senior executive assistant

Starbucks • Seattle, WA

10d • Onsite

About The Position

This role supports the Chief Technology Officer by providing high-level, confidential administrative and operational partnership. You will enable the effectiveness of the CTO and Technology leadership team by anticipating needs, driving priorities, and maintaining strong operational rhythm across a fast-paced, evolving organization. You will operate with strong judgment and discretion, managing competing priorities while ensuring alignment across internal teams and external partners, including senior executives and Board-level stakeholders. Models and acts in accordance with Starbucks guiding principles.

Requirements

• Progressive administrative experience. (8+ years)
• Providing support to C-Suite level executives (5+ years)
• Experience managing calendars and email on MS Outlook (7+ years)
• Project or event management (7+ years)
• Domestic and international travel arrangement (7+ years)
• Expert level proficiency with Microsoft 360 applications
• Adaptability - able to execute with flexibility in responding to constantly changing environment.
• Collaboration - demonstrate confidence, composure, and professionalism; able to build trust with internal and external customers.
• Communication - able to communicate clearly and concisely, both verbal and written with attention to details
• Customer Service - demonstrate a positive, can-do attitude with the desire to take on additional responsibilities, consistently delivers high quality customer service to both internal and external stakeholders
• Organization - excellent organizational skills and high level of integrity and discretion in handling confidential and sensitive information with superior attention to detail
• Problem Solving - critical thinking and strong analytical skills; able to proactively anticipate needs and use sound judgment.
• Technology - advanced knowledge of Microsoft Office 365, company approved AI and virtual tools.
• Time Management - able to balance multiple priorities and projects in a fast-paced environment, meet deadlines and follow through on commitments.

Responsibilities

• Act as a trusted partner to the CTO, anticipating needs and enabling focus on the most critical priorities
• Manage and optimize the executive’s calendar and operating rhythm with a forward-looking, enterprise perspective
• Drive coordination and alignment across leadership forums, ensuring clear priorities, decisions, and follow-through
• Operate effectively in a fast-paced, ambiguous environment, adapting quickly to shifting business needs and priorities
• Track and advance key deliverables, deadlines, and cross-functional dependencies across the Technology organization
• Identify opportunities to simplify processes and improve how work gets done across the executive office and leadership team
• Build strong relationships and communicate with clarity across senior leaders, partners, and external stakeholders
• Serve as a central point of connection across the Technology admin team, ensuring alignment, consistency, and strong partnership
• Lead and influence the admin community by sharing best practices, driving consistency in how we operate, and strengthening team effectiveness
• Mentor and support administrative partners, contributing to onboarding, development, and overall capability of the admin team
• Partner with other executive assistants to coordinate support across leadership teams and ensure a seamless partner and leader experience

Benefits

• medical, dental, vision, basic and supplemental life insurance, and other voluntary insurance benefits
• short-term and long-term disability
• paid parental leave
• family expansion reimbursement
• paid vacation from date of hire
• sick time (accrued at 1 hour for every 25 hours worked)
• eight paid holidays
• two personal days per year
• 401(k) retirement plan with employer match
• discounted company stock program (S.I.P.)
• Starbucks equity program (Bean Stock)
• incentivized emergency savings
• financial well-being tools
• 100% upfront tuition coverage for a first-time bachelor’s degree through Arizona State University’s online program via the Starbucks College Achievement Plan
• student loan management resources
• access to other educational opportunities
• backup care
• DACA reimbursement

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Senior
• Education Level: No Education Listed