About the position
Responsibilities
• Handles VP’s calendar by prioritizing schedules and meetings.
• Handles a running list of VP’s engagements and works closely with communications team to ensure content needs are understood and set in motion.
• Assists VP in planning and organizing meetings by being responsible for the assembling of the agenda, location, meeting technology based upon participant needs, and all other meeting logistics.
• Build travel packs for international trips as well as large domestic events such as Cisco Live.
• Supports VP by acting as proxy for communications and approvals as authorized.
• Responsible for making in-depth global travel arrangements for VP.
• Provides analytical support to assist executives on special projects.
• Prepare and brief itinerary as well as accompany VP for large Corporate Events such as GSX.
• Candidate will deal professionally with sensitive and confidential matters and materials.
Requirements
• 4+ years’ experience in administrative environment.
• A minimum of 2 years of experience supporting a principal who was at the director level or above.
• Expert level knowledge of Windows desktop computer applications: Outlook, Word, Excel, PowerPoint.
• Experience in calendar management, planning meetings and coordinating travel.
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills including the ability to connect with all levels of Executive/Senior staff and clients.
Nice-to-haves
• Past work experience in the high-tech industry is desired, prior Cisco experience preferred.
• Associates degree.
Benefits
• Quality medical, dental and vision insurance.
• 401(k) plan with a Cisco matching contribution.
• Short and long-term disability coverage.
• Basic life insurance.
• Numerous wellbeing offerings.
• Paid holidays and vacation time off.
• Sick time off policy.
• Paid time to volunteer.
