Executive Assistant, VP Business Development & Partnerships, Security & Collaboration - Cisco Systems, Inc.

Application window is expected to close on 10/08/2024

What You'll Do 

You will be extremely forward-thinking with a professional and approachable demeanor in all interactions; possess outstanding interpersonal skills with all levels of staff, executives, customers, vendors; and good judgment.

• Calendar Management: Handles VP's calendar by prioritizing schedules and meetings. You may decide who gets on the principal’s calendar, which meetings are attended, and who can attend in their place.
• Event Speaking Engagement Coordination: Handles a running list of VP’s engagements and works closely with communications team to ensure content needs are understood and set in motion so VP is prepared for each engagement.
• Meeting Planning and Organization: Assists VP in planning and organizing meetings by being responsible for the assembling of the agenda, location, meeting technology based upon participant needs, and all other meeting logistics. May further prepare meeting briefing documents by taking and disseminating notes and formulating post meeting action item list.
• Travel Briefing Preparation: Build travel packs for international trips as well as large domestic events such as Cisco Live, etc. This work includes combining all event information in addition to coordinated logistics of travel and also customer/team asks.
• Correspondence/Approvals: Supports VP by acting as proxy for communications and approvals as authorized. Answers general questions as needed and refers routine matters to appropriate parties and follows up to ensure accurate completion. Takes the initiative to resolve issues within specified policies and guidelines and provides mentoring to administrative community members on problem solving. Figures out when executive action is required and supplies a recommendation where appropriate.
• Travel: Responsible for making travel arrangements for VP. Carefully considers and decides the optimum travel arrangements and itinerary for calendared meetings while handling Cisco expenses. Works diligently to go above and beyond, working with the airlines directly to accommodate Global Services benefits for upgrades whenever they are available.
• Special Projects: Provides analytical support to assist executives on special projects. Research issues, analyzes problems, compiles data, and prepares reports.
• Large Corporate Events: Prepare and brief itinerary as well as accompany VP for large Corporate Events such as GSX, where EA's are used for executive support.
• Confidentiality: Candidate will deal professionally with sensitive and confidential matters and materials.

Who You'll Work With

You will directly support the Vice President of Business Development and Partnerships, Security & Collaboration. You will work closely with a dynamic team of professionals who are committed to improving our Security and Collaboration strategies. This includes liaising with team members from various teams. Your collaborators will also extend outside the organization to include outside partners, vendors, and clients. The role requires constant interaction with senior leadership, necessitating a high level of integrity and discretion. Additionally, your day-to-day activities will involve coordinating with other executive assistants within the organization, ensuring a seamless operation at the executive level.

Who You Are

You have experience providing support at the VP level. You take initiative, can handle a full desk with ease and thrive in a lively environment.

Minimum Qualifications

• 4+ years’ experience in an administrative environment.
• 2+ years' of experience supporting a principal who was at the director level or above.
• Experience in planning meetings and coordinating travel.
• Expert level knowledge of Windows desktop computer applications: Outlook, Word, Excel, PowerPoint.

Preferred Qualifications

• Associates degree

Why Cisco Secure

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