Executive Assistant to COO

## Executive Assistant to COOApply:
Coppell, TX (Corporate):
Full time:
Posted Today:
R-1012957
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* Job Description:

** Dave & Buster’s is seeking a highly organized, proactive, and polished Executive Assistant to support the Chief Operating Officer.

This role is a key partner to the COO and plays an important part in helping the Operations organization run effectively across a large, multi-unit business. The Executive Assistant will manage a complex calendar, coordinate extensive travel and field visits, prepare executive materials, support key leadership meetings, and ensure priorities, commitments, and follow-up remain on track.

The ideal candidate is highly resourceful, exercises excellent judgment, anticipates needs before being asked, and thrives in a fast-paced environment where priorities can change quickly. This individual must be comfortable working closely with senior executives, field leaders, business partners, and teams across the organization.## What You’ll Do
* Strategically manage the COO’s complex calendar, ensuring time is aligned to the highest-priority business needs.
* Coordinate executive meetings, operating reviews, field visits, leadership meetings, one-on-ones, vendor meetings, and other key business engagements.
* Manage complex domestic travel, including flights, hotels, ground transportation, detailed itineraries, and last-minute changes.
* Coordinate store and market visits to help maximize the COO’s time in the field.
* Prepare agendas, presentations, briefing materials, reports, spreadsheets, and other executive-level documents.
* Support preparation for Executive Leadership Team meetings, business reviews, Board-related discussions, and other high-profile meetings as needed.
* Track key action items, decisions, commitments, and deadlines to help ensure follow-through across the Operations organization.
* Serve as a trusted point of contact for senior executives, field leadership, vendors, and external partners.
* Anticipate scheduling conflicts, travel disruptions, and competing priorities and proactively resolve issues.
* Coordinate leadership events, meetings, conferences, and other special programs.
* Handle highly confidential and sensitive information with discretion and professionalism.
* Support special projects and ad hoc business needs on behalf of the COO.## What We’re Looking For
* 5–7+ years of experience supporting a senior executive, preferably at the C-suite level.
* Exceptional organizational skills with strong attention to detail.
* Proven ability to manage a high-volume, complex executive calendar.
* Strong experience coordinating executive travel and multi-market itineraries.
* Excellent written and verbal communication skills.
* Advanced proficiency in Microsoft Outlook, PowerPoint, Word, Excel, Teams, and Office 365.
* Strong judgment and the ability to make decisions independently within appropriate parameters.
* Proven ability to manage multiple competing priorities with urgency and composure.
* Confidence interacting with executives, senior leaders, field teams, and external partners.
* High degree of professionalism, discretion, and confidentiality.
* A proactive, solution-oriented mindset with strong follow-through.##

Preferred Experience
* Previous experience supporting a COO, President, CEO, or other senior operating executive.
* Experience in a large, multi-unit restaurant, hospitality, entertainment, retail, or consumer-facing organization.
* Experience working with field-based leadership teams across multiple markets.
* Experience supporting executive leadership meetings, operating reviews, or Board-related materials.
* Experience coordinating complex travel schedules involving multiple cities or markets.## You’ll Thrive in This Role If You
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