If you were in the Executive Assistant 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?
- 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
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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.







