Executive Assistant; US Field

Life Unlimited. At Smith+Ne ppwe design and manufacture technology that takes the limits off living.

At Smith+Ne ppwe, we are driven by our purpose of Life Unlimited helping restore people's bodies and their self-belief. The Executive Assistant plays a critical role in enabling this purpose by acting as a highly proactive, trusted partner to a senior executive. This role goes beyond traditional administrative support. The Executive Assistant operates as an extension of the leader, enabling focus on strategic priorities, supporting effective decision-making, and ensuring seamless execution in a fast‑paced, global, matrixed environment.

• Act as a trusted partner and advisor to the executive, anticipating needs, proactively identifying risks, and addressing issues before they escalat
• Exercise strong judgment to manage competing priorities, stakeholder requests, and executive access

• Own end‑to‑end calendar and time strategy, ensuring the executive’s time is aligned to business priorities and enterprise outcomes
• Proactively identify conflicts, inefficiencies, and trade‑offs; recommend solutions that optimize impact
• Prepare the executive with briefings, context, and key insights ahead of critical meetings and decisions

• Enable effective leadership forums, including agenda planning, pre‑reads, and follow‑up to ensure outcomes and accountability
• Track decisions, actions, and commitments to ensure execution and closure
• Support core business rhythms such as leadership meetings, operating cadence, off‑sites, planning cycles, and talent discussions

• Serve as a professional and reliable point of contact for senior internal and external stakeholders, representing the executive with credibility and discretion
• Draft and manage executive communications, ensuring clarity, consistency, and alignment with Smith+Ne ppwe values and priorities
• Handle highly confidential and sensitive information with integrity, discretion, and sound judgement

• Partner cross‑functionally with HR, Finance, Legal, Communications, and other teams to enable efficient execution of executive priorities
• Support preparation for key enterprise activities such as talent reviews, business reviews, and leadership communications
• Continuously identify opportunities to improve processes, ways of working, and executive effectiveness
• Book and coordinate all travel including completing expense reports

• Act as a role model for Smith+Ne ppwe behaviours, demonstrating collaboration, accountability, and inclusion
• Provide informal mentoring or guidance to Executive Assistants, contributing to continuous improvement and capability uplift across the EA community

• Strong executive presence with the ability to influence through judgment, credibility, and trust
• Exceptional organizational skills with a proactive, anticipatory mindset
• Ability to operate independently in a complex, fast‑paced, and matrixed global environment
• High levels of resilience, adaptability, and attention to detail
• Discretion and integrity in handling sensitive business and people matters

• Excellent written and verbal communication skills
• Ability to synthesize information and provide concise executive‑level insights
• Advanced proficiency in Microsoft Outlook, PowerPoint, Excel, and Teams
• Experience supporting senior leaders in a regulated or highly complex organization preferred

• Bachelor’s degree preferred or equivalent experience
• Significant experience supporting senior leaders at VP level and above
• Proven track record of operating as a proactive executive partner, not solely an administrative support role
• Experience navigating confidentiality, ambiguity, and competing priorities
• Ability to travel infrequently for team or other meetings

• Parental leave, paid holidays, tuition reimbursement, 401(k), and stock options
• 401(k) Matching Program, 401(k) Plus Program, Discounted Stock Options, Tuition Reimbursement
• Flexibl…