Senior Executive Assistant

We are looking for a Senior Executive Assistant to support our Deputy CEO – Americas, Dairy, Plant-Based & Sales. Our perfect candidate is proactive, organized, thrives in a fast-paced environment, problem solves independently, and anticipates the needs of company leaders. The EA will manage a wide range of advanced administrative and executive support-related tasks, will be able to work independently within guidelines, and will make independent decisions regarding planning, organizing, and scheduling.

• Provide executive assistance to support CEO including extensive internal and external calendaring, business travel, large-scale meetings, expenses, and special projects.
• Manage demanding calendaring requests with limited oversight, including partnerships across the organization to coordinate with calendars of other senior executives.
• Owns CEO Leadership Team Meeting support: meeting agenda & cadence, select meeting attendance, meeting note creation & distribution, assistance with reminders and follow-up.
• Work with department admins to lead and support department meetings and events, including internal team events, team off-sites, business and operational reviews, and other team meetings, including meeting rooms arrangements and catering requests.
• Coordinate complex travel and expense reporting using Concur, inclusive of the submission of expense reports after each trip or event.
• Contribute to PowerPoint presentations as needed for key meetings.
• Maintain high standards of confidentiality and information security when given access to sensitive information.
• Serve as the brand extension for leaders you support, escalating and communicating on their behalf and serving as a team liaison.
• Contribute to the excellent reputation of the company and the leadership team through professional, and respectful interactions with all internal and external stakeholders.
• Onboarding logistics for new hires reporting to CEO.
• Manage assigned business related projects with minimal supervision.
• Build team engagement and culture.

• You have an associate degree and minimum 10 years relevant experience.
• You are Bilingual (English & French) or trilingual (English, French, Spanish) preferred
• Experience in working in global context / collaboration among broad stakeholders preferred
• You have the ability to multi-task, prioritize work assignments and to be resourceful in finding answers with little information.
• You display excellent emotional intelligence and communication skills with the ability to interact & collaborate effectively with others.
• You can understand the big picture and anticipate relevant opportunities & challenges, you can proactively build solutions.
• You work with speed and decisiveness to make the right decisions in high-pressure situations.
• You have experience in supporting multiple senior leaders simultaneously. Experience and comfort working with and supporting C-suite level is critical.
• You are an excellent communicator, both written and verbal, and have confidence in sharing communications on behalf of the leadership team
• Experience using Microsoft Teams and educating others of the technology is a plus. The ability to adapt to new collaboration and digital technology is necessary.
• You have strong skills using Microsoft Word, Excel, PowerPoint, and Outlook
• You have working knowledge of social media (Workplace).
• You have knowledge of SAP, Concur and OneBuy as a plus.
• You display professional behavior and maintain confidentiality and discretion.
• You display grit & agility as business needs change.
• You model our company values & leadership behaviors.

The base compensation range for this position is $90,000 - $130,000. Danone North America additionally offers a performance-based bonus and has a strong benefits package including Medical, Dental, Vision, Prescription Drug Coverage, 401k Plan, Wellness Program, Life Insurance, Tuition Reimbursement, Flexible Time Off, and Paid Parental Bonding Leave, among other benefit plan options.

At Danone North America, you’ll work with some of the best-known food and beverage brands in the world like Activia, Silk, Two Good, Oikos, evian, and Happy Family. You’ll be part of the largest Certified B Corp™ in the world, working together to make sure our brands create real benefits for people, communities, and the planet. We have 6,000+ employees across the U.S. and Canada. Come join our movement for a healthier world: One Planet. One Health. BY YOU.

Danone North America doesn’t just welcome what makes you unique, we value it. We’re proud to be an equal opportunity and affirmative action employer. All hires to our team are based on qualifications, merit and business needs. We recruit, employ, train and promote regardless of race, color, religion, disability, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, age, veteran status, genetic characteristic or any other protected status. Faithful to our values of openness and humanism, all of our employees share in the commitment to engage one another with dignity and respect. http://www.dol.gov/ofccp/regs/compliance/posters/pdf/eeopost.pdf https://www.dol.gov/ofccp/regs/compliance/posters/pdf/OFCCP_EEO_Supplement_Final_JRF_QA_508c.pdf