Role:
Contract (On-site)
Description
We are seeking a highly organized, proactive, and skillful Executive Administrative Assistant to join our team. The ideal candidate has more than 5 years of executive administrative support or office operations experience, professional bilingual proficiency in Japanese and English, and a strong understanding of Japanese business culture. The successful candidate will manage complex calendars, meetings, travel, expenses, invoices, executive events, and cross-cultural communication while handling confidential information with discretion and adopting AI-enabled productivity tools.
Responsibilities
- Manage schedules and travel plans for Japanese and non-Japanese executives
- Plan and coordinate complex meetings and conference calls using Microsoft Teams, Zoom, and other platforms for Japanese staff and designated executives.
- Communicate in Japanese and other Japanese companies regarding schedules, meetings, travel, and related coordination.
- Coordinate executive calendars, conference rooms, agendas, meeting materials, catered meals, committees, and cross-functional meetings.
- Arrange domestic and international travel, including flights, hotels, rental cars, limousines, and other ground transportation, using designated travel systems.
- Prepare travel-related expense reports and process non-travel invoices and related expense reports accurately and on time.
- Coordinate local arrangements for business travelers and affiliated companies.
- Plan and organize executive, department, and company events, including venues, meals, invitations, schedules, stakeholder communication, meeting dinners, conferences, congresses, and showcases.
- Translate short Japanese documents into English as needed and distribute information, reports, and documentation to stakeholders.
- Receive and send domestic and international mail and parcels; order office supplies; maintain distribution lists; and support departmental communications.
- Submit IT or service requests through ticketing systems such as ServiceNow and provide backup support for other executive assistants as needed.
- Use Microsoft 365 tools, including Outlook, Teams, Excel, PowerPoint, and Word, to support executive operations.
- Proactively identify administrative needs, risks, and solutions, and learn AI-enabled tools and new technologies that improve productivity and workflows.
- Handle confidential executive, employee, and business information with discretion and follow applicable data-handling requirements.
- Apply continuous improvement, standardized work, problem solving, collaboration, and respect for people in daily responsibilities.
Requirement s
- 5 + years of successful executive administrative support or office operations experience, preferably supporting C-suite or senior executives.
- Professional bilingual proficiency in Japanese and English, including reading, writing, speaking, and business communication.
- Strong understanding of Japanese business culture, etiquette, and communication practices.
- Ability to work onsite in Plano, Texas.
- Demonstrated experience managing complex calendars, meetings, travel, expenses, invoices, and events.
- Advanced proficiency in Microsoft Office and Microsoft 365, especially Outlook, Teams, Excel, PowerPoint, and Word.
- Strong organizational, prioritization, time-management, communication, and interpersonal skills.
- Highly proactive, resourceful, detail-oriented, and able to work independently in a fast-paced environment.
- Ability and willingness to learn AI tools and other new technologies.
- Ability to coordinate across multiple time zones and adapt to changing executive priorities.
Preferred Skills
- Bachelor's degree in Business Administration, Communications, or a related field.
- Experience with corporate travel and expense tools such as Chrome River or FCM Travel.
- Experience with ticketing systems such as ServiceNow.
- Experience supporting Japanese-owned companies, global organizations, or multicultural executive teams.
- Experience planning executive or company events.