Executive Assistant, Technology

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12 months old

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This is a hybrid position which requires a minimum of 3 days (T-R) on-site per week in our Mountain View, CA office. 

Wayfair, the largest online-only retailer of home furnishings and housewares in the United States, has an immediate need for an Executive Assistant to manage the day-to-day activities for our senior technical leadership members. These businesses are the engine that powers an enterprise obsessed with data and technological innovation. They move fast, iterate quickly on big business problems, apply technology to accelerate the unlocking of insights in order to provide outsized value across all global functions from pricing to logistics, marketing to finance, and customer recommendations and search technology. 

Wayfair’s team of Technical Executive Assistants supports and manages the day-to-day activities for senior technical leaders across the organization. These activities include scheduling and coordinating meetings, handling travel arrangements, performing personal tasks (such as errands, setting up appointments), and acting as point person for visiting executives and large corporate investors. This is a unique opportunity for someone with Administrative experience to take their career to the next level.

 What You'll Do

  • Day-to-day administration and coordination of all areas of technical executive support
  • Proactively manage calendars with the ability to schedule and prioritize meetings, resolve schedule conflicts, collaborate with other team members, and stay several steps ahead to maintain efficiency
  • Provide EA support of 2-4 leaders 
  • Handle travel arrangements (int’l and domestic) and make frequent revisions as needed
  • Schedule and coordinate numerous weekly and ad hoc meetings
  • Interact with key internal and external contacts, investors, and other C-level individuals in a  professional manner
  • Manage executives business expenses 
  • Must be able to represent the team in a positive way to people outside the company
  • Act as point person for visiting executives and large corporate investors
  • Collaborative partner on executive communications 
  • Various other ad hoc projects 
  • Act as back-up for other Admins

 What You Have

  • 3+ years of experience as AA/EA for senior-level executives
  • Ability to be assertive and give push-back as needed
  • Meticulous attention to detail and strong planning and forward-thinking capabilities
  • Demonstrated ability to anticipate needs and situations before they are fully developed
  • Advanced proficiency in Google Enterprise Suite tools (calendar, mail drive, docs, sheets, slides, meet)
  • Excellent written, verbal, and presentation skills
  • Extremely high level of discretion pertaining to confidential information
  • Flexible and able to handle ad hoc issues that may arise outside of core business hours
  • Flexible to support executives on East Coast hours as needed
  • Bachelor’s Degree preferred

 

The salary range for this position is $86,900 - $106,700 however, base pay offered may vary depending on location, job-related knowledge, skills, and experience. Restricted stock units may be provided as part of the compensation package, in addition to a full range of medical, financial, and/or other benefits, dependent on the position offered. This information is provided per the California Salary Transparency Law.

Assistance for Individuals with Disabilities

Wayfair is fully committed to providing equal opportunities for all individuals, including individuals with disabilities. As part of this commitment, Wayfair will make reasonable accommodations to the known physical or mental limitations of qualified individuals with disabilities, unless doing so would impose an undue hardship on business operations. If you require a reasonable accommodation to participate in the job application or interview process, please let us know by completing our Accomodations for Applicants form.

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About Wayfair Inc.
Wayfair is one of the world’s largest online destinations for the home. Whether you work in our global headquarters in Boston or Berlin, or in our warehouses or offices throughout the world, we’re reinventing the way people shop for their homes. Through our commitment to industry-leading technology and creative problem-solving, we are confident that Wayfair will be home to the most rewarding work of your career. If you’re looking for rapid growth, constant learning, and dynamic challenges, then you’ll find that amazing career opportunities are knocking.

No matter who you are, Wayfair is a place you can call home. We’re a community of innovators, risk-takers, and trailblazers who celebrate our differences, and know that our unique perspectives make us stronger, smarter, and well-positioned for success. We value and rely on the collective voices of our employees, customers, community, and suppliers to help guide us as we build a better Wayfair – and world – for all. Every voice, every perspective matters. That’s why we’re proud to be an equal opportunity employer. We do not discriminate on the basis of race, color, ethnicity, ancestry, religion, sex, national origin, sexual orientation, age, citizenship status, marital status, disability, gender identity, gender expression, veteran status, genetic information, or any other legally protected characteristic.

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