Executive Assistant
What You'll Do:
Avalara is looking for an Executive Assistant to support two C-Suite Executives.. You will have multiple creative/coordination/administrative responsibilities in a steadily-growing environment. Be ready to feel The Power of Orange and have some FUN!
You will report to the Manager of EA, working out of the Durham, NC area (#LI-Hybrid)
What Your Responsibilities Will Be:
You will:
- Provide executive level support including complex calendar management and scheduling needs
- Coordinate leadership and Board meetings both on and offsite
- Work with the President's Chief of Staff
- Secure and manage complex travel arrangements
- Ensure best use of executive time and related management
- Manage incoming requests on behalf of Executive
- Manage internal and external executive events and meetings, including staff, all-hands, and off-site meetings
- Manage administrative activities to help complete important deliverables, including reporting, PowerPoint presentations and more
- Manage expense reporting and reconciliation
- Provide support on special projects
What You'll Need to be Successful:
You have:
- 5+ years of relevant professional experience, with at least 2 years providing direct support to senior-level executives
- The Capability to work a hybrid schedule along with nights and weekends where needed
- Event/Meeting planning experience
- Experience building trust and working with confidential information.
- Expertise in Microsoft 365 (Outlook, Word, Excel, and PowerPoint)
- Outstanding organization, written, and verbal communication skills
- Experience wearing many hats in a positive, professional team environment
- Experience working with all levels of leadership
- Composure in all situations and can manage unforeseen circumstances
- Experience taking initiative and an enthusiasm to deliver outstanding results
- Experience working with multiple very detailed projects
- Experience balancing schedules for multiple leaders
How We'll Take Care of You:
Total Rewards
In addition to a great compensation package, paid time off, and paid parental leave, many Avalara employees are eligible for bonuses.
Health & WellnessBenefits vary by location but generally include private medical, life, and disability insurance.
Inclusive culture and diversity
Avalara strongly supports diversity, equity, and inclusion, and is committed to integrating them into our business practices and our organizational culture. We also have a total of 8 employee-run resource groups, each with senior leadership and exec sponsorship.
Learn more about our benefits by region here: Avalara North America
What You Need To Know About Avalara:
We’re Avalara. We’re defining the relationship between tax and tech.
We’ve already built an industry-leading cloud compliance platform, processing nearly 40 billion customer API calls and over 5 million tax returns a year, and this year we became a billion-dollar business. Our growth is real, and we’re not slowing down until we’ve achieved our mission - to be part of every transaction in the world.
We’re bright, innovative, and disruptive, like the orange we love to wear. It captures our quirky spirit and optimistic mindset. It shows off the culture we’ve designed, that empowers our people to win. Ownership and achievement go hand in hand here.We instill passion in our people through the trust we place in them.
We’ve been different from day one. Join us, and your career will be too.
We’re An Equal Opportunity Employer
Supporting diversity and inclusion is a cornerstone of our company — we don’t want people to fit into our culture, but to enrich it. All qualified candidates will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, creed, religion, age, gender, national orientation, disability, sexual orientation, US Veteran status, or any other factor protected by law.If you require any reasonable adjustments during the recruitment process, please let us know.