Executive Assistant, EVP & Chief Product Officer - Cisco Systems, Inc.
San Jose, CA 95199
About the Job
Executive Assistant, EVP & Chief Product Officer
Location: San Jose, California, US
Area of Interest: Administrative and Business Support
Compensation Range: 119000 USD - 149800 USD
Job Type: Professional
Job Id: 1430014
Application window is expected to close on 10/2/2024.
Preference for candidates local to the San Jose, CA office, able to be onsite 2-3 days a week and able to travel 50-70% of the time.
What You'll Do
Cisco is seeking an Executive Assistant Professional to partner with the Lead EA in providing support for the office of the Executive Vice President & Chief Product Officer.
Responsibilities include:
- Calendar Management: Management of EVP's calendar and daily schedule to include prioritizing conflicting meeting requests, supervising action items and commitments of executive and following-up to ensure completion.
- Event Speaking Engagement Coordination: Responsible for a running list of EVP's engagements and works closely with communications team to ensure content needs are understood.
- Meeting Planning and Organization: Assisting EVP in planning and organizing meetings by taking ownership for assembling the agenda and all other meeting logistics.
- Travel Briefing Preparation: Creating travel packs for international trips, including event information and logistics.
- Correspondence/Approvals: Supporting EVP by acting as proxy for communications and approvals as authorized.
- Travel and Expense Management: Responsible for making in-depth global travel arrangements for EVP.
- Special Projects: Providing analytical support to assist executive on special projects.
- Confidentiality: Candidate will deal expertly with highly critical and confidential matters.
In addition to general administrative duties of an EA, daily tasks are carried out at a higher level of complexity. Specifically, the critical behaviors of this role are:
- Self-motivated and proactive around needs of the EVP and the Organization.
- Able to work with limited direction and have a take-charge demeanor.
- Use tact, subtlety and a practical knowledge of company policies.
- Keep the big picture in mind when making independent decisions.
Who You Are
You take initiative, can handle a full desk with ease and thrive in a lively environment. This position requires strong interpersonal skills, independent judgment, utmost integrity and ability to balance both strategic and tactical actions.
- 7+ years experience in administrative environment, with a minimum of 2 years supporting at the SVP level or above.
- Expert level knowledge of Windows desktop applications: Word, Excel, and PowerPoint.
- Excellent verbal and written communication skills.
- Ability to navigate web and email at high competency knowledge.
Preferred Qualifications
- BA/BS or equivalent experience.
- Past work experience in the high-tech industry.
Why Cisco?
#WeAreCisco. We are all unique, but collectively we bring our talents to work as a team, to develop innovative technology and power a more inclusive, digital future for everyone.
Nearly every internet connection around the world touches Cisco. We’re the Internet’s optimists.
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