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Executive Assistant

HP Palo Alto, California senior full-time

Salary

$45 to $66 USD per hour

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Description

This role provides advanced tactical and strategic administrative support to the Senior Vice President (SVP) of HP Solutions Marketing.

The Executive Assistant serves as a trusted partner to the SVP, enabling operational efficiency, effective decision-making, and seamless coordination across the HP Solutions Marketing organization and broader enterprise.

Responsibilities:

  • Manage complex and dynamic executive calendars, scheduling meetings across multiple time zones, prioritizing requests, and ensuring alignment with business-critical activities.
  • Coordinate and prepare for executive meetings, leadership forums, and offsites, including agenda development, materials preparation, room reservations, and audio-visual setup.
  • Act as a gatekeeper and first point of contact for internal and external stakeholders, exercising sound judgment in filtering, prioritizing, and responding to communications on behalf of the SVP.
  • Coordinate domestic and international travel, including flights, accommodations, ground transportation, itineraries, and expense reconciliation.
  • Support rhythm-of-the-business activities for HP Solutions Marketing, including staff meetings, leadership reviews, QBRs, and cross-functional planning sessions.
  • Develop and produce administrative, utilization, and operational reports to support strategic planning, organizational effectiveness, and executive decision-making.
  • Partner closely with other Executive Assistants, Chiefs of Staff, and functional leaders to ensure alignment and smooth execution of cross-org initiatives.
  • Coordinate administrative workflows across teams, ensuring consistency, accuracy, and adherence to HP policies and procedures.
  • Provide general administrative and office support as required, including document management, mailing, and coordination of office services.

Education & Experience Recommended:

  • High School Diploma, GED, or equivalent required; additional education or training preferred.
  • Typically 10 years of related experience in senior or executive-level administrative support, preferably supporting a VP or SVP in a large, matrixed organization.
  • Experience supporting marketing, sales, or customer-facing organizations is strongly preferred.

Knowledge & Skills:

  • Executive-Level Administrative Support
  • Calendar and Time Management
  • Travel Planning and Expense Management
  • Microsoft 365 (Outlook, PowerPoint, Excel, Word)
  • Microsoft SharePoint
  • Presentation and Document Preparation
  • SAP Applications
  • Budgeting, Invoicing, and Expense Reporting
  • Marketing and Business Acumen
  • Office and Vendor Management
  • Data Entry and Reporting
  • Purchasing and Office Supply Management

Cross-Organizational Skills:

  • Effective Communication
  • Results Orientation
  • Learning Agility
  • Digital Fluency
  • Customer Centricity
  • Discretion and Sound Judgment

Benefits:

  • Health insurance
  • Dental insurance
  • Vision insurance
  • Long term/short term disability insurance
  • Employee assistance program
  • Flexible spending account
  • Life insurance
  • Generous time off policies, including 4-12 weeks fully paid parental leave based on tenure, 13 paid holidays, and 15 days paid time off.

Skills

Required

  • Executive-Level Administrative Support
  • Calendar and Time Management
  • Travel Planning and Expense Management
  • Microsoft 365
  • Microsoft SharePoint
  • Presentation and Document Preparation
  • SAP Applications
  • Budgeting, Invoicing, and Expense Reporting
  • Marketing and Business Acumen
  • Office and Vendor Management
  • Data Entry and Reporting
  • Purchasing and Office Supply Management
  • Effective Communication
  • Results Orientation
  • Learning Agility
  • Digital Fluency
  • Customer Centricity
  • Discretion and Sound Judgment

Nice to have

  • Experience supporting marketing, sales, or customer-facing organizations
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