# Team Lead, Executive Support

**Company**: Databricks
**Location**: Costa Rica
**Work arrangement**: hybrid
**Experience**: senior
**Job type**: full-time
**Category**: Operations
**Industry**: Technology
**Wikidata**: https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q18350420

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## Description

We are seeking a dynamic and experienced Manager to lead a team of high-performing Executive Assistants in Costa Rica & Serbia. The successful candidate will play a pivotal role in developing each EA and building processes that enable them to effectively support executives across the company's G&A functions (Finance, Legal, People, IT, Operations & Security).

## Impact you will have:

- Leadership and Team Development: Lead, mentor, and develop a team of 10-15 Executive Assistants aligned to G&A Executives (Executives in Finance, Legal, People, IT, Operations & Security) to ensure high performance and professional growth, while providing direct executive support to 1 Executives.

- Stakeholder Engagement: Serve as a liaison between executives, EAs, and other departments to facilitate effective communication and collaboration.

- Operational Management: Oversee the daily operations of the G&A EA team, ensuring efficient management of executives' schedules, meetings, and communications.

- Strategic Planning and Execution: Partner with the EA Manager and Corp Ops leadership to align the EA team's objectives with the company's strategic goals, while establishing the right framework to operate as a Center of Excellence (CoE).

- Cross-Functional Team Building: Develop a structure for the team to function as a cross-functional unit, supporting multiple departments across the organization.

## What we look for:

- Minimum of 5+ years of experience managing a team of Executive Assistants or similar roles, or proven track record of strong leadership in a fast-paced environment

- Previous Executive Assistant experience (minimum 5 years), Bachelor's degree in Business Administration, Marketing, IT, HR, or a related field

- Proven experience leading cross-functional teams or projects within a corporate environment

- Proven ability to engage with senior executives to build trust, solicit actionable feedback, and translate insights into team development and operational improvements

- Strong leadership skills with the ability to inspire and motivate a diverse team

- Ability to work independently and manage multiple priorities in a fast-paced environment

- Exceptional attention to detail and a process-oriented mindset

- Demonstrated ability to build and maintain professional relationships at all levels

- Flexibility to adjust working hours to accommodate different time zones (primarily U.S.)

- Cultural sensitivity and ability to thrive in a diverse, global environment

- Ability to maintain confidentiality and handle sensitive information with discretion

- Fluent in English (C1 level or above) and Spanish, with excellent verbal and written communication skills

## Skills

### Required
- Leadership
- Team Development
- Stakeholder Engagement
- Operational Management
- Strategic Planning
- Cross-Functional Team Building
- Executive Assistant experience
- Communication skills
- Leadership skills
- Time management
- Attention to detail
- Process-oriented mindset
- Professional relationships
- Cultural sensitivity
- Confidentiality

### Nice to have
- Previous experience managing a team of Executive Assistants
- Bachelor's degree in Business Administration, Marketing, IT, HR, or a related field
- Proven experience leading cross-functional teams or projects within a corporate environment

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