Your Opportunity at ARC’TERYX:
As an Executive Assistant, you are a strategic partner and trusted extension of the Brand team. You demonstrate sound judgment, accountability, and discretion in every interaction. Highly organized and proactive, you excel at anticipating needs, solving problems, and managing complex competing priorities. Your expertise in scheduling, travel coordination, and time management ensures seamless operations and maximizes the leader’s impact. Through clear, timely communication and a solution-oriented approach, you create an environment where the executive and their network can thrive. Adaptable and composed under pressure, you navigate shifting priorities with confidence while contributing to project coordination and team success. You thrive in fast-paced, dynamic, and hyper-growth environment.
This role is based out of our North Vancouver office. Candidates must be eligible to work in Canada.
Please note this is a temporary full time role ending in October 2027.
Meet Your Future Team:
You will be working directly with the leader you support in Brand Marketing and will partner with a team of high-performing Executive Assistants in providing exceptional support to our senior leadership team across the organization.If you were in the Executive Assistant – Brand Marketing – Temporary role now, here are some of the core activities you would be doing:
- Exercising sound independent judgment and accountability in decision-making
- Acting as a proactive problem solver, anticipating needs and removing obstacles before they arise
- Building strong relationships and fostering a positive, collaborative attitude across all levels
- Demonstrating curiosity to learn and adapt quickly to new tools, processes, and priorities
- Navigating team and cross-functional dynamics with professionalism and making sound judgment when pivots or changes are required
- Providing exceptional executive administrative support with scheduling and calendar management with a proactive approach based on business priorities
- Managing inbox and drafting correspondence to ensure timely communication and prioritization
- Organizing international and domestic travel arrangements
- Coordinating complex market visits
- Developing agendas, meeting minutes, and presentation materials
- Organizing onsite/ offsite meetings and team building events, and coordinating internal resources and third-party vendors as needed in the execution of the event
- Partnering with cross-functional teams to assist in moving forward company-wide initiatives
- Organizing and submitting expense reports in a timely manner
- Remaining highly professional and representing the organization with integrity
Here are some of the things you could be working on in the future:
- Working towards your own professional development goals based on your areas of interest in the business
- Assisting and communicating with the leaders you support in decision-making, program management, and initiative implementation
Are you our next Executive Assistant – Brand Marketing - Temporary?
- You have 3+ years of experience as an Executive Assistant supporting VP-level or senior leaders
- You are highly skilled in Microsoft Office and demonstrate strong business acumen
- You excel at time management and naturally apply sound judgment and prioritization when juggling competing priorities in a fast-paced environment
- You demonstrate strong emotional intelligence, discretion, and the ability to maintain confidentiality
- You have several years year’s experience managing Executive’s schedule end-to-end—pre-reads, agendas, and follow-ups are second nature to you
- You think creatively and act with a sense of urgency when solving problems.
- You build relationships easily and enjoy creating partnerships across the organization
- You communicate effectively and have exceptional interpersonal skills
- You are highly organized and stay current with the latest Office tools
- You bring an interest in event management and can organize team events with attention to detail
- You have a knack for managing complex international travel, including multi-leg itineraries and frequent changes
- You are flexible and willing to work occasional evenings, weekends, or holidays to support a global business
- You effectively balance autonomy and collaboration
- You inspire breakthrough thinking and continuous improvement
- You seek the best (sometimes not the easiest) solutions, with an unwavering commitment to do what is right
- Your passion for your work is paralleled by your passion for getting outside and living it
Compensation:
Total Rewards
Most new team members join between the start and midpoint of the range, where you can contribute right away while continuing to grow your craft, your collaborations, and your impact at Arc’teryx. This range reflects market alignment and the scope of the role. Individual pay is determined by your skills, experience, and level of responsibility.
We’re committed to fair, equitable, and competitive pay, reviewed regularly to ensure internal alignment and market relevance. Transparency is part of how we follow through on our commitments and how we honour the value you bring to our team.
In addition to base pay, Arc’teryx supports people through benefits designed to sustain both work and life:
- Health & wellbeing - Extended health, dental, and vision coverage, including mental health support, fertility benefits, gender-affirming care and a 24/7 Employee Assistance Program (EAP).
- Financial wellbeing - RRSP matching and eligibility for Arc'teryx Annual Incentive Plan and access to Employee Stock Purchase program (ESPP) where applicable.
- Time & Flexibility - Paid time off, wellness time, and No Wasted Day program (dedicated paid days to get outside & explore).
- Family support - Parental leave top-up and a nesting period for new parents.
- Growth, community & gear - Professional development opportunities, Arc'teryx Academies (outdoor skill-building events), Employee Belonging Councils, and access to employee discounts and Pro Deals (exclusive discounted pricing on gear).
*Eligibility for certain programs may vary by role.
Equal Opportunity
Arc’teryx is committed to actively creating and fostering a culture of inclusivity where voices are heard, people are seen, and values are respected. We care about the uniqueness of our applicants, employees, and guests, and we do so in a safe space fueled by curiosity and acceptance.
Creating an inclusive workplace is connected to our core value Do Right while also having the added benefit of helping make our business better. We believe inclusion helps us to create a healthier, happier workplace, drive creativity and innovation, and reflect the communities where we operate.
All applicants, employees, and guests can expect equality of opportunity and fair treatment in alignment with our values.
Leave it Better
We believe that the mountains transform us, that how we adventure matters, and that there’s always a better way.
Join us in creating positive change in ourselves, our communities, and the world.
Live it. Get out there - the mountains make us better
Disruptive evolution. In pursuit of better. Always.
Commit. We set bold objectives and see them through.
Skills Required
- 3+ years of experience as an Executive Assistant supporting VP-level or senior leaders
- Eligibility to work in Canada
- Highly skilled in Microsoft Office
- Strong business acumen
- Strong time management, prioritization, and organizational skills
- Sound judgment, emotional intelligence, discretion, and confidentiality
- Experience managing executive schedules end-to-end, including pre-reads, agendas, and follow-ups
- Creative and urgent problem-solving ability
- Relationship-building and cross-functional partnership skills
- Effective communication and exceptional interpersonal skills
- Interest in event management and ability to organize team events
- Experience managing complex international travel, including multi-leg itineraries and frequent changes
- Willingness to work occasional evenings, weekends, or holidays
- Ability to balance autonomy and collaboration
- Interest in professional development and continuous improvement
Arc'teryx Equipment Compensation & Benefits Highlights
The following summarizes recurring compensation and benefits themes identified from responses generated by popular LLMs to common candidate questions about Arc'teryx Equipment and has not been reviewed or approved by Arc'teryx Equipment.
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Inclusive Benefits Coverage — Coverage extends to part‑time employees and includes gender‑affirming care, fertility and family‑planning drugs, and adult orthodontia, with options that consider diverse household structures. Mental‑health supports and broad eligibility reinforce access across employee groups.
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Wellbeing & Lifestyle Benefits — A generous gear discount, periodic free gear, outdoor outings, and recognition programs like Arc’Adventure align with an outdoor‑oriented culture. Wellness resources such as a flexible wellness account, Headspace access, mental‑health reimbursements, Wellness Days, and an EAP enhance non‑cash value.
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Strong & Reliable Incentives — A structured bonus program applies to all regular employees with targets tied to company performance and job level, aiming for equity across roles. Additional mechanisms such as annual incentive opportunities and referral bonuses are also available.
Arc'teryx Equipment Insights
What We Do
Arc’teryx is a global design company based in North Vancouver, B.C. that specializes in technical high-performance outerwear and equipment. We design and manufacture a wide range of mountain sports outdoor apparel and equipment for all conditions and experiences, including mountaineering, ice and rock climbing, skiing, snowboarding, and trail running. Our company is built on a passionate and relentless commitment to design, craftsmanship and performance. We have a unique construction process that enables us to create technical products that can be trusted to perform at the point of extreme need. We are uniquely positioned in our industry as we have our own factory located in New Westminster, BC, which enables us to build products with a meticulous focus on detail and performance. We leverage this manufacturing knowledge and share it with our global partner factories. In the Coast Mountain Range behind our headquarters and design centre in North Vancouver, we field test our products in real world conditions allowing us to create the best-fitting, longest-lasting, highest-performing technical products available. We distribute our outerwear and equipment through more than 3,000 retail locations worldwide, in over 40 countries globally, including 38 branded and outlet stores in Europe, North America and Asia. The company started with six employees in 1989 and now has more than 1000 employees in Canada.
