Sr Executive Assistant

Itron, Inc. • Austin, TX

7d • Hybrid

About The Position

Itron is innovating new ways for utilities and cities to manage energy and water. We create a more resourceful world to protect essential resources for today and tomorrow. Join us. This role is a close operational partner to the General Counsel & Corporate Secretary and a central link to and across the CEO, CFO, and the Board of Directors. The position supports corporate governance and public-company deliverables—including SEC filing workflows, proxy support, and Board and committee meetings—and manages executive scheduling and travel. Success in this role requires excellent judgment, discretion, and a “right-first-time” approach to accuracy and process.

Requirements

• Demonstrated experience supporting senior executives in a high‑confidentiality or high‑visibility environment.
• Strong process orientation with exceptional attention to detail and a “right‑first‑time” mindset for critical deliverables.
• Understanding of corporate governance practices and roles (e.g., C‑Suite, Board of Directors, shareholders).
• Proven ability to exercise sound judgment, accountability, and discretion when handling sensitive or confidential matters.
• Strong written, verbal, visual, and interpersonal communication skills.
• Ability to remain organized, agile, personable, and calm while managing multiple competing priorities.

Nice To Haves

• Prior experience in a public company, governance, regulated environment, or Board‑level support capacity.
• Paralegal or corporate governance experience is beneficial but not required.
• Experience improving or automating administrative processes and systems.
• Familiarity with governance platforms or document‑management systems.

Responsibilities

• Corporate Governance & Board Support Coordinate end‑to‑end logistics for Board of Directors and committee meetings, ensuring agendas, materials, timelines, and follow‑ups are delivered with accuracy and care.
• Partner collaboratively with Legal, Finance, HR, Investor Relations, and the Office of the CEO to produce complete, timely, and high‑quality Board and committee materials.
• Maintain reliable governance records—including minutes, resolutions, approvals, and documentation—in a well‑organized, easy‑to‑retrieve structure.
• Support planning and execution of the Annual Shareholder Meeting and proxy process, working closely with internal teams and external advisors.
• SEC & Public Company Deliverables Manage workflows for SEC‑related deliverables and proxy materials, including timelines, document routing, version control, and quality assurance.
• Coordinate across contributors to ensure filings and governance‑related documents reflect consistency, accuracy, and accountability.
• Support compliance‑adjacent activities such as Rule 16 reporting coordination.
• Maintain and support user access to governance‑related systems and platforms, ensuring accuracy, permissions integrity, and operational continuity.
• Executive Partnership Provide proactive, thoughtful calendar leadership for the General Counsel & Corporate Secretary, balancing priorities and anticipating needs.
• Prepare the General Counsel for meetings through timely material coordination, context gathering, and logistics management.
• Coordinate domestic and international travel, expense reporting, and related logistics to enable smooth, customer‑centric operations.
• Serve as a trusted liaison and gatekeeper, handling confidential information with discretion, authenticity, and sound judgment.
• Operational Excellence & Continuous Improvement Enhance and build governance and executive‑support processes—including workflows, templates, checklists, and tools—to create repeatable, agile, and high‑quality operational systems.
• Identify opportunities for thoughtful automation, improving efficiency while preserving the high‑touch, relationship‑driven nature of executive and Board support.
• Uphold Itron’s values by modeling collaborative partnership, innovation, and a calm, reliable presence in high‑stakes, fast‑paced environments.

Benefits

• This position also includes a competitive benefit package including; financial, social, health and wellbeing programs, paid vacation, 401k matching, employee stock purchase program, hybrid work schedule, and more!

What This Job Offers

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