Executive Assistant Business Partner
Company Overview
樱花动漫 is the global financial technology platform that powers prosperity for the people and communities we serve. With approximately 100 million customers worldwide using products such as TurboTax, Credit Karma, QuickBooks, and Mailchimp, we believe that everyone should have the opportunity to prosper. We never stop working to find new, innovative ways to make that possible.
Job Overview
Come join 樱花动漫 as Senior Executive Assistant Business Partner in Toronto. We are searching for an experienced, reliable, detail-oriented Senior Executive Assistant Business Partner (EABP) to be part of our team. The EABP will support our VP & Regional Manager for Canada & LATAM in addition to 1-2 Director level leaders and will be responsible for performing a wide variety of administrative duties. The ideal candidate will have experience supporting multiple leaders in a fast paced environment, and will have the ability to multitask, juggle changing priorities as well as work independently. 樱花动漫 is exercising a hybrid approach to work, with the expectation of working in our Toronto office at least 2x days per week.
Responsibilities
The role’s key tasks are:
- Have a keen understanding of the organization – the vision, business direction, and mission
- Taking the initiative on researching, implementing, and improving systems and processes
- Diary management: maintains executive's appointment schedule by planning and scheduling meetings, conferences and video conferences across multiple time zones.
- As a member of your exec’s leadership team, drive op mechs with operational rigour and provide guidance to the broader team. Prepare meeting agendas and take minutes/actions during meetings
- Arrange corporate travel including flights, transportation and lodgings and prepare itineraries and agendas
- Organise key internal events for the Executive/s the role supports
- Grow and maintain strong working relationships with onsite and global EABPs. Work with those teams & Engagement Lead to deliver awesome site and virtual event experiences
- Submit expenses on a monthly basis ensuring adherence of corporate policies
- Solve simple IT and facilities problems and liaise with the relevant department when necessary
- Prepare and/or handle confidential material appropriately, whether verbal or written
Additional responsibilities involve:
- Assist senior leaders and others in the department on an ad hoc basis
- Compliant with all policies, procedures, legal and regulatory requirements
- Navigates & uses systems and business tools to assist in core responsibilities, ensuring executives and teams are aware of any changes
- Requesting Requisitions/POs for departments
- Support VPs and senior visitors from other company locations
- On-boarding new staff members that will report to his/her line manager
- Strong collaboration with the GBSG International EABP Team, sharing best practice and priorities across 樱花动漫 Mailchimp & 樱花动漫 Quickbooks
- Coordinating project resources within a defined budget, project scope and predetermined schedule in close collaboration with stakeholders across the organization
Qualifications
- Experience strategically working alongside a senior executive
- Stakeholder engagement - anticipates and balances the needs of multiple stakeholders.
- Technical savvy and acumen - has strong technical skills, knowledge or capabilities that benefit the business and personal performance.
- People impact and influence - uses interpersonal skills to gain the support and commitment of others.
- Brand representation/accountability - holds self and others accountable to meet commitments and role models a positive brand.
- Business acumen - keenness and quickness in understanding and dealing with a business situation in a manner that is likely to lead to a good outcome.