WHAT IS BOX?
Box is the world’s leading Content Cloud. We are trusted by more than 115K organizations around the world today, including nearly 70% of the Fortune 500 and leaders across deeply regulated industries (such as AstraZeneca, JLL, and Nationwide), to protect their data, fuel collaboration, and power critical workflows with secure, enterprise AI.
By joining Box, you will have the unique opportunity to continue driving our platform forward. Content powers how we work. It’s the billions of files and information flowing across teams, departments, and key business processes every single day: contracts, invoices, employee records, financials, product specs, marketing assets, and more. Our mission is to bring intelligence to the world of content management and empower our customers to completely transform workflows across their organizations. With the combination of AI and enterprise content, the opportunity has never been greater to transform how the world works together and at Box you will be on the front lines of this massive shift.
Founded in 2005, Box is headquartered in Redwood City, CA, and we have offices across the United States, Europe, and Asia.
WHY BOX NEEDS YOU
We are hiring a Sr. Executive Assistant to support Box’s Chief Operating Officer. Our ideal candidate will thrive in our innovative, fast-paced, and growing organization, expanding their skills and abilities in pace with the company.
As the resident logistics and operations expert, you will be a problem solver and ready to tackle issues before they arise. You have top-notch communication skills and are adept at building strong relationships with multiple stakeholders both within the go-to-market (GTM) organization and across other departments. You have a strong sense of professionalism and are comfortable interacting with executive leadership, board members, and customers. You are excited to be a central piece of the organization and have a knack for understanding the pulse of the team and anticipating operational cycles and the needs of individuals and teams before they arise. You are able to see the big picture and understand how the big picture breaks down into its component pieces. You have exceptional attention to detail while executing on the pieces.
The role lives at the heart of the GTM organization and thus it will be necessary to become familiar with the team and team operations as a whole.
WHAT YOU'LL DO
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Create an understanding of the priorities and objectives of the COO and their teams (Sales, Customer Success, Marketing, GTM Operations, and GTM Program Management)
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Create organization-wide presentation materials
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Plan, coordinate, facilitate, and lead various meetings, functions, and events
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Act as gatekeeper, time-advocate, and liaison for the COO
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Effectively handle multiple priorities for the COO, applying strong decision-making skills in handling priority of requests, raising as necessary for resolution
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Handle dynamic calendar and schedule
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Arrange domestic and international travel
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Manage customer outreaches
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Prepare monthly expense reports
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Support cross-functional alignment within the Box organization
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Act as a team point person: handle team requests, problem-solve, and assist with keeping the team on-track and organized
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Help create and maintain communication within the team and broader org
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Be a culture-contributor: oversee department culture initiatives, track, highlight, and celebrate important team cultural/career moments
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Adapt to a fast-paced, constantly evolving environment
WHO YOU ARE
- 8+ years of assisting executives
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Excitement to thrive in a dynamic environment, seeking to bring structure and clarity
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Strong verbal and written communication and interpersonal skills
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Professional comfort with Google Calendar, Coupa, Workday, and Concur
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Confident self-starter that can take a task and run with it with limited supervision from executive
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Able to anticipate problems and/or needs of your executive and proactively offer solutions and make recommendations
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High attention to detail and creative problem solver able to think outside the box
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Able to maintain high levels of confidentiality
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Excellent calendar management skills, including the coordination of complex meetings and designing scalable operating cadences
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Availability to perform job duties outside of normal business hours, when necessary
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Comfortable adapting to a fast pace working environment
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Genuine passion for culture, events, and organizational engagement
Box lives its values, with community and in-person collaboration being a core part of our culture. Boxers are expected to work from their assigned office a minimum of 2 days per week, with a focus on Tuesdays and Thursdays. Your Recruiter will share more about how we work and company culture during the hiring process.
Head-over-heels about this role — but not sure you meet all the requirements? Apply anyway! Studies have shown that women and people of color are less likely to apply to jobs unless they meet every single qualification. At Box, we take a big-picture approach to hiring that fosters authenticity, diversity, and inclusion. If you're passionate about this opportunity, chances are, you shine pretty bright.
EQUAL OPPORTUNITY
We are an equal opportunity employer and value diversity at our company. We do not discriminate on the basis of race, religion, color, national origin, gender, sexual orientation, age, marital status, veteran status, disability, and any other protected ground of discrimination under applicable human rights legislation. Box strives to respect the dignity and independence of people with disabilities and is committed to giving them the same opportunity to succeed as all other employees. Inclusiveness is core to our culture at Box, and we strive to ensure you get the most from your interview experience. Box makes reasonable accommodations for applicants with disabilities. If a reasonable accommodation is needed to participate in the job application or interview process, please complete this form Reasonable accommodations may include scheduling adjustments, document dictation and beyond.
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