Amazon Security is looking for someone who thrives in a fast paced environment to support Amazon Foundational Security Services. This role requires excellent organizational skills, the ability to partner with executives to prioritize, and balancing multiple tasks with tight deadlines. In Amazon Security we value a high level of integrity and discretion in handing confidential and sensitive information and professionalism working with executive teams across the company. You’ll love it here if you enjoy a fast-paced environment and have the ability to take on complex tasks with limited guidance and take effective action without knowing the whole picture.
Amazon Foundational Security Services supports organizations across the Amazon enterprise. We provide security services to AWS, Amazon.com, Prime Video, Whole Foods, Kuiper satellite program, and many more!
At Amazon we want to work hard and have fun. As an Executive Assistant, you will work in a team environment, build effective working relationships inside and outside of the organization. You will get to exercise creativity and learn new things about the business objectives, organization, and team members daily. You will be responsible for planning team building events, designing employee incentive programs, and helping to build an inclusive culture across the organization.
Key job responsibilities
• Proactively coordinate and engage with leadership in planning and organizing events, activities, and calendars
• Management of multiple complex calendars and scheduling requirements
• Driving key team activities (such as staff meeting agendas, all-hands meetings, supply ordering)
• Tracking and helping drive completion of key deliverables and following up on pending items
• Travel coordination for executives
• Participating in planning of events
• Having fun at work and helping others do the same
• This position will work with other assistants throughout Amazon Security and across the rest of the company
A day in the life
Working in a highly ambiguous environment, you will demonstrate initiative, complete tasks and projects quickly, and proactively take action without having to know the total picture. You will learn organizational structures and objectives of the teams you support, as well as build a strong internal network. You will apply a superior attention to detail, great organizational skills, and the ability to meet tight deadlines and juggle multiple critical requests while maintaining flexibility, a sense of humor, and most importantly, grace under pressure. Over time, you will build deep and trusting professional relationships with the leaders and their teams, which will blossom into strong partnerships that provide opportunity for special projects with increased responsibility and long-term career growth.
About the team
Diverse Experiences
Amazon values diverse experiences. Even if you do not meet all of the preferred qualifications and skills listed in the job description, we encourage candidates to apply. If your career is just starting, hasn’t followed a traditional path, or includes alternative experiences, don’t let it stop you from applying.
Work/Life Balance
We value work-life harmony. Achieving success at work should never come at the expense of sacrifices at home, which is why we strive for flexibility as part of our working culture. When we feel supported in the workplace and at home, there’s nothing we can’t achieve in the cloud.
Inclusive Team Culture
Here at Amazon, it’s in our nature to learn and be curious. Our employee-led affinity groups foster a culture of inclusion that empower us to be proud of our differences. Ongoing events and learning experiences, including our Conversations on Race and Ethnicity (CORE) and AmazeCon conferences, inspire us to never stop embracing our uniqueness.
Mentorship and Career Growth
We’re continuously raising our performance bar as we strive to become Earth’s Best Employer. That’s why you’ll find endless knowledge-sharing, mentorship and other career-advancing resources here to help you develop into a better-rounded professional.
- 5+ years of senior level leadership support experience
- Experience with executive level calendar management
- Experience with domestic or international travel coordination
- Experience designing processes to maximize efficiency- 7+ years of senior level leadership support experience
- Experience leading process improvements
- Experience in a fast-paced, high-tech company
Amazon is an equal opportunity employer and does not discriminate on the basis of protected veteran status, disability, or other legally protected status.
Our inclusive culture empowers Amazonians to deliver the best results for our customers. If you have a disability and need a workplace accommodation or adjustment during the application and hiring process, including support for the interview or onboarding process, please visit
https://amazon.jobs/content/en/how-we-hire/accommodations for more information. If the country/region you’re applying in isn’t listed, please contact your Recruiting Partner.
Our compensation reflects the cost of labor across several US geographic markets. The base pay for this position ranges from $66,800/year in our lowest geographic market up to $142,800/year in our highest geographic market. Pay is based on a number of factors including market location and may vary depending on job-related knowledge, skills, and experience. Amazon is a total compensation company. Dependent on the position offered, equity, sign-on payments, and other forms of compensation may be provided as part of a total compensation package, in addition to a full range of medical, financial, and/or other benefits. For more information, please visit
https://www.aboutamazon.com/workplace/employee-benefits. This position will remain posted until filled. Applicants should apply via our internal or external career site.
