Executive Assistant

About the Position

This position requires to be onsite Monday - Friday at our headquarters in Portland, OR.

• Drive cross‑functional alignment by connecting numerous teams that support DTC, including Marketing, Merchandising, Ops, Finance, Real Estate, Analytics, eCommerce, Planning & Allocation, and Tech to keep priorities, timelines, and decisions moving smoothly across all functions.
• Anticipate business needs by understanding DTC rhythms (launch cycles, promotional calendars, inventory flows, customer insights).
• Protect executive focus through strategic calendar management that prioritizes revenue‑driving work, partner alignment, and decision‑making moments. Manage complex ever‑changing calendars for multiple executives.
• Enable fast, clear communication across teams by synthesizing updates, surfacing risks, and ensuring leaders have the right context at the right time.
• Lead operational excellence by owning business cadences, leadership meetings, offsites, and cross‑functional workflows that keep the DTC Org running.
• Provide excellence in event coordination, resourcefulness, and organization to support the team at a high level.
• Build strong partner relationships to influence without authority and ensure seamless collaboration across functions.
• Identify gaps and streamline processes & meetings to reduce friction, improve speed, and support a high‑velocity retail environment.
• Show judgement, discretion, and calm in a fast‑moving, customer‑centric business where priorities shift quickly.
• Coordinate varying styles of meetings including department meetings, staff meetings, onsite/offsite meetings, etc.
• Maintain excellent working relationships across the organization.
• Craft clear correspondence and communications.
• Organize and prioritize competing tasks with confidentiality, accuracy, and efficiency.
• Book executive travel and plan extensive team travel spanning multiple regions.

• High school or equivalent degree.
• 5+ years’ experience providing senior level administrative support in progressively responsible positions.
• Experience in a publicly held company highly desired.
• Highly proficient in MS Office (Word, Excel, PowerPoint, One Note/Drive) with ability to create presentations.
• Strong familiarity with calendaring, event planning, managing multiple projects simultaneously, and understanding what motivates people and teams.
• Experience managing expense reporting strongly preferred.

This job description is not meant to be an all‑inclusive list of duties and responsibilities, but constitutes a general definition of the position's scope and function in the company.

Columbia Sportswear Company is an equal opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to sex, gender identity, sexual orientation, race, color, religion, national origin, disability, protected Veteran status, age, or any other characteristic protected by law. Columbia Sportswear is committed to working with and providing reasonable accommodation for individuals with disabilities. https://(Use the "Apply for this Job" box below). Your Rights
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We offer a benefits package that includes medical, dental, vision, life insurance, disability, FSA, HSA, and voluntary benefits. We provide EAP + counseling services, extensive wellness benefits, employee discounts, and a generous time off program.