Executive Assistant

PTC•Boston, MA

21h•Hybrid

About The Position

PTC is seeking a highly skilled and thoughtful Executive Assistant to serve as a trusted partner to our Chief People Officer (CPO). This is a high-impact, highly visible role where you’ll play a critical part in enabling the success of a new executive leader and the broader People Leadership team. You’ll be more than an administrative expert—you’ll act as a strategic connector, problem-solver, and ambassador of the People organization. If you thrive in a fast-paced environment, bring exceptional judgment and discretion, and enjoy helping leaders operate at their best, this role offers a unique opportunity to contribute to PTC’s people-first culture.

Requirements

10-15 years of experience as an Executive Assistant supporting senior leaders, preferably within People, HR, Talent, or Corporate Functions, in fast-paced, high-expectation environments.
Demonstrated understanding of how People organizations operate, including exposure to talent, total rewards, employee relations, organizational effectiveness, change management, and workforce planning cycles.
Comfortable operating deeply in the details—from sensitive employee-related matters to leadership logistics—while maintaining a strategic perspective on People priorities and business impact.
Highly adaptable and steady under pressure; able to pivot quickly as People priorities evolve in response to business needs, employee experience, or leadership transitions.
Exceptional judgment and discretion, with proven experience handling confidential HR, employee, and executive matters, and a clear understanding of the trust required when supporting People leadership.
Strong communicator with excellent interpersonal skills; able to build trusted relationships across HR Centers of Excellence, Legal, Finance, and senior business leaders.
Extensive experience managing complex domestic and international travel, including itineraries that support global People leaders and distributed teams.
Passionate about the Executive Assistant profession as a long-term career, with a genuine interest in partnering closely with leaders who shape culture, talent, and ways of working.
High proficiency in Microsoft Office Suite (Outlook, Word, PowerPoint, Excel), with comfort preparing People-related materials such as leadership decks, org updates, and confidential documentation.
Thoughtful, proactive, and people-centered—bringing care, professionalism, and empathy to every interaction.
Organized, pragmatic, and detail-oriented, with a strong sense of ownership and follow-through.
Aligned with People leadership values: trust, candor, inclusion, accountability, and a healthy sense of humor.
10-15 years of relevant experience supporting senior leaders, ideally within People, HR, Talent, or closely related corporate functions, in dynamic and evolving organizations.

Responsibilities

Serve as a trusted, day-to-day partner to the Chief People Officer, enabling her to focus on relationship-building, strategy, and driving high-impact people initiatives.
Manage a dynamic and evolving calendar with care, thoughtfulness, and an understanding of priorities, context, and tradeoffs.
Anticipate needs, surface potential challenges early, and adapt quickly as priorities shift.
Coordinate internal and external meetings, ensuring logistics, materials, and technology support productive, engaging conversations.
Build agendas for weekly People Leadership meetings by partnering with leaders across the team and proactively identifying important topics.
Attend select meetings to capture decisions, track action items, and help ensure clarity, accountability, and follow-through.
Understand the organization and the business well enough to ensure the right voices are included in the right conversations.
Arrange domestic and international travel with a focus on efficiency, experience, and attention to detail.
Prepare and submit expense reports and purchase orders accurately, on time, and within budget guidelines.
Manage purchase requisitions and PO tracking for the CPO and People team, including confidential and sensitive requests.
Provide support on budget-related work, People initiatives, and special projects tied to talent, culture, and ways of working.
Help continuously improve how the People team shares information—ensuring materials are clear, meaningful, and useful.
Proactively identify opportunities to simplify processes, improve workflows, and enable the team to focus on the work that matters most.