Amazon is all in on games. We believe, the evolution that began with arcade communities a quarter at a time, growing to the live streams and eSports of today, will continue to a future where everyone is a gamer and every gamer can create, compete, collaborate and connect with others at massive scales. If you share our belief that games will produce some of the future’s most influential voices in media and art, come join AWS Game Tech.
We are an Amazon Web Services team obsessed with helping game developers revolutionize the way they build and run their games, helping them bring their ideas to market faster and at a lower cost. We aim to address game development challenges for customers at any scale. Our solutions are used by Indie developers working on mobile games, as well as some of the largest studios building triple-A titles for consoles and PCs.
We are looking for an Executive Assistant with a strong attention to detail, solid organizational skills, and the ability to meet tight deadlines while juggling multiple critical requests across our global team. The individual in this role must understand business priorities, demonstrate the ability to proactively anticipate needs and drive improvements to build capacity for the leadership team. A high level of integrity and discretion in handling confidential information as well as professionalism in dealing with senior executives inside and outside of the company is critical.
A successful candidate will possess the ability to complete complex tasks quickly with little to no guidance, react with appropriate urgency to situations that require a quick turnaround, and take effective action without knowing the whole picture. The ideal candidate will be an experienced planner with demonstrated ability to respond effectively and efficiently while maintaining flexibility and composure and must be able to work successfully in a team environment and build effective working relationships inside and outside the group.
The Executive Assistant will act as a seamless extension of the group’s leader and will work closely with other Executive Assistants throughout the organization.
Areas Of Responsibility
- Manage complex, executive-level calendars and scheduling to support teams in multiple locations
- Plan and manage domestic and international travel
- Manage expense report coordination and submission
- Organize, execute, and assist with team activities (staff meeting agendas, all-hands meetings, off-sites, lunches, and team social events)
- Build processes to drive efficiency in planning, reporting, and communication within the team, and track and help drive completion of key deliverables and follow up on outstanding items
- React with appropriate levels of urgency to situations and events that require quick response or turnaround
- Effectively and efficiently coordinate with business units, distributed teams, and across multiple time zones
- Friendly and diplomatic handling of external partners and stakeholders
- Manage team space, including moves and reconfigurations
- Work closely with the leadership team, recruiting and other Executive Assistants to provide support to the organization
Basic Qualifications
- 5+ years of experience as an Executive Assistant
- Experience managing executive level calendars requiring internal and external coordination
- Experience with domestic and international travel coordination
- Experience with Microsoft Office Products
Preferred Qualifications
- Bachelor’s Degree or equivalent experience
- Experience providing executive support assistance at senior management levels
- Impeccable attention to detail
- Able to handle administrative details independently, while keeping stakeholders appropriately informed or engaged
- Confident and thoughtful in applying sound business judgment
- High level of integrity and discretion in handling confidential information and dealing with professionals inside and outside the company
- Grace under pressure, and the ability to switch gears at a moment’s notice
- Exceptional written and oral communication skills
- Highly motivated, organized individual who is able to work effectively with minimal supervision
- Strong analytical skills and demonstrated ability to improve processes
- Ability to prioritize and handle multiple assignments at any given time
- Strong organizational, communication, and interpersonal skills
- Meets/exceeds Amazon’s leadership principles requirements for this role
- Meets/exceeds Amazon’s functional/technical depth and complexity for this role
Amazon is an Equal Opportunity Employer – Minority / Women / Disability / Veteran / Gender Identity / Sexual Orientation / Age.
