Executive Assistant , AWS Sports Marketing

Executive Assistant

The AWS Marketing, Global Brand Partnerships organization is seeking an experienced Executive Assistant to support a Director.

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 all-hands meetings and employee engagement activities). Other responsibilities include, but are not limited to, coordinating meeting agendas, space planning, and ad hoc project coordination. You will collaborate with various business partners in AWS Marketing, as well as other Executive Assistants across multiple global stakeholder teams.

In this role, you'll have the opportunity to act as an extension of our leaders in partnership with a supportive and collaborative EA community. A high level of integrity and discretion in handling confidential information, and professionalism in dealing with senior professionals inside and outside the company is important. Working in a highly ambiguous environment, you will demonstrate initiative, complete tasks and projects quickly, and proactively act 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 include:

• Management of complex calendars, scheduling requirements, and prioritization of executive's tasks and appointments according to their importance, urgency, and relevance.
• Maintain strict confidentiality regarding all calendar information and executive activities.
• Proactively coordinate and engage with leadership in planning and organizing events, activities and calendars
• 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
• Prioritize tasks with strategic acumen, balancing urgency and importance.

Basic Qualifications include:

• 5+ years of senior level leadership support experience
• Experience with executive level calendar management
• Experience with all Microsoft Office applications
• Experience with domestic or international travel coordination

Preferred Qualifications include:

• Experience in a fast-paced, high-tech company
• Experience working with large global teams
• Experience leading process improvement, systems development, and project management

Amazon is an equal opportunity employer and does not discriminate on the basis of protected veteran status, disability, or other legally protected status.

Our compensation reflects the cost of labor across several US geographic markets. The base pay for this position ranges from $66,800/year in our lowest geographic market up to $142,800/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.