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The Fire TV organization is seeking a driven, experienced, strategic, and highly proactive Executive Assistant to provide executive support to two senior leaders in Fire TV (Seattle, WA and Sunnyvale, CA).
This role will serve as a strategic business partner, managing complex executive operations across the 3P & 1P Fire TV organizations. This exciting role requires superior attention to detail, the ability to meet tight deadlines, great organizational skills, and the ability to juggling multiple critical requests across internal and external stakeholders, all while proactively anticipating needs and driving improvements across the leadership team. A high level of integrity and discretion in handling confidential information, and professionalism in dealing with senior professionals inside and outside the company is important. The successful candidate will possess the ability to complete complex tasks and projects quickly with little to no guidance, react with appropriate urgency to situations that require a quick turnaround, and take effective action without having to know the total picture. The ability to be flexible and change direction at a moment's notice is critical for success in this role. We work as a global team, dealing with multiple stakeholders across the business and product teams: therefore, it is essential to have the ability to work successfully in a team environment and build effective working relationships inside and outside the group.
The ideal candidate will drive organizational effectiveness through the development and implementation of scalable processes, programs, and best practices that can be leveraged across the broader EA community.
Key job responsibilities
- Serve as a strategic partner to senior leadership, proactively identifying opportunities to improve organizational effectiveness and driving operational excellence
- Manage complex calendars and scheduling for multiple executives across different time zones
- Drive continuous improvement through process optimization and new mechanisms
- Coordinate and execute team activities, including staff meetings, all-teams, offsites, and team events
- Manage sensitive and confidential information with the highest level of discretion
- Schedule & manage cost-effective travel, both domestic and international
- Attending key meetings, tracking and helping drive completion of key deliverables, ensuring timely follow-up on pending items
- Create and submit expense reports while managing budget tracking
- Partner with leaders to understand their priorities and build processes to enhance team effectiveness
- Serve as a liaison between executives and internal/external stakeholders
- Build relationships and work collaboratively with Executive Assistants throughout the team, across the company, and with our most critical external partners.
- Have fun at work and help others do the same
A day in the life
As an Executive Assistant in Fire TV, you'll act as a strategic partner to leadership, managing complex calendars across global time zones, coordinating high-stakes meetings, and handling confidential information with discretion. You'll work closely with a fun & collaborative EA community while driving improvements for a geographically dispersed team.
BASIC QUALIFICATIONS
- 5+ years of senior level leadership support, or 3+ years of Amazon experience
- High school or equivalent diploma
- Experience with Microsoft Office products and applications
PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS
- Experience leading process improvements
- Experience in a fast-paced, high-tech company
- Experience designing processes to maximize efficiency
Amazon is an equal opportunity employer and does not discriminate on the basis of protected veteran status, disability, or other legally protected status.
Los Angeles County applicants: Job duties for this position include: work safely and cooperatively with other employees, supervisors, and staff; adhere to standards of excellence despite stressful conditions; communicate effectively and respectfully with employees, supervisors, and staff to ensure exceptional customer service; and follow all federal, state, and local laws and Company policies. Criminal history may have a direct, adverse, and negative relationship with some of the material job duties of this position. These include the duties and responsibilities listed above, as well as the abilities to adhere to company policies, exercise sound judgment, effectively manage stress and work safely and respectfully with others, exhibit trustworthiness and professionalism, and safeguard business operations and the Company's reputation. Pursuant to the Los Angeles County Fair Chance Ordinance, we will consider for employment qualified applicants with arrest and conviction records.
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The base salary range for this position is listed below. Your Amazon package will include sign-on payments and restricted stock units (RSUs). Final compensation will be determined based on factors including experience, qualifications, and location. Amazon also offers comprehensive benefits including health insurance (medical, dental, vision, prescription, Basic Life & AD&D insurance and option for Supplemental life plans, EAP, Mental Health Support, Medical Advice Line, Flexible Spending Accounts, Adoption and Surrogacy Reimbursement coverage), 401(k) matching, paid time off, and parental leave. Learn more about our benefits at https://amazon.jobs/en/benefits.
USA, CA, Sunnyvale - 81,600.00 - 142,800.00 USD annually