, and other forms of compensation may be provided as part of a total compensation package, in addition to a full range of medical, financial, and/or other benefits. For more information, please visit https://www.aboutamazon.com/workplace/employee-benefits. This position will remain posted until filled. Applicants should apply via our internal or external career site.