Executive Assistant

Role Overview

We invite an experienced Executive Assistant to join the Disney team on a nine-month fixed-term contract, based primarily in the London Hammersmith office. This pivotal role involves delivering comprehensive executive and administrative support to the Senior Vice President & General Manager of Direct to Consumer EMEA. The successful candidate will play a vital role in enabling efficient operation through exceptional organizational skills, prioritization abilities, stakeholder engagement, and sound judgement.

Key Responsibilities

• Act as a trusted partner to the SVP by gaining in-depth knowledge of their priorities, working preferences, and strategic goals.
• Safeguard the executive's schedule via savvy prioritization, proactive calendar management, and considered decision-making.
• Handle intricate calendars spanning multiple time zones, balancing various competing demands while anticipating upcoming needs.
• Oversee executive communications to filter correspondence and facilitate prompt, well-informed decisions.
• Prepare agendas, briefing documents, and monitor follow-up actions to optimize leadership productivity.
• Arrange complex international travel plans seamlessly, including contingency strategies.
• Maintain confidentiality and exercise the highest discretion in managing sensitive information.
• Integrate closely with the DTC EMEA Leadership team to build meaningful relationships with senior stakeholders across departments and regions.
• Coordinate leadership meetings and track action items to ensure delivery.
• Develop and support executive communications such as reports and leadership updates.
• Serve as a strategic advisor and confidant to the SVP, leveraging insights, judgement, and relationships to identify upcoming challenges and provide guidance for effective organizational leadership.
• Proactively identify risks and suggest potential solutions.
• Support team events and retreats as needed.
• Collaborate with the broader Disney assistant network across EMEA and other lines of business.
• Supervise the DTC Team Assistant and lead project work and business initiatives as delegated.

Organizational Alignment

The Executive Assistant will be directly accountable to the SVP, Direct to Consumer & GM, Disney+ EMEA.

Desired Qualifications and Competencies

• Extensive experience supporting high-level executives in dynamic, complex environments.
• Ability to juggle multiple urgent priorities with minimal oversight.
• Proven success building relationships across functions and geographies.
• Comfortable utilizing workplace technology and digital collaboration tools to enhance executive efficiency.
• Desirable previous experience in line management or coaching with aptitude for developing others.
• Exceptional organizational, planning, and prioritization capabilities.
• Strong commercial insight with an understanding of strategic business priorities.
• Excellent decision-making and judgement skills.
• Outstanding competencies in stakeholder engagement and relationship nurturing.
• Superior verbal and written communication abilities.
• Adaptability to ambiguity and dynamic priorities.
• Maintains high discretion and professionalism at all times.
• Keen attention to detail while retaining a strategic overview.

Competency Framework

• Executive Partnership: Establishes trusted relationships promoting executive effectiveness.
• Judgement & Decision Making: Prioritizes demands confidently and exercises sound judgement.
• Business Acumen: Aligns support with organizational objectives.
• Stakeholder Influence: Cultivates credibility across all organizational levels.
• Strategic Thinking: Anticipates needs and innovatively solves challenges.
• Continuous Improvement: Pursues process enhancements and technology adoption.
• Leadership: Mentors within the assistant community to foster growth and knowledge sharing.
• Collaboration: Engages cross-functionally to achieve shared goals.

Workplace Values

Joining Disney means embracing core values, including Integrity, Inclusion, Creativity, Collaboration, and Community care, which guide daily interactions and teamwork.

Location and Schedule

This position requires presence at the London Hammersmith office four days per week, with the option to work remotely on either Monday or Friday.

Employee Benefits

• 25 days of annual leave
• Private health and dental insurance
• Complimentary access to Disney parks for you and your family
• Exclusive discounts on select Disney products, food and beverage, and tickets
• Generous parental and guardian leave provisions
• Employee Resource Groups supporting diversity and well-being, including WOMEN @ Disney, Disney Mosaic, Disney PRIDE, ENABLED, and TRUST.

Equal Opportunity Commitment

The Walt Disney Company is dedicated to maintaining an inclusive, diverse workforce that reflects our audiences and supports belonging for all. Reasonable accommodations for disabilities are provided upon request during the application and employment process.