Executive Administrative Assistant

The Role

The Executive Administrative Assistant will support Ampere’s Chief People Officer as well as direct reports in the People and Culture team for this busy start up. You’ll get to manage a wide range of administrative tasks while working independently. You’ll make decisions in planning, organizing and scheduling meetings and project/program reviews and travel: both domestic and international.   Working with other EAs, you’ll be an excellent team player.  Outstanding judgment, a high level of integrity, strict confidentiality, exquisite multi-tasking, and a strongly positive attitude are critical to this role. Strong written and verbal communication skills, independent decision-making ability and attention to detail are equally important.  This position is located in our Santa Clara, CA office (local candidates only, no relocation provided).

What you'll do

• Schedule and manage Outlook calendars, prioritize, and resolve schedule conflicts, and handle scheduling challenges arising from urgent requests
• Act as the schedule keeper while also making the executive available and accessible
• Provide ad hoc support to the general counsel and associate general counsel
• Coordinate meetings/calls with external customers/attendees and their Executive Assistants
• A large portion of this role will include working with P&C Partners to plan, manage and execute employee events and activities.
• Schedule team meetings (onsite/offsite), team events, etc. including catering, if necessary, and partner closely other members of the Administrative team on functions
• Initiate purchase orders, reconcile invoices, track budgets, and complete/track expense reports
• Keep external offices stocked and well supplied
• Other duties as needed/determined by the needs of the business

What you'll bring

• 8 years of high-level, complex executive administration work experience
• Polished, professional, and extraordinarily poised under pressure - you thrive in a fast-paced working environment
• Experience with extensive and complex, domestic, and international travel itineraries
• Strong project management, event planning and vendor management skills
• Solid negotiation skills and ability to manage spending within a budget
• Discretion, diplomacy, and excellent judgment; high degree of integrity when dealing with confidential and sensitive information
• Positive and personable with strong interpersonal skills and an upbeat, “can do” attitude
• Meticulous attention to detail and follow-through
• Expert proficiency with Microsoft Office Suite, including Outlook, Excel and PowerPoint and other tools used for productivity in this role
• Experience with SharePoint preferred
• Dedicated and highly organized with the ability to perform multiple tasks and handle changing priorities successfully with little supervision
• Able to work with individuals at all levels of the organization
• Supporting a senior level executive in a corporate setting – preferred

Education

• HS Diploma, BA in Program Management desired

Perks in Santa Clara

• Office has panoramic views of Silicon Valley
• Garage parking
• Gym and café on campus
• Healthy snacks, espresso and drinks
• Standing /Ergo friendly desk set-up
• Ping-pong/game room
• Unlimited Flextime and 10 paid holidays

Perks in Portland 

• Walking distance of breweries, landscaped parks, art galleries, restaurants, and shops
• Garage parking 
• On-site bike parking and repair station
• Gym 
• On-site café, bar, and market 
• Roof top terrace with Willamette River views
• Healthy snacks, espresso, and drinks 
• Standing /Ergo friendly desk set up
• Game room
• Unlimited Flextime and 10 paid holidays

Our Company

Ampere is designing the future of hyperscale cloud and edge computing with the world’s first cloud native processor. Built for the cloud with a modern 64-bit Arm server-based architecture, Ampere gives customers the freedom to accelerate the delivery of all cloud computing applications. With industry-leading cloud performance, power efficiency and scalability, Ampere processors are tailored for the continued growth of cloud and edge computing.

Our Story  

Like the scientist behind its name, Ampere employees are innovators. We understand the needs of cloud computing and different software requirements. We are inventing what comes next and looking at everything from the structure of memory and how efficient the system is, to considerations on speed, cost of electricity and ability to cool. Power, size, weight and cost are driving the technology requirements and the innovation to come.

Our world class team of engineers, with depth and expertise in the cloud and semiconductor industries, is not only focused on the development of new semiconductor designs but also building out the first software ecosystem for Arm®-based server processors. Through the Ampere approach to the cloud and edge, we give our customers the freedom to challenge the status quo and accelerate next-generation data centers for the most memory-intensive applications.  Given the challenge we have outlined, we are building a culture of entrepreneurs that ensure customers come first, proactively approaching industry challenges in the areas of security, power and performance, delivering results that matter most.

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