Executive Assistant, AWS Global Sales

Executive Assistant To The VP Of AWS Global Sales

The AWS Global Sales organization is seeking a dedicated, resourceful, and customer obsessed executive assistant to support the Office of the VP, AWS Global Sales. You will partner with the lead executive assistant to support the VP of AWS Global Sales by managing and optimizing calendars, supporting travel, and participating in team leadership meetings to drive effective follow-up to key actions and projects. Importantly, this role has frequent interaction with business and technology leaders, support teams, and executive assistants at the highest levels in the company. This role will require the ability to manage multiple requests and priorities simultaneously, meet deadlines, and show flexibility to change direction when needed. You will apply your curiosity, business acumen, and strong judgment to effectively prioritize work and react with appropriate urgency to emerging situations. Bias for action, willingness to roll up your sleeves, and the ability to effectively communicate and collaborate across all levels of the organization will support your success in this role. A high level of integrity and discretion in handling confidential information is crucial. This role requires five (5) days a week in office. Key job responsibilities include managing complex calendars and scheduling with teams across the globe (multiple locations and time zones), providing seamless support to the vice president and leadership team to support organizational priorities, partnering directly with the lead executive assistant on key projects and priorities, proactively managing the vice president's calendars with attention to accuracy, detail, and allocation of time to promote productivity; recognizing the need to re-prioritize as appropriate, coordinating domestic and international travel in compliance with existing policies and procedures, ensuring effective use of time and resources, organizing and managing meetings, off-sites and team-based events, anticipating challenges and planning accordingly ahead of need (outside of calendaring i.e. staffing, development, talent pipeline, etc.), understanding business priorities and proactively looking for ways to improve processes to create efficiency and scale for the leadership team, supporting the annual organizational calendar and facilitating the integration and prioritization of emerging priorities, tracking and helping drive completion of key deliverables and follow up on outstanding items, and building relationships and working collaboratively with executive assistants throughout the team and across the company.