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Executive Assistant

Adtran
Adtran Huntsville HQ, United States, United Statesfull_timeVerifiedPosted 17 Mar 2025

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Executive / Personal Assistant to the CEO

Job Summary

The Executive Assistant is a high-visibility strategic partner that supports the CEO in managing the day-to-day administration and operations of the Executive Office. The Executive Assistant also provides support and management of all of the CEO’s business affairs. Implementing these activities requires diplomatic interaction with company officers, department managers, outside executives, customers, vendors, employees, community leaders, legal counsel, government officials, etc.

The Executive Assistant is a trusted confidante to the CEO. This position requires intelligence, integrity, diplomacy and common sense. A successful Executive Assistant thrives in a supportive leadership role in a global company and has an understanding and appreciation for cultural nuances. They are organized and highly detail-oriented and enjoy handling administrative tasks. They are an exceptional communicator, a high performer, and can handle a high volume of work with a sense of urgency, without letting quality slip.

Reporting directly to the CEO, the Executive Assistant provides executive support in a one-on-one working relationship. The Executive Assistant also serves as a liaison to the board of directors and senior management teams; organizes and coordinates executive outreach and external relations efforts and oversees special projects.

The Executive Assistant must be creative and enjoy working within an entrepreneurial environment. The ideal individual will have the ability to exercise good judgment in a diversity of situations, with strong written and verbal communication, administrative, and organizational skills, and the ability to maintain a realistic balance among multiple priorities. Provide and lead support to both internal and external parties with a high level of professionalism and in a manner that reflects positively on the organization.

Key Attributes

  • Problem solver. Being able to solve problems through critical and analytical thinking for decisive action.
  • Team player. Have team-oriented experience and approach.
  • Responsive. Represent the company and the Executive in a positive light through great follow-through skills and sound judgment.
  • Organized. Manage the incredibly complicated schedule of the CEO which means planning meetings and all travel details. A high level of organization is necessary to weave meetings and travel into the rest of the daily schedule of duties.
  • Planner. Excellent time management skills; proven ability to meet deadlines.
  • Positive Minded. A fast-paced environment is the norm, and being able to handle the stress is necessary in order to meet deadlines and be sure the CEO has everything necessary when needed to do their job at a high level of effectiveness.
  • Discrete. Demonstrate ability and temperament to work with sensitive materials and information, some that could have significant legal or operational impact if mishandled. Be a representative of the CEO in the way they handle themselves. Caution about what is said, and to whom, is necessary.
  • Service focus. Dedicated to meeting the expectations of the CEO and other senior executives by maintaining effective relationships with interested parties.
  • Curious and Creative.  Able to think outside of the box with a sense of urgency. 
  • Self-motivated.  The Executive Assistant must anticipate needs and spot problems that need solving and work that must be completed before being told to do it.
  • Business sense. Make decisions that are high-level at times and must have a good sense of the priorities and preferences of the CEO. Should understand corporate governance and expectations at the CEO level.
  • Assertive. Navigate challenging situations effectively and professionally.
  • Growth-minded. Must be able to accept feedback and not be afraid of a misstep knowing that being in a constant state of learning and pursuing excellence is more important than avoiding failure.
  • Emotionally Intelligent. There will be a variety of people, from clients to team members, needing something from the executive. Having emo

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