Executive Assistant, Kiro

Amazon Inc.; Seattle, Northern (WA, KY); Hybrid; USD 80,000 - 97,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health insurance

401(k) matching

Paid time off

Parental leave

Job summary

Amazon Development Center U.S., Inc. in Seattle is seeking an Executive Assistant to partner with the Kiro Director and a second Director.

You will manage their calendars, coordinate meetings, arrange travel, and triage requests to keep leadership focused on strategic work. You are a trusted advisor who understands the business, handles confidential information with discretion, and maintains poise under ambiguity while delivering high-quality support and seamless collaboration with EAs and

Qualifications

• 3+ years of senior level leadership support, or 1+ years of Amazon experience.
• High school or equivalent diploma.
• Experience with Microsoft Office products and applications.
• Experience with executive level calendar management.

Responsibilities

• ATTENTION MANAGEMENT: Filter all inbound requests to keep an eye out for those people, projects, and issues that are important and help prioritize them.
• MEETING COORDINATION: Schedule and organize meetings, ensuring that they are necessary and productive.
• CALENDAR MANAGEMENT: Maintain a clear and organized calendar. Continuously look for ways to make the director's schedule more efficient.
• TRAVEL PLANNING: Arrange all aspects of travel, including itineraries, accommodations, transportation, and expenses.
• EVENT PLANNING: Organize and oversee org events such as leadership offsites.
• TRUSTED ADVISOR: Be the eyes and ears of the director and help raise and advise on potential issues that require the director's focus.

Skills

Executive support

Calendar management

Travel planning

Meeting coordination

Attention management

Discretion handling

Education

High school diploma

Tools

Microsoft Office

Job description

Job ID: 10566077 | Amazon Development Center U.S., Inc.

We're looking for an Executive Assistant to be a trusted partner to help the AWS Kiro Director run their business and guide the organization. This Executive Assistant will support the Director of Kiro, as well as one additional Director. The EA works closely with their leaders, their leadership teams, and other EAs to act as a seamless extension of their directors' function. They will manage and prioritize their directors' time and attention to ensure that they are able to focus on the most important work of the organization. The EA will be a trusted, strategic partner. They understand the business and its people, and they use this insight to help the Director see around corners and anticipate issues in the org. The EA understands the mental models of their directors and uses these mental models to exercise high judgment in prioritizing the Directors' time and attention. The ideal candidate is a detail oriented, efficient, experienced planner with the demonstrated ability to triage, prioritize, and respond effectively and efficiently while maintaining flexibility, composure and a good sense of humor in the face of ambiguity. They would be an observant and curious learner, able to pick up nuances of the business and their directors' communication and collaboration preferences and earn trust handle confidential and sensitive information, and to act on their directors' behalf.

Key job responsibilities

• ATTENTION MANAGEMENT: Filter all inbound requests to keep an eye out for those people, projects, and issues that are important and help prioritize them.
• MEETING COORDINATION: Schedule and organize meetings, ensuring that they are necessary and productive.
• CALENDAR MANAGEMENT: Maintain a clear and organized calendar. Continuously look for ways to make the director's schedule more efficient.
• TRAVEL PLANNING: Arrange all aspects of travel, including itineraries, accommodations, transportation, and expenses.
• EVENT PLANNING: Organize and oversee org events such as leadership offsites.
• TRUSTED ADVISOR: Be the eyes and ears of the director and help raise and advise on potential issues that require the director's focus.

Basic Qualifications

• 3+ years of senior level leadership support, or 1+ years of Amazon experience
• High school or equivalent diploma
• Experience with Microsoft Office products and applications
• Experience with executive level calendar management

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience in a fast-paced, high-tech company
• Experience managing multiple calendars

Amazon is an equal opportunity employer and does not discriminate on the basis of protected veteran status, disability, or other legally protected status.

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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, WA, Seattle - 80,200.00 - 97,400.00 USD annually