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Senior Executive Assistant

OpenText

RemoteFull timeMid level$59k – $98kPosted today
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About the role

  • The Executive Assistant to the CHRO provides high-quality administrative and organizational support to the Chief Human Resources Officer
  • This role ensures efficient management of the CHRO’s time, travel, meetings, communications, and administrative activities
  • The ideal candidate is highly organized, detail-oriented, proactive, and able to manage multiple priorities while maintaining absolute confidentiality
  • Success in this role comes from creating a seamless operating environment that enables the CHRO and the HR Leadership team to focus on strategic leadership and business priorities
  • Executive Calendar & Meeting Management:
  • Manage and maintain the CHRO’s complex and dynamic calendar
  • Coordinate meetings across multiple time zones with internal and external stakeholders
  • Schedule executive leadership meetings, one-on-ones, recurring business reviews, and strategic planning sessions
  • Resolve scheduling conflicts and prioritize competing requests
  • Coordinate meeting logistics including conference rooms, technology, catering, virtual meeting links, agendas, and materials
  • Monitor calendar changes and communicate updates to stakeholders in a timely manner
  • Prepare and organize executive briefing materials, presentations, and supporting documentation
  • Travel & Expense Management:
  • Arrange domestic and international travel for the CHRO
  • Coordinate flights, accommodations, ground transportation, and detailed travel itineraries
  • Anticipate and manage travel disruptions and itinerary changes
  • Register the CHRO for conferences, leadership events, and external engagements
  • Prepare and submit expense reports and reconcile corporate credit card transactions
  • Ensure compliance with travel and expense policies while maintaining accurate records and documentation
  • Administrative & Leadership Support:
  • Manage incoming correspondence, requests, and key deliverables
  • Maintain distribution lists, contact information, and electronic filing systems
  • Provide calendar and travel support to HR Leadership Team members as needed
  • Coordinate leadership meetings, offsites, recognition events, and team activities
  • Support vendor administration, invoice processing, purchase requests, and contract routing
  • Confidentiality & Relationship Management:
  • Handle highly sensitive employee, executive, compensation, and organizational information with absolute confidentiality
  • Exercise sound judgment and discretion in all interactions and communications
  • Act as a professional and trusted point of contact for internal and external stakeholders
  • Build strong partnerships with Executive Assistants and business leaders across the organization
  • Deliver exceptional customer service with responsiveness, professionalism, and attention to detail- Demonstrated experience handling confidential information
  • Experience supporting CHRO or other C-suite executives preferred
  • Ability to manage competing priorities and frequent interruptions
  • Strong problem-solving and coordination skills
  • 5-10 years of Executive Assistant experience supporting senior executives
  • Strong attention to detail
  • Experience in a large, global organization preferred
  • Advanced Microsoft Office and Microsoft 365 proficiency (Outlook, Teams, PowerPoint, Word, Excel)
  • Professional judgment and discretion
  • Excellent written and verbal communication skills
  • Exceptional organizational and time management skills

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