Principal Executive Assistant, Radiance Technologies, Arlington, VA
Radiance Technologies -
Arlington, VA,
US
Principal Executive Assistant
Date Posted: 2024-04-29
Job description
Radiance Technologies, a rapidly growing and 100% employee-owned company, is looking for an exceptionally driven, insightful, and proactive Executive Assistant to support a high visibility and innovative team. The Executive Assistant will provide executive level management and analytical support to senior DOD Official. This is an important position with close interaction with Senior leadership across DOD, Industry, Academia. The successful candidate is someone who thrives in a fast-paced environment and is a proven self-starter, capable of working independently and with a team. The Executive Assistant is a key enabler that develops an intimate understanding of how the Principal Director operates, anticipating three steps ahead of the team to provide the Director maximum use of their time.
Principal Responsibilities
Required Skills
Required Experience
Desired Qualifications
EOE/Minorities/Females/Vet/Disabled
Principal Responsibilities
- The right candidate will have a strong sense of ownership, bias for action, and be able to work accurately when under pressure to meet suspense deadlines
- You will be responsible for a wide range of activities including management of fast-changing and complex calendars, tracking key deliverables visible at the senior-most levels of the organization, and helping to coordinate the work of internally and externally facing team members
- You need to be someone who wants to build a trust with multiple stakeholders
- A successful candidate will also possess the ability to operate independently, and react with appropriate urgency to situations that require a quick turnaround
- Integrate briefings for presentation to senior leaders, higher headquarters, and external agencies
- Maintain and manage a calendar of events for senior leaders, including all important conferences, meetings, and visitors.
- Schedule/coordinate conference calls, rooms, transportation as required
- Compose nontechnical correspondence (staff memos and forms) to higher echelons, affiliated and nonaffiliated agencies, and business associates.
Required Skills
- Highly proficient with Microsoft Office Suite (PowerPoint, Excel, Word and Adobe Acrobat)
- Positive and Proactive Attitude
- Excellent organizational, multitasking, and time management skills
- Plan, prioritize, and organize a diversified workload in a detail-oriented environment
- Demonstrate a strong attention to detail and problem-solving skills
- Ability to perform in a dynamic environment and operate both independently and contribute to the team
- Exceptional written and verbal communication skills
- Active or TS/SCI eligible
Required Experience
- BA or BS degree with 3 years of experience or equivalent directly related experience and 10 yrs of experience
Desired Qualifications
- 3+ years of experience supporting an Executive Level Operations, General Officers or Political Appointees
- Comfortable communicating with several senior stakeholders across the DoD, Commercial Industry, Academia, and Intel Communities
- Keen discernment and decision making in ambiguous environment
- Strong proficiency in Microsoft Outlook, Microsoft Word, and Excel
- Demonstrated track record of problem solving and applying critical thinking
- Excellent communication (written and verbal) and interpersonal skills
- High levels of integrity and discretion
- Grace under pressure, sound judgment and flexibility in balancing competing priorities
- Experience supporting diverse team including corporate senior leadership, flag officers, SES government civilians or senior executives
- Self-directed and able to perform assignments independently, and, at times, with management staff under time constraints and stringent deadlines
- Experience Using DOD/Army TMT
- Tableau
- Build Brief Books, Information Papers
EOE/Minorities/Females/Vet/Disabled