Cisco Customer Solutions Marketing Administrative Assistant 

United States, Georgia, Atlanta 

247641702

What You'll Do

In this role, you will provide support for calendaring, travel, expenses, along with management and oversight of special projects, as needed. To perform these tasks reliably, successfully, you will learn the products, people, and organizational dynamics within Cisco. You will understand how to handle, with a great degree of independence, incoming asks for time, meetings, resources and other needs from the Director. You will be responsible for determining when to refer matters to others, and to whom they should be referred to. You will be responsible for following up to ensure accurate disposition, and make sure nothing falls through the cracks. You will become a core member of the Director’s team, attending monthly staff meetings and quarterly all team meetings.

• Calendar Management: Handles Director’s calendar by prioritizing schedules and meetings. You may decide who gets on the principal’s calendar, which meetings are attended, and who can attend in their place.
• Meeting Planning and Organizations: Assists Director in planning and coordinating meetings by being responsible for the assembling of the agenda, location, meeting technology (WebEx, TP) based upon participant needs, and all other meeting logistics. May further prepare meeting briefing documents by taking and disseminating notes and formulating post meeting action item lists.
• Correspondence/Approvals: Supports Director by acting as proxy for communications and approvals as authorized. Answers general questions as needed and refers routine matters to appropriate parties, following up to ensure accurate completion.
• Travel: Responsible for making travel arrangements for the principal. Carefully considers and decides the optimum travel arrangements and itinerary for calendared meetings while handling Cisco expenses.
• Special Projects: Provides analytical support to assist Executive on special projects. Research issues, analyzes problems, compiles data, and prepares reports.

Who You'll Work With

You will support two directors in Cisco Customer Solutions Marketing.

Who You Are

You have high-energy with a passion for thinking bigger and broader than the role itself. This position requires strong interpersonal skills, independent judgment, utmost professionalism and ability to balance both strategic and tactical actions.

• 6+ years experience in an administrative environment. A minimum of two years of experience supporting a principal who was at the Director level and above.
• Outstanding attention to detail and the ability to handle confidential information
• Sophisticated knowledge of Mac/Windows desktop computer applications: Outlook, Word, Excel, PowerPoint.
• Past work experience in the high-tech industry is preferred
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills including the ability to connect with all levels of Executive/Senior staff and clients.
• Committed to improvement. Solves problems and makes decisions. Demonstrates leadership.
• Works in an organized and focused manner.
• Sophisticated desktop calendar management program experience.
• AA Degree preferred.