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Description

Are you always looking around corners and anticipating needs? Do you thrive on organizing complex schedules, anticipating needs, coordinating with other executive offices and handling confidential tasks with finesse?

AWS Sales, Marketing, and Global Services (SMGS) is responsible for driving revenue, adoption, and growth from the largest and fastest growing small- and mid-market accounts to enterprise-level customers including public sector. The AWS Global Support team interacts with leading companies and believes that world-class support is critical to customer success. AWS Support also partners with a global list of customers that are building mission-critical applications on top of AWS services.

Amazon Web Services (AWS) is seeking a top-notch Lead Executive Assistant eager to support our fast-paced Amazon Web Services Worldwide Public Sector team.

In this key role, you'll juggle competing priorities with ease, meet tight deadlines like a pro, and take on new projects that stretch your skills. We need someone who obsesses over details, acts with urgency, and solves any problem with innovation. You can shift gears in an instant and excel in a dynamic environment with little hand-holding.

More than just an admin, you'll be an invaluable adviser who leads key initiatives. If you pride yourself on your initiative, discretion and strategic thinking, we want to meet you. Join our Worldwide Public Sector leadership team and show us what an executive assistant rock star can do!

Key job responsibilities

Manage complex calendars and scheduling with diplomacy and discretion

Organize, prioritize and appropriately handle time-sensitive, confidential information and ensure action required is addressed in a timely manner

Organize, execute, and assist with team activities

Schedule travel and create detailed travel itineraries both domestic and international (including smooth transitions between time zones)

Submit expense reports in a timely fashion

Coordinate closely with Recruiting teams, Facilities team, HR team, and other Executive Assistants within the Amazon community

Track and help drive completion of key deliverables and follow up on outstanding items to include meeting notes and action items

Develop and implement efficient administrative systems and processes

Coordinate and lead the community of executive assistants, providing guidance, training, and support as needed

Work closely with the leadership team, recruiting other Executive Assistants to ensure coverage model of EAs is support to the organization

Be a trusted advisor and thought partner for VP and leadership team

Be able to work and remain calm under pressure, juggling multiple deadlines with tact and discretion

A day in the life

You should have demonstrated and well developed skills in the following areas:

Organization and Planning skills

Calendar Management

Impeccable Verbal/Written Communication

Research and Documentation

Problem Solving

Analytical and Spreadsheet skill

Proven effectiveness in fast paced environment

Ability to prioritize in a complex, and fast-paced environment

Strong attention to detail

About the team

About AWS

Diverse Experiences

AWS values diverse experiences. Even if you do not meet all of the qualifications and skills listed in the job description, we encourage candidates to apply. If your career is just starting, hasn’t followed a traditional path, or includes alternative experiences, don’t let it stop you from applying.

Why AWS?

Amazon Web Services (AWS) is the world’s most comprehensive and broadly adopted cloud platform. We pioneered cloud computing and never stopped innovating — that’s why customers from the most successful startups to Global 500 companies trust our robust suite of products and services to power their businesses.

Inclusive Team Culture

Here at AWS, it’s in our nature to learn and be curious. Our employee-led affinity groups foster a culture of inclusion that empower us to be proud of our differences. Ongoing events and learning experiences, including our Conversations on Race and Ethnicity (CORE) and AmazeCon (gender diversity) conferences, inspire us to never stop embracing our uniqueness.

Mentorship & Career Growth

We’re continuously raising our performance bar as we strive to become Earth’s Best Employer. That’s why you’ll find endless knowledge-sharing, mentorship and other career-advancing resources here to help you develop into a better-rounded professional.

Work/Life Balance

We value work-life harmony. Achieving success at work should never come at the expense of sacrifices at home, which is why we strive for flexibility as part of our working culture. When we feel supported in the workplace and at home, there’s nothing we can’t achieve in the cloud.

We are open to hiring candidates to work out of one of the following locations:

Arlington, VA, USA

Basic Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree

• 7+ years of executive assistant experience

• Experience handling administrative details independently, while exercising good judgment in keeping team members adequately informed

• Experience designing processes to maximize efficiency

• Experience in a fast-paced, high-tech company

• Experience leading process improvements

• Experience with end-to-end project management

• Proficiency in Microsoft Outlook, Microsoft Word, Excel, PowerPoint, SharePoint

• Ability to handle confidential information with discretion, and deal with professionals inside and outside the company

• Exceptional written, verbal, and interpersonal communication skills

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience with reconciling expenses, booking travel and attention to detail

• Demonstrated ability to prioritize and handle multiple assignments while maintaining commitment to deadlines and long-term goals

• Desire and aptitude for learning new concepts on the job

• Ability to work in a highly ambiguous environment

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. For individuals with disabilities who would like to request an accommodation, please visit https://www.amazon.jobs/en/disability/us.