Executive Assistant, Corporate Strategy
Job Summary:
About the Role & Team
The Executive Assistant will support Disney’s Corporate Strategy team, specifically the team’s two Vice Presidents in addition to the broader team on an ad hoc basis. The role requires the ability to complete a wide variety of administrative tasks with resourcefulness, strong attention to detail, and little guidance; develop relationships successfully with partner groups across the Company; and, given the sensitive nature of the team’s projects, maintain confidentiality and professional discretion. The Executive Assistant will be filling a key role on the team and, as the “face” of your executives, your professionalism, loyalty and attitude will be a reflection of the office and a critical component to the team's success.
As part of the Corporate Strategy team at The Walt Disney Company, you'll be at the forefront of strategy and growth for one of the world's most iconic media and entertainment companies.
Team Overview
Corporate Strategy is a highly visible team of approximately ten professionals with backgrounds in media, consulting, and investment banking. Serving as in-house advisors to The Walt Disney Company’s executive leadership, the team plays a critical role in shaping the company’s long-term strategic vision as well as ensuring it remains well-positioned within the dynamic media and entertainment space. The team is responsible for assessing emerging industry and consumer trends, identifying new business models and growth opportunities, and driving key strategic initiatives across the company. Partnering closely with senior business and functional leaders, the team develops strategic insights and recommendations that help inform key decisions for executive management.
What You Will Do
- Provide day-to-day administrative support to the Vice Presidents on the team
- Partner with internal Disney groups as well as external third parties as needed on time-sensitive and business-critical tasks in an administrative capacity
- Assist with special projects as needed
- Interface directly with other senior executives and their support teams
- Handle extremely confidential, sensitive information, remembering that Disney is a publicly traded company
- Prepare expense reports, make travel arrangements, order office supplies, etc.
- Schedule conference rooms and meetings (both in person and virtual)
- Process large purchase orders and vendor contracts
- Assist with on-boarding new employees (including coordinating with HR and IT)
Required Qualifications & Skills
- Minimum 5 years providing executive level administrative support
- Very strong organizational skills and extreme attention to detail
- A highly professional demeanor, positive outlook and a can-do attitude
- Resourceful, “figure it out” mentality; ability to problem solve
- Strong professional discretion and complete reliability handling confidential, often highly sensitive information
- Ability to multi-task and prioritize deadlines/deliverables
- Collaborative approach, with strong interpersonal and communication skills
Preferred Qualifications
- Bachelor’s degree
- Experience with or exposure to strategy/finance/business development/consulting teams
The hiring range for this position in Burbank, CA is $65,300.00 to $87,500.00 per year based on a 40 hour work week. The amount of hours scheduled per week may vary based on business needs. The base pay actually offered will take into account internal equity and also may vary depending on the candidate’s geographic region, job-related knowledge, skills, and experience among other factors. A bonus and/or long-term incentive units may be provided as part of the compensation package, in addition to the full range of medical, financial, and/or other benefits, dependent on the level and position offered.
About The Walt Disney Company (Corporate):
At Disney Corporate you can see how the businesses behind the Company’s powerful brands come together to create the most innovative, far-reaching and admired entertainment company in the world. As a member of a corporate team, you’ll work with world-class leaders driving the strategies that keep The Walt Disney Company at the leading edge of entertainment. See and be seen by other innovative thinkers as you enable the greatest storytellers in the world to create memories for millions of families around the globe.
About The Walt Disney Company:
The Walt Disney Company, together with its subsidiaries and affiliates, is a leading diversified international family entertainment and media enterprise that includes three core business segments: Disney Entertainment, ESPN, and Disney Experiences. From humble beginnings as a cartoon studio in the 1920s to its preeminent name in the entertainment industry today, Disney proudly continues its legacy of creating world-class stories and experiences for every member of the family. Disney’s stories, characters and experiences reach consumers and guests from every corner of the globe. With operations in more than 40 countries, our employees and cast members work together to create entertainment experiences that are both universally and locally cherished.
This position is with Disney Worldwide Services, Inc., which is part of a business we call The Walt Disney Company (Corporate).
Disney Worldwide Services, Inc. is an equal opportunity employer. Applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, religion, color, sex, sexual orientation, gender, gender identity, gender expression, national origin, ancestry, age, marital status, military or veteran status, medical condition, genetic information or disability, or any other basis prohibited by federal, state or local law. Disney champions a business environment where ideas and decisions from all people help us grow, innovate, create the best stories and be relevant in a constantly evolving world.
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