Executive Administrator, N.A. Government Affairs

Visa is a world leader in payments and technology, with over 259 billion payments transactions flowing safely between consumers, merchants, financial institutions, and government entities in more than 200 countries and territories each year. Our mission is to connect the world through the most innovative, convenient, reliable, and secure payments network, enabling individuals, businesses, and economies to thrive while driven by a common purpose - to uplift everyone, everywhere by being the best way to pay and be paid.

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This position will be responsible for a broad range of executive administrative support duties for a senior member of the Visa Government Affairs Team. The successful candidate must possess the ability to stay several steps ahead and anticipating the needs of an extremely busy executive. We are looking for someone who takes great pride in being an Executive Assistant and who will serve as an ambassador for Visa and the North America Government Affairs team.

Essential Functions

- Perform administrative support duties, including but not limited to drafting correspondence and preparing meeting materials and other documentation as requested

- Manage scheduling of staff and individual meetings, teleconferences, team off-sites, and other events

- Expertly manage travel bookings (both international and domestic) and submission of expense reports through expense systems

- Manage event and meeting planning including facilities coordination, catering, offsite venue research and booking, tracking RSVPs, greeting guests, and preparing meeting spaces

- Expertly prepare documents in Word, Excel, and PowerPoint that require little to no editing.

- Assist in onboarding new staff, including through ordering business cards and preparing and communicating detailed and tailored onboarding materials and schedule

- Manage multiple distribution lists, org charts, and rosters

- Set up and manage team-wide calendar and meetings

- Track and send reminders for training, events, compliance tasks

- Attend and capture notes and next steps in meetings

- Find and organize training, both group and individual

- Manage shared team information and resources on intranet portals

- Place orders and make purchases on behalf of the team, in line with corporate card program and budget guidelines, manage all related expensing and record keeping

- Manage inventory of office supplies

- Manage team access to paid subscriptions

- Other administrative and office management duties as assigned

This is a hybrid position. Expectation of days in office will be confirmed by your Hiring Manager.

Basic Qualifications

- Minimum of 6 months of work experience or a Bachelor's Degree

Preferred Qualifications

- 2 or more years of work experience

- Excellent professional presence with a confident and approachable personality

- Sound professional judgment, ability to handle sensitive information with the utmost discretion

- Strong communication skills (written and verbal), with the ability to effectively and diplomatically communicate and collaborate with a diverse range of people and job functions

- Demonstrated strength in multi-tasking and prioritizing work, detail-oriented and highly organized

- Advanced proficiency in Microsoft Office (Word, Outlook, Excel & PowerPoint) is a must. Technologically savvy.

- Must be a self-starter and able to work with little or no supervision

- Ability to effectively and successfully problem solve and respond to complicated situations

- Highly proficient in organizing worldwide travel

- Previous professional experience as a scheduler for an executive or government official

- Experience working with staff on Capitol Hill

- Experience with budget and contract management

Work Hours: Varies upon the needs of the department.

Travel Requirements: This position requires travel5-10% of the time.

Mental/Physical Requirements: This position will be performed in an office setting. The position will require the incumbent to sit and stand at a desk, communicate in person and by telephone, frequently operate standard office equipment, such as telephones and computers.

Visa is an EEO Employer. Qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, sexual orientation, gender identity, disability or protected veteran status. Visa will also consider for employment qualified applicants with criminal histories in a manner consistent with EEOC guidelines and applicable local law.

Visa will consider for employment qualified applicants with criminal histories in a manner consistent with applicable local law, including the requirements of Article 49 of the San Francisco Police Code.

U.S. APPLICANTS ONLY: The estimated salary range for a new hire into this position is 67,000.00 to 94,750.00 USD per year, which may include potential sales incentive payments (if applicable). Salary may vary depending on job-related factors which may include knowledge, skills, experience, and location. In addition, this position may be eligible for bonus and equity. Visa has a comprehensive benefits package for which this position may be eligible that includes Medical, Dental, Vision, 401 (k), FSA/HSA, Life Insurance, Paid Time Off, and Wellness Program.