Executive Assistant

**Who We Are**

Cisco seeks an Executive Assistant to provide support for the VP CX EMEA Germany and Directors in this Organization

**What You'll Do**
- Calendar Management: Managing 1 Sr Director and 2 Directors’ calendar and daily schedule to include prioritizing conflicting meeting requests, tracking action items and commitments of executive and following-up to ensure completion. This will require exceptional organization skills, juggling multiple priorities and keeping a busy executive on track and on schedule.
- Meeting Planning and Organizations: Assisting Directors in planning and organizing meetings by taking responsibility for assembling the agenda, location, accommodating technology requirements based upon participant needs, and all other meeting logistics. Preparing agendas and taking notes and formulating post meeting action item list.
- Travel: Responsible for making travel arrangements via Cisco in house booking system, together with processing expenses adhering to Cisco policies within a timely fashion.
- Correspondence/Approvals: Supporting Directors by acting as proxy for communications and approvals as authorized. Answering general questions as necessary, referring (filtering) routine matters to appropriate parties, and following up to ensure proper disposition. Taking initiative to resolve issues within specified policies and guidelines. Determining when executive action is required and supplying a recommendation where appropriate.
- Confidentiality: You will deal professionally with highly sensitive and confidential matters and materials.

In addition to general administrative duties of an Admin Assistant, daily tasks are carried out at a higher level of complexity. Specifically, the critical behaviours of this role are:

- Self-motivated and proactive around needs of the Exec’s and Organization
- To be a team player, cooperative and collaborative
- Highly adaptable with a positive mindset in a fast-paced environment
- Ability to multitask and prioritise
- Strong planning and Communication skills
- Be a trusted advisor

**Who You Are**
- Administrative Assistant/PA or equivalent experience; 5 years’ experience in administrative environment
- Experience in planning meetings and coordinating travel.
- Works in an organized and disciplined manner. Detail oriented.
- Advanced desktop calendar management program experience.
- Fluent in German and English

**Why Cisco**

WeAreCisco, where each person is unique, but we bring our talents to work as a team and make a difference powering an inclusive future for all.

We embrace digital, and help our customers implement change in their digital businesses. Some may think we’re “old” (36 years strong) and only about hardware, but we’re also a software company. And a security company. We even invented an intuitive network that adapts, predicts, learns and protects. No other company can do what we do - you can’t put us in a box

But “Digital Transformation” is an empty buzz phrase without a culture that allows for innovation, creativity, and yes, even failure (if you learn from it.)

Day to day, we focus on the give and take. We give our best, give our egos a break, and give of ourselves (because giving back is built into our DNA.) We take accountability, bold steps, and take difference to heart. Because without diversity of thought and a dedication to equality for all, there is no moving forward.

So, you have colorful hair? Don’t care. Tattoos? Show off your ink. Like polka dots? That’s cool. Pop culture geek? Many of us are. Passion for technology and world changing? Be you, with us