Senior Strategic Executive Assistant

Senior Strategic Executive Assistant

Synopsys is the leader in engineering solutions from silicon to systems, enabling customers to rapidly innovate AI-powered products. We deliver industry-leading silicon design, IP, simulation and analysis solutions, and design services. We partner closely with our customers across a wide range of industries to maximize their R&D capability and productivity, powering innovation today that ignites the ingenuity of tomorrow.

You have spent years learning that the best executive support is not about being reactive, it is about seeing three steps ahead. You know the difference between managing a calendar and actually protecting someone's time so they can think strategically instead of firefighting all day. You have worked close enough to senior leaders to understand that your job is not just scheduling meetings, it is making sure the right people are in the room with the right context at the right time.

You are comfortable jumping into a half-formed request, asking two clarifying questions, and turning it into a polished deck or a logistics plan that actually works across time zones. You do not get rattled when priorities shift mid-week or when a last-minute ask comes in at 4pm on a Friday. You have learned to read between the lines, to know when "can you set up a call" really means "I need to align these three stakeholders before this decision goes sideways," and you handle it.

Discretion is second nature to you. You have seen sensitive information, heard tough conversations, and you know how to hold that with professionalism and judgment. At Synopsys, you will support a global sales leader who depends on you to keep the machine running so they can focus on the business that matters.

Manage the calendar, travel, and daily logistics for the global head of simulation and analysis sales, coordinating across time zones and balancing competing executive priorities

Prepare PowerPoint presentations, briefing documents, and executive summaries for leadership meetings, customer engagements, and internal strategy sessions

Coordinate leadership meetings and sales team events, handling logistics, agendas, pre-reads, and follow-up action tracking to keep initiatives moving

Serve as a liaison between the sales leader and cross-functional teams including product, marketing, finance, and regional sales organizations, ensuring alignment and timely communication

Track action items, decisions, and follow-ups from executive meetings, looping in the right stakeholders and keeping projects on track

Handle expense reports, travel bookings, and administrative workflows using internal systems and tools

Maintain confidentiality and professionalism when managing sensitive business information, executive communications, and strategic planning materials

Free up executive bandwidth so your leader can focus on closing deals, building customer relationships, and driving the sales strategy instead of managing logistics

Improve the quality and clarity of executive communications, ensuring leadership materials are polished, accurate, and ready to go

Accelerate decision-making by ensuring the right people have the right information at the right time, no bottlenecks, no miscommunication

Strengthen cross-functional collaboration by serving as a trusted point of contact and keeping teams aligned on priorities and timelines

Drive accountability and follow-through by tracking commitments and making sure nothing falls through the cracks after a meeting ends

Create a smoother, more predictable operating rhythm for a global sales organization that spans regions, customers, and product lines

Build trust and credibility with senior stakeholders who depend on you to handle complex, high-stakes coordination with judgment and professionalism

Bachelor's degree in Business, Marketing, Communications, or a related field with 4+ years of relevant experience, or 8+ years of professional administrative or executive support experience

4+ years supporting senior leaders or executives, ideally in a sales, business development, or global organization context

Strong proficiency in Microsoft Office, especially PowerPoint, Excel, and…