Your RoleThe Senior Executive Assistant serves as a trusted partner to the Brand President, providing comprehensive executive support that enables leadership effectiveness, seamless operations, and efficient execution of business priorities.
This highly visible role requires exceptional judgment, discretion, organization, and attention to detail. The Senior Executive Assistant will manage complex scheduling demands, coordinate executive logistics, anticipate needs, and ensure the Brand President is prepared for key meetings, travel, events, and business engagements. The role regularly interfaces with the CEO, Executive Leadership Team, Board of Directors support teams, senior leaders across the organization, and external partners.
Success in this role requires a proactive approach, the ability to navigate a fast-paced and highly matrixed environment, and strong relationship-building skills. The ideal candidate is highly organized, solutions-oriented, resourceful, and able to anticipate and address challenges before they arise.
This position is based in New York City and follows a hybrid work model, with a minimum expectation of three days per week in the office, or more frequently as business needs require. Occasional travel may be required to support leadership meetings, board activities, and company events.
Your ImpactExecutive Support & Calendar Management- Serve as the primary Executive Assistant to the Brand President.
- Manage a highly complex and dynamic calendar, balancing competing priorities while protecting time for strategic work, decision-making, and key stakeholder engagements.
- Anticipate scheduling needs, proactively identify conflicts, and recommend solutions that optimize the Brand President's time and focus.
- Ensure the Brand President is fully prepared for meetings through proactive coordination of agendas, materials, background information, and logistics.
- Develop a thorough understanding of leadership priorities, key business milestones, recurring meeting cadences, and stakeholder relationships.
Executive Coordination & Relationship Management- Build strong working relationships across the organization to facilitate efficient communication, scheduling, and information gathering.
- Partner closely with executive assistants, chiefs of staff, and leadership support teams to coordinate meetings and business activities.
- Serve as a liaison between the Brand President and internal stakeholders across Merchandising, Design, Marketing, Product Development, Finance, Human Resources, Operations, Stores, and Digital.
- Support engagement with external partners, agencies, vendors, and brand collaborators by coordinating communications, meetings, and logistics.
Executive Leadership Support- Coordinate logistics related to Executive Leadership Team meetings, leadership off-sites, and major business reviews.
- Manage scheduling, meeting materials, travel arrangements, and other administrative requirements associated with executive and board interactions.
- Track follow-up items and support execution of commitments resulting from leadership meetings and discussions.
Travel, Meetings & Events- Coordinate complex domestic and international travel including flights, accommodations, transportation, itineraries, and contingency planning.
- Prepare detailed travel schedules and supporting materials to ensure seamless executive travel experiences.
- Plan and coordinate executive meetings, town halls, leadership events, and off-site meetings.
- Manage all meeting logistics, including agendas, room reservations, catering, technology support, materials, and guest coordination.
Administrative & Operational Excellence- Create, edit, and format executive-level presentations, documents, and meeting materials.
- Process and reconcile expense reports accurately and in a timely manner.
- Manage sensitive and confidential information with the highest level of professionalism and discretion.
- Proactively identify administrative efficiencies and opportunities to improve processes and workflow.
- Demonstrate flexibility, resourcefulness, and sound judgment while managing multiple priorities in a fast-changing environment.
- Collaborate closely with the Executive Assistant community to ensure seamless support and partnership across the executive team.
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Your Experience- Minimum of 10 years of Executive Assistant experience supporting C-suite executives, presidents, CEOs, or equivalent senior leaders.
- Experience supporting highly visible executives with frequent interaction among executive leadership teams, boards of directors, and external stakeholders.
- Proven success managing highly complex calendars and competing executive priorities in a fast-paced corporate environment.
- Exceptional planning, organizational, and prioritization skills with strong attention to detail.
- Demonstrated ability to anticipate executive needs and independently solve problems with professionalism and sound judgment.
- Strong relationship-building skills and the ability to effectively navigate a highly matrixed organization.
- Advanced experience coordinating executive travel, leadership meetings, executive events, and board-related logistics.
- Advanced proficiency in Microsoft Office Suite, including Outlook, PowerPoint, Teams, Word, and Excel.
- Excellent written and verbal communication skills.
- Experience creating polished presentations and executive communications.
- Proven ability to handle highly confidential and sensitive information with discretion.
- Adaptable, resourceful, and comfortable managing changing priorities and ambiguity.
- Retail, consumer, fashion, or brand-led industry experience preferred.