Cisco · 5 hours ago
Executive Assistant, Social Impact and Inclusion Office (Hybrid)
San Jose, CA
Full-time
Hybrid
Mid Level
$98K/yr - $169K/yr
4+ years expCisco is revolutionizing data and infrastructure connectivity in the AI era, and they are seeking an Executive Assistant for their Social Impact and Inclusion Office. The role involves supporting senior leaders with calendar management, meeting organization, travel arrangements, and special projects while maintaining confidentiality and professionalism.
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Responsibilities
Calendar Management: You'll manage the Chief Accessibility Officer's and Senior Director's calendars, keeping them well-organized and detailed. Your role involves handling requests of varying importance and adapting to changing priorities, all while ensuring your principals days run smoothly
Meeting Planning and Organization: Assists principal leaders in planning and organizing meetings by being responsible for the assembling of the agenda, location, meeting technology based upon participant needs, the accessibility, and all other meeting logistics
Travel Briefing Preparation: You'll create comprehensive travel packs for international trips and significant domestic events. This includes gathering all event details and coordinating travel logistics, along with addressing customer and team requests
Travel and Expense Management: Responsible for making in-depth global travel arrangements for principal leaders. Carefully considers and decides the optimum travel arrangements and itinerary for calendared meetings while handling Cisco expenses
Event Speaking Engagement Coordination: Works closely with the team to ensure any logistics are understood and set in motion so principal leaders are prepared for each engagement
Correspondence/Approvals: Answers general questions as needed and refers routine matters to appropriate parties. Follows up to ensure accurate completion. Takes the initiative to resolve issues within specified policies. Determines when executive action is required and supplies a recommendation where appropriate
Special Projects: Provides analytical support to assist executives on special projects
Confidentiality: Candidate will deal professionally with sensitive and confidential matters and materials
Qualification
Required
4+ years' experience in an administrative environment
A minimum of 2 years of experience supporting a principal who was at the senior director level or above
Must be able to work onsite at the San Jose Santana Row office at least two days per week and be available to support any additional San Jose-based activities as needed
Expert level knowledge of Microsoft Outlook
Intermediate level knowledge of Windows desktop computer applications: Word, Excel, PowerPoint
Experience in calendar management, planning meetings and coordinating travel
Excellent verbal and written communication skills including the ability to connect with all levels of Executive/Senior staff and clients
Preferred
Past work experience in the high-tech industry is desired
Associates degree
Benefits
Medical, dental and vision insurance
A 401(k) plan with a Cisco matching contribution
Paid parental leave
Short and long-term disability coverage
Basic life insurance
10 paid holidays per full calendar year, plus 1 floating holiday for non-exempt employees
1 paid day off for employee’s birthday
Paid year-end holiday shutdown
4 paid days off for personal wellness determined by Cisco
16 days of paid vacation time per full calendar year, accrued at rate of 4.92 hours per pay period for full-time employees
Cisco’s flexible vacation time off program, which has no defined limit on how much vacation time eligible employees may use
80 hours of sick time off provided on hire date and each January 1st thereafter
Up to 80 hours of unused sick time carried forward from one calendar year to the next
Additional paid time away may be requested to deal with critical or emergency issues for family members
Optional 10 paid days per full calendar year to volunteer
Employees are also eligible to earn annual bonuses subject to Cisco’s policies
Company
Cisco
Cisco develops, manufactures, and sells networking hardware, telecommunications equipment, and other technology services and products. It is a sub-organization of Cisco Press.
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