Administrative Assistant to the CPO Job at Wayfair
This is a hybrid role that requires a minimum of 3 days on-site per week in our Back Bay, Boston offices. There is no remote flexibility for this role.
Who We Are
Wayfair, the largest online-only retailer of home furnishings and housewares in the United States, has an immediate need for an Administrative Assistant to manage the day-to-day activities for our Chief People Officer in the Boston office. This is a fantastic opportunity for the right individual to support the senior leaders of one of the fastest-growing companies in Boston. The ideal candidate will bring strong organizational and planning skills, detail orientation, a high sense of urgency, a sense of humor, and problem-solving abilities to the role. This person should be smart, engaging, fun, curious, and unflappable.
Wayfair’s team of Executive Assistants supports and manages the day-to-day activities for senior leaders across the organization. These activities include scheduling and coordinating meetings, handling travel arrangements, performing personal tasks (such as errands, setting up appointments), and act as point person for visiting executives and large corporate investors. This is a unique opportunity for someone with Administrative experience to take their career to the next level.
What You'll Do
- Provide Executive Assistant support for 2 VP leaders
- Proactively manage calendars with the ability to schedule and prioritize meetings, resolve schedule conflicts, collaborate with other team members, and stay several steps ahead to maintain efficiency
- Handle travel arrangements (int’l and domestic) and make frequent revisions as needed
- Manage executives business expenses
- Event planning
- Schedule and coordinate numerous weekly and ad hoc meetings
- Interact with key internal and external contacts in a professional manner
- Must be able to represent the team in a positive way to people outside the company
- Act as back-up for other Admins
What You Have
- 1+ years of experience as AA/EA for senior-level executives
- Ability to be assertive and give push-back as needed
- Meticulous attention to detail and strong planning and forward-thinking capabilities
- Demonstrated ability to anticipate needs and situations before they are fully developed
- Advanced proficiency in Google Enterprise Suite tools (calendar, mail drive, docs, sheets, slides, meet)
- Excellent written, verbal, and presentation skills
- Extremely high level of discretion pertaining to confidential information
Assistance for Individuals with Disabilities
Wayfair is fully committed to providing equal opportunities for all individuals, including individuals with disabilities. As part of this commitment, Wayfair will make reasonable accommodations to the known physical or mental limitations of qualified individuals with disabilities, unless doing so would impose an undue hardship on business operations. If you require a reasonable accommodation to participate in the job application or interview process, please contact candidateaccommodations@wayfair.com.
Need Technical Assistance?
If you are having any technical difficulty submitting your application, please reach out to our careers team at careers@wayfair.com.
About Wayfair Inc.
Wayfair is one of the world’s largest online destinations for the home. Whether you work in our global headquarters in Boston or Berlin, or in our warehouses or offices throughout the world, we’re reinventing the way people shop for their homes. Through our commitment to industry-leading technology and creative problem-solving, we are confident that Wayfair will be home to the most rewarding work of your career. If you’re looking for rapid growth, constant learning, and dynamic challenges, then you’ll find that amazing career opportunities are knocking.
No matter who you are, Wayfair is a place you can call home. We’re a community of innovators, risk-takers, and trailblazers who celebrate our differences, and know that our unique perspectives make us stronger, smarter, and well-positioned for success. We value and rely on the collective voices of our employees, customers, community, and suppliers to help guide us as we build a better Wayfair – and world – for all. Every voice, every perspective matters. That’s why we’re proud to be an equal opportunity employer. We do not discriminate on the basis of race, color, ethnicity, ancestry, religion, sex, national origin, sexual orientation, age, citizenship status, marital status, disability, gender identity, gender expression, veteran status, genetic information, or any other legally protected characteristic.
We are interested in retaining your data for a period of 12 months to consider you for suitable positions within Wayfair. Your personal data is processed in accordance with our Candidate Privacy Notice (which can found here: https://www.wayfair.com/careers/privacy). If you have any questions regarding our processing of your personal data, please contact us at dataprotectionofficer@wayfair.com. If you would rather not have us retain your data please contact us anytime at dataprotectionofficer@wayfair.com.
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