Executive Assistant

Dish Network Corporation; Germantown (MD); Hybrid; USD 60,000 - 85,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health perks

401(k) Plan with company match

ESPP

Job summary

EchoStar's Hughes Network Systems team seeks an experienced executive office professional to support C-suite leaders. You will manage calendars across time zones, prepare board materials, and coordinate sensitive engagements in a fast-paced, security-cleared environment.

Responsibilities include executive communications, AI-assisted workflows, and maintaining strict confidentiality while liaising with senior stakeholders and investors.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s Degree in Business Administration, Communications, or related field.
• 7+ years of experience supporting senior or C-suite executives.
• At least 5 years with Microsoft Office Suite and enterprise scheduling.

Responsibilities

• Manage multi-principal calendars and exec communications with discretion.
• Deliver weekly status reports to the C-suite and track action items.
• Coordinate board meetings, government site visits, and senior-engagement logistics.
• Draft polished communications and manage confidential information.

Skills

C-suite support

AI productivity tools

MS Office pro

Board-level drafting

Discretion

Education

Bachelor's Degree

Tools

Word

Excel

PowerPoint

Outlook

Teams

SharePoint

Job description

Company Summary

EchoStar builds solutions that help families and communities stay connected. We’ll launch your career and empower you to change lives.

Our brands include Boost Mobile, DISH TV, Gen Mobile, Hughes and Sling TV. We serve millions of customers with offerings ranging from satellite to streaming services and global to personal networking solutions.

Department Summary

Hughes Network Systems, an EchoStar company, maintains a culture built on innovation, collaboration, and a long history in satellite technology, often described as having a relaxed but bureaucratic work environment. Hughes offers strong work-life balance and friendly teams. While the primary role will be providing support for the Hughes Network Systems group, it will lso include support for the larger EchoStar and Dish teams with international reach.

Job Duties and Responsibilities

The Executive Office operates within a fast-paced environment at the intersection of satellite communications, defense programs, and corporate restructuring. High operational volume and time-sensitive demands require dedicated operational management to ensure seamless leadership execution and decision-making. This role manages board-level reporting, complex executive logistics, cleared customer engagements, and critical correspondence across multiple senior leaders. By running day-to-day administrative machinery and information flow, the position enables executive focus on strategic priorities.

What Success Looks Like (Objectives)

• Manage complex, multi-principal calendars across multiple time zones, resolving scheduling conflicts independently and safeguarding designated focus time
• Deliver weekly executive status reports and status matrices by gathering inputs, tracking carry-over action items, and ensuring timely submission to the C-suite
• Coordinate logistics, security pre-clearance, and visit requests for board meetings, government customer site visits, and key partner engagements
• Triage high-volume executive correspondence, draft polished communications, and track open commitments through resolution
• Leverage AI tools and automated productivity workflows to accelerate document drafting, information synthesis, and administrative task execution
• Prepare, format, and control versioning for board-level pitch decks, briefing memos, and financial documents while maintaining strict confidentiality standards

Skills, Experience and Requirements

Active TS/SCI security clearance or demonstrated eligibility to obtain and maintain TS/SCI

Core Skills and Competencies (What You’ll Bring)

• Critical experience providing high-level operational support to C-suite or senior executives within fast-paced, multi-principal, or cleared defense environments
• Applied literacy in generative AI and modern productivity platforms to automate research, streamline communications, and synthesize report inputs
• Expert proficiency across Microsoft Office tools, including advanced document formatting in Word, complex data handling in Excel, and board-level presentation design in PowerPoint
• Strong business writing, verbal communication, and proofreading abilities to produce executive-grade drafts with minimal oversight
• Demonstrated judgment and critical thinking in inbox triage, task prioritization, and handling sensitive or classified materials with absolute discretion

Additional Qualifications

• Experience operating within defense, aerospace, satellite communications, or government contracting sectors, including familiarity with security access systems such as DISS
• Exposure to corporate development, restructuring, or transaction environments requiring strict information discipline
• Experience supporting executive interfaces with boards of directors and institutional investors

Minimum Requirements

• Minimum Education: Bachelor’s Degree in Business Administration, Communications, or related field (or equivalent practical experience)
• Minimum Experience: 7+ years of experience supporting senior or C-suite executives
• Required Technical Skills: Must have at least 5 years of experience with:
  • Microsoft Office Suite (Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Outlook, Teams, SharePoint)
  • Multi-principal calendar and enterprise scheduling management
  • Active TS/SCI security clearance or demonstrated eligibility to obtain and maintain TS/SCI

Visa sponsorship not available for this role

Salary Ranges

Compensation: $59,500.00/Year - $85,000.00/Year

Benefits

We offer versatile health perks, including flexible spending accounts, HSA, a 401(k) Plan with company match, ESPP, career opportunities, and a flexible time away plan; all benefits can be viewed here: EchoStar Benefits.

The base pay range shown is a guideline. Individual total compensation will vary based on factors such as qualifications, skill level, and competencies; compensation is based on the role's location and is subject to change based on work location.

Candidates need to successfully complete a pre-employment screen, which may include a drug test and DMV check. Our company is committed to fostering an inclusive and equitable workplace where every individual has the opportunity to succeed. We are dedicated to providing individuals with criminal or arrest records a fair chance of employment in accordance with local, state, and federal laws.

The posting will be active for a minimum of 3 days. The active posting will continue to extend by 3 days until the position is filled.

We pride ourselves on developing and promoting talent as an Equal Employment Opportunity Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, or protected veteran status. EchoStar will accommodate the sincerely held religious beliefs of employees if such accommodations are not undue hardships and are otherwise within the bounds of applicable law. All qualified applicants with arrest or conviction records will be considered for employment in accordance with local, state, and federal law. You may redact any information that identifies age, date of birth, or dates of school/graduation from your application documents before submission and throughout our application process.

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