Executive Assistant Jobs

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Summary Of Role
SunPower is seeking an enthusiastic, independently motivated and experienced Executive Assistant to the Chief Operations Officer who enjoys collaborating, working in a fast-paced environment and cares deeply for the company mission. The ideal candidate must be proactive, able to prioritize and multi-task with attention to detail and confidentiality. This position requires an individual who is resourceful and has excellent organizational and interpersonal skills to interact in a professional manner at all levels.
You will be a key partner to a dynamic business unit and a point of contact for a team based in the United States. You will perform diverse administrative functions requiring confidentiality, initiative, thoughtfulness, global awareness and follow-through.
Essential Duties & Responsibilities

• Demonstrate flexibility, resilience and a great attitude while dealing with a variety of stakeholders, partners, and customers.
• Act as the first line of contact for many external inquiries and customers.
• Assist with day-to-day administrative duties including correspondence, expense reporting, scheduling, copying, document and presentation preparation, meeting arrangements, events planning, technical reporting, budget coordination and focal reviews.
• Maintain the highest level of confidentiality and discretion.
• Make travel arrangements, consist of varied domestic and international travel that are complex and detailed.
• Support the day-to-day operations of the Executive, including calendar management.
• Support other members of the Senior Leadership Team as required.
• Coordinate meeting preparation with your executives, customers, vendors, and potential partners.
• Participate and lead in the development of the annual department and corporate operating plan & objectives, quarterly Key Results, white papers, and multi-year plan.
• Additional responsibilities as directed or assigned
• Coordinate and work with other Executive Assistants and Coordinators in a teamwork fashion, providing and receiving support to each other as needed.
• Prepare executive presentations, reports, and documents for the executive team, Board of Directors and operational reviews.
• Lead both focused-short-term and strategic-broad-based long-term initiatives & projects to identify, develop and implement best practices.
• Plan department off-sites and strategy sessions, and facilitate sessions as assigned.

Required Qualifications:

• High school diploma or equivalent required.
• Associates degree and 5+ years related experience OR equivalent combination of education and years of related experience.

Preferred Qualifications:

• Adept as a team player with a positive demeanor
• Able to multi-task efficiently and produce quality work in a fast-paced environment
• Strong proficiency in MS Office including Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Slack and other related databases
• Previous Vice President administrative support experience in a public company is plus
• Experience and proven ability to handle sensitive and confidential information with discretion
• Extensive experience scheduling, setting up and administering global meeting facilities, technologies (Zoom, Live Meeting, etc.), telephony, etc.
• Ability to quickly adapt to new systems
• Outstanding organizational and planning skills, ability to work globally across time zones
• Ability to manage conflicts independently with maturity and confidence
• Demonstrated ability to take initiative and anticipate needs
• Able to prioritize, track details, and follow-through on assigned work
• Excellent qualitative and analytical skills; an ability to handle many duties with time sensitive deadlines; a strong sense of initiative and discretion; and an ability to create technical presentations and develop and maintain databases of contacts and initiatives
• Demonstrated strong communication and problem-solving skills with professionalism
• Ability to work well under pressure in a fast-moving, dynamic environment

Don’t meet every single requirement? Studies have shown that women and underrepresented minorities are less likely to apply to jobs unless they meet every single qualification. At SunPower, we are dedicated to building a diverse, inclusive, and authentic workplace, so if you’re excited about this role but your past experience doesn’t align perfectly with every qualification in the job description, we encourage you to apply anyway. You may be just the right candidate for this or other roles.
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