Executive Assistant
Support Center - IrvingMichaels is seeking an Executive Assistant to provide high-level administrative and strategic support to the CEO. Successful candidates will be highly organized, proactive, detail-oriented with exceptional problem-solving and decision-making skills. This is a high-visibility role for an individual who thrives in a fast-paced environment. It functions as the central hub of the CEO's office, ensuring maximum productivity, efficiency, and confidentiality and serves as a professional liaison for internal and external stakeholders.
Key Responsibilities
1. Strategic Time & Schedule Management
- Calendar Management : Proactively manage a busy calendar, prioritize meetings based on business needs, trouble-shoot conflicts and filter requests to optimize the CEO's time.
- Meeting Preparation : Schedule meetings, assist in designing, preparing, gathering and distributing documents, reports, presentations, agendas, and pre-reads; ensure the CEO is prepared for all meetings and discussions.
- Time Allocation Optimization : Anticipate scheduling conflicts and shifts in priority, proactively adjust the schedule as needed to ensure the CEO's time is effectively dedicated to strategic priorities.
2. Communication & Stakeholder Liaison
Gatekeeping and Filtering : Serve as the primary point of contact and effectively field, prioritize, and manage all internal and external communications (email, phone, etc.).Drafting Correspondence : Draft, proofread, and edit communications, including company-wide announcements, meeting materials, emails, etc.; ensure accuracy and alignment with the CEO's voice.Confidentiality : Handle all matters, documents, and discussions with extreme discretion, professionalism, confidentiality and integrity.Contacts : Maintain and update contact lists for important partners and industry leaders.3. Travel & Logistics Coordination
End-to-End Travel Planning : Manage all aspects of domestic and international travel, including complex itineraries, visa requirements, booking accommodations, meal planning, and preparing comprehensive travel packets.Expense Management : Prepare and submit detailed expense reports, manage invoices, and track budget adherence.4. Project Management & Operational Support
Initiative Tracking : Track progress on key corporate initiatives and deliverables, ensuring deadlines are met and timely updates are being provided.Administrative Excellence : Organize and maintain electronic and physical files, manage supplies for the executive office, and assist with occasional personal scheduling tasks.Event Coordination : Plan and execute small to large-scale events, including executive offsites, leadership retreats, and internal team celebrations and events.Other duties as assigned.Required Qualifications
Experience : 7-10 years of experience supporting a C-Level Executive (CEO, COO, or President) in a fast-paced corporate environment.Technical Mastery : Advanced proficiency with productivity software (e.g., Microsoft Office Suite, Google Workspace), and virtual meeting platforms (Zoom, Teams).Communication Skills : Exceptional written and verbal communication skills, able to convey complex information clearly and professionally to all levels of the organization.High Discretion : Demonstrated history of managing highly sensitive and confidential information with unwavering integrity and professionalism.Proactive & Resourceful : Must possess a strong sense of urgency to achieve objectives, the ability to anticipate needs, effectively trouble-shoot conflicts and challenges, and a proven track record of identifying problems and solving them independently and effectively.Judgment and Problem-Solving : Uses sound judgment and makes quality decisions independently, resolves issues calmly and efficiently, exhibits a positive "can do" attitude to identity alternatives to solve problems and improve results.Adaptability : Capacity to navigate ambiguity and adjust to new information, changing strategic direction and unexpected obstacles under pressure.Collaboration : Is a team player, willing to jump in and help others, is approachable, inclusive and respectful, gains trust and support across the organization.Organizational Skills : Can maintain order in a demanding and changing environment.Accountable : Takes personal responsibility for outcomes and actions.