Executive Assistant , AWS Central Econ and Science

AWS Central Economics and Science is hiring an Executive Assistant (EA) who wants to work collaboratively in a fast-paced, exciting, and growing organization. We are looking for someone to both support the team's executives and work with other talented EAs to support various Amazon wide Economist initiatives, AWS wide science initiatives, and AWS finance initiatives.

You will be responsible for handling confidential information and maintaining professionalism in dealing with senior executives. Role responsibilities include managing multiple complex calendars, planning and organizing events of all sizes, and coordinating domestic and international travel. You will also help build a positive team environment and establish working relationships inside and outside of the group.

This role requires five (5) days a week in office.

Key job responsibilities
Responsibilities include but are not limited to:
- Management of multiple complex calendars, meeting prioritization, and large scale meeting coordination
- Coordination and planning of domestic and international travel, including organizing trip agendas and local logistics
- Completing expense reports, and managing corporate card purchases; participation in budget planning and tracking as needed
- Managing other core administrative activities (space planning, new-hire onboarding, team morale events)
- Planning and coordinating team activities and events
- Helping to plan and coordinate some activities and events for the economics job family and AWS science community (e.g., annual conferences, social events, etc.)
- Tracking and helping to drive completion of key deliverables for team and executives, following up on key items
- Having fun at work and helping others do the same

A day in the life
In this role, you'll partner with leaders, individual contributors, and fellow EAs to manage complex calendars and keep operations running smoothly. You'll proactively anticipate your team's needs-looking around corners before issues arise, all while helping foster a positive, energizing office culture where people enjoy coming to work.

About the team
AWS Central Economics and Science (ACES) is a central technology, economics, and science team with a pan-AWS mandate to evolve, evaluate, and forecast the current and future state of the business. Our mission is to build technology, policies, and scalable business processes that help AWS customers grow. We earn trust by applying data, economics and science objectively to improve decision-making, by tying our outputs to measurable actions, and by collaborating openly with science and business teams across AWS to solve the most complex and ambiguous problems the business faces. On the margin, we put more resources behind fewer projects with higher expected entitlement, and we measure the results.

Basic Qualifications

- 5+ years of senior level leadership support, or 3+ years of Amazon experience
- High school or equivalent diploma
- Experience with Microsoft Office products and applications

Preferred Qualifications

- Experience leading process improvements
- Experience in a fast-paced, high-tech company
- Experience designing processes to maximize efficiency

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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The base salary range for this position is listed below. Your Amazon package will include sign-on payments and restricted stock units (RSUs). Final compensation will be determined based on factors including experience, qualifications, and location. 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 - 82,700.00 - 129,800.00 USD annually