Executive Assistant - Legal

Group 1 Automotive • Houston, TX

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About The Position

Provides high-level administrative support to Group 1 Marketing and Legal leadership. Orchestrates calendars and workflows, coordinates department initiatives, and handles sensitive and privileged information. Balances priorities across both teams. Scope and Reporting Role is split between Marketing and Legal departments. Priorities are coordinated with each function’s senior leader to meet deadlines and business needs, with possible support to designated team members.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in business administration, communications, or a related discipline; equivalent experience will be considered.
• Minimum of 5 years of experience supporting senior or executive leaders in a fast-paced corporate environment; experience supporting more than one executive or function simultaneously is strongly preferred.
• Demonstrated ability to manage multiple complex calendars, prioritize competing demands, and execute against tight deadlines.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills, with the ability to draft clear correspondence and produce executive-ready presentations and documents.
• High level of discretion and sound judgment, with proven experience handling confidential and, where applicable, privileged information.
• Advanced proficiency in Microsoft Office (Outlook, PowerPoint, Word, Excel) and collaboration tools (e.g., Teams, Zoom); familiarity with AI, as well as contract or document management tools and e-billing platforms is a plus.
• Strong relationship-building skills and a service-oriented mindset; able to work effectively with senior leaders, cross-functional stakeholders, and external partners.
• Proactive, resourceful, and detail-oriented, with strong problem-solving skills and the ability to operate independently.

Nice To Haves

• Experience supporting marketing and/or legal leadership.

Responsibilities

• Manage calendars, meetings, travel, and expenses for both leaders.
• Prepare and format executive-ready materials for internal and external meetings.
• Maintain document and approval systems with timely routing and version control.
• Track deadlines and deliverables across both departments.
• Plan department meetings, offsites, events, and special projects, with agendas, materials, logistics, and follow-up.
• Handle sensitive, confidential, and privileged information with discretion.
• Support campaign calendars, vendor/agency meetings, creative reviews, and launch checkpoints.
• Coordinate agency/vendor materials and route contracts with Legal.
• Prepare marketing presentations and dashboards; ensure consistent brand and messaging.
• Support event logistics and onsite coordination as needed.
• Manage legal intake, meeting coordination, and deadlines for matters, governance, and regulatory calendars.
• Coordinate contract intake, tracking, routing, signature, and repositories; assist with templates.
• Prepare and maintain agendas, minutes, and action logs with proper version control and confidentiality.
• Coordinate outside counsel scheduling, engagements, onboarding, and invoices per billing processes.
• Act as a hub for cross-functional communications with clear owners, timelines, and expectations.
• Anticipate needs, resolve issues, and escalate prioritization conflicts when needed.
• Operates with ownership, reliability, and advance planning.
• Stays calm and solutions-oriented amid shifting priorities.
• Maintains organization, accuracy, and version control.
• Upholds professionalism, confidentiality, and privilege.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Executive
• Number of Employees: 5,001-10,000 employees