Executive Assistant
Location: Shaftesbury Avenue (Hybrid: appx 3 days per week in office)
At Deckers Brands, Together, Every Step is a promise kept that every employee can bring their authentic self, is valued and supported, as a whole person, at work and beyond. Together, Every Step is how we continue to deliver exceptional business results, experience an amazing place to work, and have a positive impact on the communities and world around us.
The Role:
As the Executive Assistant EMEA, you’ll be at the heart of our EMEA leadership team, providing proactive, high-level administrative support to the Senior Vice President & General Manager (SVP & GM), EMEA, and collaborating closely with the Senior Executive Assistant and the wider EMEA Executive Team.
You’ll play a pivotal role in ensuring seamless daily operations, strategic planning, and stakeholder coordination across multiple time zones. Your commitment to fostering a positive, collaborative culture and your ability to thrive in a fast-paced, international environment will help drive our business forward and embody Decker’s core values.
Your Impact:
- Proactively manage complex calendars and diaries across multiple time zones, ensuring alignment with the EMEA corporate calendar and optimizing the SVP & GM’s availability.
- Coordinate and schedule internal and external meetings, including logistics, agendas, briefing documents, and follow-ups.
- Attend key meetings to capture minutes, track action items, and ensure timely follow-up on deliverables.
- Oversee all travel arrangements, including bookings, visa processing, and on-the-ground logistics, ensuring compliance with travel budgets and policies.
- Prepare and submit expense reports and manage holiday requests for the SVP and direct reports, ensuring timely approvals and compliance.
- Draft and manage professional correspondence and sensitive documents across multiple platforms.
- Serve as a primary point of contact for internal colleagues, customers, and external partners, coordinating regional visits and ensuring a high standard of service.
- Plan and execute internal team events, client dinners, and external engagements, managing logistics, RSVPs, and budgets.
- Provide a wide range of administrative assistance, including document preparation, project coordination, research, and reporting.
- Support the EMEA Executive Commercial Team and Senior Executive Assistant with travel, expenses, project tasks, and event coordination.
- Assist in planning and executing corporate events, such as Town Halls and team-wide meetings, ensuring smooth operations.
COME AS YOU ARE
We celebrate diversity—of your background, your experiences, and your unique identity. We are committed to ensuring an inclusive and equitable workplace where all of our employees can Come as They Are. We believe that when we bring our different perspectives to work, we are truly Better Together.
Who You Are:
- Self-aware with high-level of emotional intelligence
- Highly organized, proactive, and self-motivated team player
- Flexible and able to adapt to change
- You have superior communication skills to address all levels of the organisation
We would Love to Hear from People with:
- Demonstrable experience as a PA or EA within fast-paced, dynamic organization
- Proficiency in MS Suite (Outlook, Teams, PowerPoint, Word, Excell – Intermediate or above)
- Experienced in using virtual communication and collaboration platforms (e.g., Microsoft Teams, Zoom)
- Fluency in French and English is a requirement for this role
- Familiarity with working across international teams and time zones is desirable
- Strong internal and external customer service orientation
- Capable project coordination skills, with attention to detail and follow-through
- Passionate about innovation, with a genuine interest in social media, emerging technologies, and AI
What We Will Give You:
- Competitive Pay and Bonuses - We’ve created a variety of competitive compensation programs to foster career development, reward success and to show our employees just how much they’re valued
- 27 Days Holidays + Bank Holidays & some time away from work – on top of generous holiday allowance, we can generally take advantage of half day Fridays providing our work is finished for the week
- Extras, discounts, perks & volunteering opportunities - Being a valued member of the Deckers Brands team means more than just a paycheck. From generous discounts to community-based programs, we offer a variety of cool extras
- Growth and Development - Deckers Brands was built on the idea of pursuing passion. That’s why we offer extensive opportunities and support for personal and professional development including Global Mentorship Programme
- Hybrid & Flexible Working Environment
Equal Employment Opportunity
Diversity and inclusion are key to our success. We are proud to be an equal opportunity employer and our employees are people with different strengths, experiences and backgrounds who share a passion for our brands. We welcome qualified applicants embracing their race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression, national origin, age, military or veteran status, mental or physical disability, medical condition and all of the other beautiful parts of your identity.
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