Executive Assistant, Chief of Staff to the President & Chief Product Officer (Hybrid)

Cisco Systems, Inc.•San Jose, CA

49d•$115,200 - $146,200•Hybrid

About The Position

You'll be joining the Office of the Chief Product Officer (CPO) at Cisco, a global organization of over 30,000 product and engineering Cisconians. The CPO organization shapes the company's product strategy, innovation roadmap, and customer experience across a diverse portfolio. As part of this team, you'll work closely with the Chief of Staff to the CPO and the Executive Assistant to the CPO to ensure smooth operations, effective communication, and flawless execution across a fast-paced, high-visibility environment. Together, we manage strategic initiatives, executive operations, and key engagements that drive alignment and impact across the company. This is a highly collaborative and dynamic environment where precision, judgment, and a sense of partnership are valued. You'll be part of a small, trusted team that supports senior leadership and plays a central role in enabling the success of the entire Product organization. You take initiative, can handle a full desk with ease and thrive in a lively environment. You have high-energy with a passion for thinking bigger and broader than the role itself. This position requires strong interpersonal skills, independent judgment, utmost integrity and ability to balance both strategic and tactical actions. You have outstanding attention to detail and the ability to handle confidential information. You enjoy a collaborative environment, are committed to improvement, solve problems and make decisions. You have a proven ability to multitask and work in a focused manner. You are comfortable working without instruction on routine tasks and very little instruction on new projects.

Requirements

5+ years experience in administrative environment, with a minimum of 2 years supporting at the VP level or above.
Expert level knowledge of Windows desktop computer applications: Word, Excel, and 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.
Ability to navigate web and email at high competency knowledge.
Self-motivated and proactive around needs of the CoS and the Organization
Able to work with limited direction and have a take-charge demeanor
Able to operate successfully with limited direction and ambiguity
Use tact, subtlety and a practical knowledge of company policies, practices and procedures
Responsiveness to all levels of inquiry
Challenge 'the way we've always done it' and provide a deeper more innovative way of doing things
Keep the big picture in mind when making independent decisions that affect the CoS's calendar
The ability to exercise critical and independent judgment when it comes to the CoS's calendar and time
Organized and efficient with their own time
Able to think creatively and calmly when it comes to quick and unplanned changes in schedule
Earn administrative community respect and have the ability to work with and through others as needed

Nice To Haves

BA/BS or equivalent experience
Past work experience in the high-tech industry

Responsibilities

Calendar Management: Management of CoS's calendar and daily schedule to include prioritizing conflicting meeting requests, supervising action items and commitments of executive and following-up to ensure completion. This will require outstanding organization skills, prioritizing multiple priorities and keeping a lively executive on track and on schedule.
Event Speaking Engagement Coordination: Responsible for a running list of CoS's engagements and works closely with communications team to ensure content needs are understood and set in motion so the CPO is prepared for each engagement.
Meeting Planning and Organization: Assisting CoS in planning and organizing meetings by taking ownership for assembling the agenda, location, accommodating technology requirements based upon participant needs, and all other meeting logistics. May further prepare meeting briefing documents by taking and disseminating notes and formulating post meeting action item list.
Travel Briefing Preparation: Creating travel packs for international trips. This work includes combining all event information in addition to coordinated logistics of travel and also customer/team asks.
Correspondence/Approvals: Supporting CoS by acting as proxy for communications and approvals as authorized. Answering general questions as crucial, referring (filtering) routine matters to appropriate parties, and following up to ensure proper disposition. Taking initiative to resolve issues within specified policies and guidelines, and providing mentorship to administrative community members on problem solving. Resolving when executive action is required and supplying a recommendation where appropriate.
Travel and Expense Management: Responsible for making in-depth global travel arrangements for CoS and handling Cisco expenses.
Special Projects: Providing analytical support to assist executive on special projects. Researching issues, analyzing problems, compiling data, and preparing reports.
Confidentiality: Candidate will deal expertly with highly critical and confidential matters and materials.

Benefits

U.S. employees are offered benefits, subject to Cisco's plan eligibility rules, which include medical, dental and vision insurance, a 401(k) plan with a Cisco matching contribution, paid parental leave, short and long-term disability coverage, and basic life insurance.
Employees may be eligible to receive grants of Cisco restricted stock units, which vest following continued employment with Cisco for defined periods of time.
10 paid holidays per full calendar year, plus 1 floating holiday for non-exempt employees
1 paid day off for employee's birthday, paid year-end holiday shutdown, and 4 paid days off for personal wellness determined by Cisco
Non-exempt employees receive 16 days of paid vacation time per full calendar year, accrued at rate of 4.92 hours per pay period for full-time employees
Exempt employees participate in Cisco's flexible vacation time off program, which has no defined limit on how much vacation time eligible employees may use (subject to availability and some business limitations)
80 hours of sick time off provided on hire date and each January 1st thereafter, and up to 80 hours of unused sick time carried forward from one calendar year to the next
Additional paid time away may be requested to deal with critical or emergency issues for family members
Optional 10 paid days per full calendar year to volunteer
For non-sales roles, employees are also eligible to earn annual bonuses subject to Cisco's policies.