Amazon Web Services (AWS) is seeking a skilled and high-performing Executive Assistant to support 3 Directors within Commerce Platform. This role has impact across multiple teams, and will require attention to detail, excellent organizational skills and the ability to meet tight deadlines. The ideal candidate will be an experienced planner and coordinator with the demonstrated ability to execute and respond effectively and efficiently. The individual in this role must understand business priorities, demonstrate the ability to proactively anticipate needs and drive improvements for a geographically dispersed team. The successful candidate will possess the ability to complete complex tasks quickly with little to no guidance and react with appropriate urgency. The candidate must be able to work successfully in a team environment and build effective working relationships inside and outside the group.
Key job responsibilities
1. Proactively coordinate and engage with leadership in planning and organizing events, activities and calendars
2. Management of complex calendars, scheduling requirements, and prioritization of executive's tasks and appointments according to their importance, urgency, and relevance.
3. Act as a liaison for direct reports and business stakeholders
4. Extensive travel coordination (international and domestic)
5. Participate in planning of events and drive key team activities (staff meetings, all-teams meetings, supply ordering)
6. Work alongside other executive assistants within the organization and throughout AWS/Compute Services to drive best practices and cross collaboration of efficiencies
A day in the life
Working in a highly ambiguous environment, you will demonstrate initiative, complete tasks and projects quickly, and proactively take action without having to know the total picture. You will learn organizational structures and objectives of the teams you support, as well as build a strong internal network. You will apply a superior attention to detail, great organizational skills, and the ability to meet tight deadlines, all while having fun and making history. Over time, you will build trusting professional relationships and strong partnerships with the leaders, which will provide opportunity for special projects with increased responsibility and long-term career growth.
About the team
The AWS Billing mission is to enable AWS cloud service providers to monetize their products and services through reliable, timely, and scalable billing that is seamless for their customers. We make the complexity of buying and selling cloud services as simple and worry-free as online shopping with Amazon.com
Commerce Platform Strategic Initiatives (CPSI) team owns outcomes for activities with multiple cross-pillar responsibilities within AWS Commerce Platform (CP). Whenever an initiative spans multiple CP pillars and there is no clear owner, CPSI steps in to drive the outcome.
