Senior Administrative Assistant, Office of Chief Executive Officer (3675)
US-Emeryville, CA /
Executive – Executive Office /
Regular: Full-Time
/ On-site
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The Senior Administrative Assistant, reporting to the Sr. Executive Assistant will support the office of the CEO. The individual in this role will need to be a skilled problem-solver and an organizational force handling complex calendaring, expenses, and travel planning in a fast-paced environment. In this role you will assume a wide range of responsibilities, all of which will require integrity, innovation, and teamwork. This person will provide support for day-to-day duties within the office of the CEO and support senior leaders as needed.
Responsibilities:
- Provide administrative support to the Sr. Executive Assistant and CEO.
- Prepare and submit expense reports ensuring compliance with expense rules.
- Organize travel arrangements including researching venues, managing accommodations, transportation and addressing other logistical requirements.
- Handle time sensitive issues with a high degree of confidentiality, precision, and attention to detail.
- Provide coverage for the CEO when the Sr. Executive Assistant is unavailable.
- Onsite and virtual event support for Town Halls, Q&As and board meetings hosted by the Office of the CEO.
- Assist in program development, planning group off-sites, team events and special projects as assigned by Sr. Executive Assistant.
- Providing back up support for other EAs, occasional calendar management for various senior leaders and providing onsite support for large team meetings across the Executive team the team as needed.
- Work independently with an elevated level of autonomy and collaboratively, as well as managing multiple priorities.
- Calendar, travel and expense support for 1 other Executive, approximate 25% of time.
Basic Qualifications:
- 3+ years of experience providing administrative support.
- Personal vehicle to complete tasks outside of the office as needed.
- Hybrid role, working in the office approximately 75% of the time.
- Occasional overtime for event support.
- Self-motivated, seeks out to help fill the gap when you see an opportunity.
- Ability to be flexible and thrive in a very fast-paced and ever-changing environment.
- Sense of urgency and efficiency in completing work.
- Ability to think ahead and anticipate events, prioritizing work accordingly.
- Skilled at working effectively with cross functional teams in a matrix organization.
- Proficiency with Microsoft Office and SharePoint.
Amyris is committed to fair and equitable compensation practices.
The annual pay range for this role is $81,500 to $113,500. Salary offers are made based on internal equity and market analysis, and will vary based on the candidate’s skills, depth of experience and specific work location.
Amyris is committed to providing a diverse array of inclusive benefits and perks to support employees and their families’ wellbeing including access to robust healthcare, mental wellness benefits, family leave, discounted fitness memberships, education reimbursement, generous product discounts, flexible paid time off, 17 paid holidays, 10 paid sick days, and additional paid time off including 3 volunteer days, and bereavement. Sabbaticals are available after 5 years of continuous employment with Amyris.
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