Western Digital Technologies
Exectuve Assistant
Western Digital Technologies, Milpitas, California, United States, 95035
We are seeking a seasoned Executive Assistant to partner with the Vice President, Corporate Strategy for Western Digitals Flash spinoff company. In this role, you will be a trusted advisor and partner with our companys strategy chief, develop a deep understanding of our highest strategic priorities, while balancing relationships across the various functional and business teams. You will become a member of Western Digitals senior executive administrative team, driving influential team impact within the corporate strategy organization and across the company.
The ideal candidate describes themselves as a strategic executive partner and is driven, focused, organized, and innovative. Were seeking someone who is flexible and thrives in a fast-paced environment. Excellent written and verbal communication skills, strong critical thinking and attention to detail are equally meaningful in this role. A positive attitude and a team player are a must!
ESSENTIAL DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES:
Calendar Management: Own executive calendar; coordinate across senior executives, business partners and team members by prioritizing schedules and qualifying requests. Proactively solicit agendas and manage attendee lists.Event Coordination and assist in team building: Assist in the planning and organizing of internal and external meetings, team offsites, and organizational wide meetings.Correspondence/Approvals: Act as a proxy for communications and approvals as authorized. Act a as a source for general inquiries and refer routine matters to appropriate parties.Travel: Manage international and domestic travel. Carefully consider and decide the optimum travel arrangements and itineraries. Process passports and visas.Tool Management: Manage expense reports and POs, and become a tool champion of WDs internal tools. Coordinate with executive technical support teams in advance of meetings and events to understand the best technology needed to ensure a successful outcome.In general, daily tasks are carried out at a higher level of complexity. Leverage your administrative expertise to be two steps ahead of your executive; your job will be to problem solve, intuitively understand priorities, and plan ahead for reoccurring events and tasks.
The ideal candidate describes themselves as a strategic executive partner and is driven, focused, organized, and innovative. Were seeking someone who is flexible and thrives in a fast-paced environment. Excellent written and verbal communication skills, strong critical thinking and attention to detail are equally meaningful in this role. A positive attitude and a team player are a must!
ESSENTIAL DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES:
Calendar Management: Own executive calendar; coordinate across senior executives, business partners and team members by prioritizing schedules and qualifying requests. Proactively solicit agendas and manage attendee lists.Event Coordination and assist in team building: Assist in the planning and organizing of internal and external meetings, team offsites, and organizational wide meetings.Correspondence/Approvals: Act as a proxy for communications and approvals as authorized. Act a as a source for general inquiries and refer routine matters to appropriate parties.Travel: Manage international and domestic travel. Carefully consider and decide the optimum travel arrangements and itineraries. Process passports and visas.Tool Management: Manage expense reports and POs, and become a tool champion of WDs internal tools. Coordinate with executive technical support teams in advance of meetings and events to understand the best technology needed to ensure a successful outcome.In general, daily tasks are carried out at a higher level of complexity. Leverage your administrative expertise to be two steps ahead of your executive; your job will be to problem solve, intuitively understand priorities, and plan ahead for reoccurring events and tasks.