Executive Assistant

• ‎3+ years of senior level leadership support, or ‎1+ years of Amazon experience


• High school or equivalent diploma


• Experience with Microsoft Office products and applications


• Experience with executive level calendar management
  Amazon is seeking a highly motivated, quick-thinking, customer obsessed
  Executive Assistant with a history of high performance to support two
  Directors in Amazon Middle East. The successful candidate will work closely
  with other Executive Assistants and business stakeholders throughout Amazon
  Middle East and North Africa marketplaces (UAE, Saudi and Egypt). This role
  requires an Arabic speaker.

You will possess the ability to complete high volumes of tasks, varying
projects, and organize important events through planning accurately and
efficiently with little or no guidance. You will be able to react with the
appropriate level of urgency to situations that require a quick response or
turnaround. You will be comfortable taking action without having to know the
full picture and will efficiently solve difficult or complex problems that
affect people within the department or other related groups. You should
ideally have knowledge and experience of working with a global team across
multiple time zones, languages and exposure to international cultures. The
ability to meet tight deadlines, work in a highly ambiguous environment and
switch gears at a moment's notice is a requirement. Candidates should
demonstrate an understanding of business structure as well as the desire and
aptitude for learning new concepts quickly. High levels of integrity and
discretion in handling confidential information and professionalism in dealing
with senior professionals inside and outside the company is required. In
addition, exceptional written and oral communication skills, high attention to
detail, bias for action and detailed planning and organizational skills are a
must. Excellent knowledge of Microsoft Office and Outlook tools is also
required. Main responsibilities include: complex calendar management and
scheduling of internal and external meetings, managing travel bookings,
handling expenses, multi-tasking during ad hoc projects and ensuring
successful follow up of action items, preparing documentation for meetings;
assisting with presentations and a variety of other day to day administrative
tasks on behalf of the Director. Act as office manager for the team including
space planning and allocation as well as partnering with the facilities team.
You will generally be responsible for organizing the Director’s agenda and
ensuring the smooth running of her work in an ever-changing environment where
priorities can change rapidly. This is a demanding but highly rewarding role,
allowing you exposure to broad and diverse areas of the Amazon business and to
work with senior leadership teams on a multitude of exciting tasks. This can
be a great career move for an ambitious executive assistant looking to grow
and develop fast in an organization offering fantastic long-term career
opportunities.

We are open to hiring candidates to work out of one of the following
locations:

Dubai, ARE

• Experience in a fast-paced, high-tech company


• Experience managing multiple calendars