Executive Assistant, VP, Americas Sales

Full-time - Mid Level

Hybrid - Offsite, WA

Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services

About the position

Cisco is an award-winning workplace - named #1 on the World's Best Workplaces list by Great Places to Work and Fortune Magazine for the third year in a row! In this role, you will partner closely with other administrative professionals in Cisco Americas Sales, building relationships across the Cisco administrative community, campus resources, as well as external contacts and customers. You will be extremely forward-thinking with a professional and approachable demeanor in all interactions; possess outstanding communication skills with all levels of staff, executives, customers, vendors; and good judgment.

Responsibilities

• Handles VP's calendar by prioritizing schedules and meetings.
• Handles a running list of VP's engagements and works closely with communications team to ensure content needs are understood and set in motion.
• Assists VP in planning and organizing meetings by being responsible for the assembling of the agenda, location, meeting technology based upon participant needs, and all other meeting logistics.
• Build travel packs for international trips as well as large domestic events such as Cisco Live.
• Supports VP by acting as proxy for communications and approvals as authorized.
• Responsible for making in-depth global travel arrangements for VP.
• Provides analytical support to assist executives on special projects.
• Prepare and brief itinerary as well as accompany VP for large Corporate Events such as GSX.
• Candidate will deal professionally with sensitive and confidential matters and materials.

Requirements

• 4+ years' experience in administrative environment.
• A minimum of 2 years of experience supporting a principal who was at the director level or above.
• Expert level knowledge of Windows desktop computer applications: Outlook, Word, Excel, PowerPoint.
• Experience in calendar management, planning meetings and coordinating travel.
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills including the ability to connect with all levels of Executive/Senior staff and clients.

Nice-to-haves

• Past work experience in the high-tech industry is desired, prior Cisco experience preferred.
• Associates degree.

Benefits

• Quality medical, dental and vision insurance.
• 401(k) plan with a Cisco matching contribution.
• Short and long-term disability coverage.
• Basic life insurance.
• Numerous wellbeing offerings.
• Paid holidays and vacation time off.
• Sick time off policy.
• Paid time to volunteer.