Senior Executive Assistant Full Time

Summary:

Canonical, a global leader in open source with Ubuntu, seeks a Senior Executive Assistant in EMEA to support senior leadership and manage key operations. This remote role within a distributed company of 1,100+ colleagues across 75+ countries involves organizing events, travel, and reports, ensuring smooth business operations.

Responsibilities:

• Support operations for one or more departments in the company.
• Coordinate monthly reports and schedule meetings and interviews.
• Organise and run international company events including logistics.
• Manage quarterly and annual executive meetings.
• Collaborate across teams on activities and initiatives.
• Manage stakeholders across all levels of the organisation.

Requirements:

• Excellent academic results at school and university.
• A degree in a business or technical subject.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills in English.
• Previous experience providing comprehensive support to senior leadership.
• Ability to quickly build rapport with key stakeholders.
• Excellent organisational and problem solving skills.
• Ability to travel up to four times a year for company events of up to two weeks duration.
• Ability to learn new technology and software quickly.
• Diligence, confidence, self-awareness and thoughtfulness.

Benefits:

• Distributed work environment with twice-yearly team sprints in person.
• Personal learning and development budget of USD 2,000 per year.
• Annual compensation review.
• Recognition rewards.
• Annual holiday leave.
• Maternity and paternity leave.
• Employee Assistance Programme.
• Opportunity to travel to new locations to meet colleagues.
• Priority Pass, and travel upgrades for long haul company events.
• Performance-driven annual bonus.