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Cisco Administrative Assistant Senior Director Business Operations WPR 
United States, Georgia, Atlanta 
824094562

15.07.2024
In this role, you will report to and provide support for WPR’s Senior Director of Global Services & Operations with calendaring, travel, expense reporting, team event management and oversight of special projects. Additionally, you will provide similar support to other Directors within the WPR function as may be adjusted from time to time. To perform these tasks efficiently, you will become familiar with Cisco’s policies and practices along with an understanding of the WPR organization, specific to the industry of Corporate Real Estate and Facilities Management.
  • 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 Organization: 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 Director, both domestic and internationally. Carefully considers and decides the optimum travel arrangements and itinerary for calendared meetings while handling Cisco expenses.
  • Special Projects: Provides analytical support to assist Director on special projects. Research issues, analyzes problems, compiles data, and prepares reports.
  • Confidentiality: Candidate will deal professionally with sensitive and confidential matters and materials.
Minimum Qualifications
  • 3+ years experience in an administrative environment. A minimum of one year of experience supporting a principal who was at the Sr Manager level or above.
  • Sophisticated knowledge of Mac/Windows desktop computer applications: Outlook, Word, Excel, PowerPoint.
  • Experience in calendar management, planning meetings and coordinating travel.
  • Excellent verbal and written communication skills including the ability to connect with all levels of Executive/Senior staff and clients.
Preferred Qualifications
  • Past work experience in the high-tech industry is desired, prior Cisco experience preferred.
  • Associates degree

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