Every leader needs a partner they can rely upon. At RapidScale - part of Cox Business- we are looking for an astute and clear-sighted Executive Assistant to provide targeted organizational support to the RapidScale C-suite. In this mission-critical role, you'll work closely with the company's leadership team, their administrators, and the broader Raleigh-based team.You'll be counted on for your excellent (and seemingly effortless) interpersonal skills, strong judgment, creative problem solving and confident decision making.
What You'll Do:
- You'll be expected to provide seamless administrative support, including calendar management, meeting prep, travel arrangements, group event coordination, budget management, expense reporting, and communications.
- As part of your creative coordination, you may prepare presentations, reports, agendas, and other documents using word processing, spreadsheet and presentation software packages.
- Naturally, you'll need to demonstrate a high level of integrity, professionalism and confidentiality, because you'll be handling sensitive information. You understand that means showing a keen sense of tact, discretion and good judgment.
- You'll need to exhibit a high degree of innovation and responsiveness so that you can plan, prioritize and organize in a fast-paced, rapidly changing environment.
- To better manage your team's diverse needs, you will prepare and distribute notes from or for key functional meetings, conferences, and similar proceedings.
Qualifications:
Ideally, you've already had some extensive experience working with senior executives and their counterparts and are comfortable with that kind of dynamic environment. Here are some of the other important qualities we're looking for:
- High School Diploma/GED and 7 years' experience in a related field. The right candidate could also have a different combination, such as any level degree/certification beyond a HS diploma/GED in a related discipline and 5 years' experience; or 9 years' experience in a related field
- 3+ years experience supporting senior-level Executives preferred
Expertise in Microsoft Office including Outlook, Word, Excel and PowerPoint - Excellent interpersonal skills with ability to relate professionally with executive-level management
- Strong written and verbal communication skills, with ability to use judgment to field inquiries professionally and efficiently
- Critical thinker with strong attention to detail and accuracy
- Demonstrated experience maintaining confidentiality and discretion given the nature of the work
- Ability to be available, as needed, to monitor urgent emails, or take calls
- Strong planning, organization, meeting coordination and project management skills
- Demonstrated ability to prioritize, meet deadlines, work independently and manage multiple tasks simultaneously
USD 31.49 - 47.26 per hour
Compensation:
Hourly base pay rate is $31.49 - $47.26/hour. The hourly base rate may vary within the anticipated range based on factors such as the ultimate location of the position and the selected candidate's knowledge, skills, and abilities. Position may be eligible for additional compensation that may include commission (annual, monthly, etc.) and/or an incentive program.
Benefits:
Employees are eligible to receive a minimum of sixteen hours of paid time off every month and seven paid holidays throughout the calendar year. Employees are also eligible for additional paid time off in the form of bereavement leave, time off to vote, jury duty leave, volunteer time off, military leave, and parental leave.
Applicants must currently be authorized to work in the United States for any employer without current or future sponsorship.
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