About the Role

Calendar and Travel Management

Proactively manage, maintain, and organize complex executive calendars, efficiently prioritizing action items to help leaders keep organized and informed of meetings and events.

Oversee all aspects of complex travel arrangements incl. visas and fast entry programs, while ensuring compliance with travel guidelines and all regulated internal processes

Administrative Operations

Independently organize flow of work, prioritize tasks and activities and ensure that administrative functions are carried out in a timely and effective manner, exercising adaptability and flexibility in the face of changing priorities.

Prepare and process expense reports and outside services costs in compliance with company policies

Managing databases and filing systems, and general record keeping as required

Support with ad hoc projects and assignments

Communication and Relationship Management

Serve as a point of contact internally and externally, applying confidentiality and tact in all forms of communications

Establish and maintain strong professional relationships with internal and external stakeholders, including leaders, other departments and other administrative professionals, to enhance collaboration and facilitate effective communication and swift problem-solving.

Assist leaders with German language interpretation and communication, particularly for external interactions and official documents

Event Planning and Support

Offer innovative ideas to support company events and assist in their organization and delivery to strengthen culture and support business objectives.

Support coordinating multiple aspects of guest visits, such as organizing catering and local ground transportation for visitors

Team Collaboration, Support and Development

About You

Education

Completion of high school or secondary education required, additional university level courses, or secretarial/business school training, commercial apprenticeship with federal degree or advanced training desirable.

Knowledge and Skills

Excellent prioritization skills

Demonstrates high level of interpersonal skills and professional acumen

Demonstrates a high level of planning and organization skills

Demonstrates excellent communication skills - fluent in English (both spoken and written); working knowledge of German an asset.

Proven ability to collaborate across multiple departments/organizations and ability to navigate in an enterprise and fast-paced environment

Manages highly confidential information using appropriate discretion

Interacts and coordinates effectively and professionally with senior leaders inside and outside of the company as well as all other internal and external visitors

Demonstrates ability to manage change, and adapt work style and processes according to the dynamic nature of the organization

Understanding of cultural differences

Manages multiple tasks in an environment of tight deadlines and high-quality standards

Exhibits a high degree of autonomy and decision-making discretion

Possesses strong computer literacy and proficiency in Microsoft Office Suite, with the ability to effectively leverage technology to support executive-level tasks, and a demonstrated ability to adapt to new technologies

Team-spirited, able to collaborate with the other assistants

Previous experience working for senior executives in an international corporate environment preferred

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What’s in it For You?

You will join our inclusive culture of world-class talent, where we are committed to your personal and professional growth through:

Hybrid Work Model: We’ve adopted a flexible hybrid working environment for our office-based roles while delivering a seamless experience that is digitally and physically connected.

Wellbeing: Comprehensive benefit plans; flexible and supportive benefits for work-life balance: two company-wide Mental Health Days Off; Headspace app subscription; retirement, savings, tuition reimbursement, and employee incentive programs; resources for mental, physical, and financial wellbeing.

Culture: Globally recognized and award-winning reputation for equality, diversity and inclusion, flexibility, work-life balance, and more.

Learning & Development: LinkedIn Learning access; internal Talent Marketplace with opportunities to work on projects cross-company; Ten Thousand Coffees Thomson Reuters café networking.

Social Impact: Eight employee-driven Business Resource Groups; two paid volunteer days annually; Environmental, Social and Governance (ESG) initiatives for local and global impact.

Purpose Driven Work: We have a superpower that we’ve never talked about with as much pride as we should – we are one of the only companies on the planet that helps its customers pursue justice, truth and transparency. Together, with the professionals and institutions we serve, we help uphold the rule of law, turn the wheels of commerce, catch bad actors, report the facts, and provide trusted, unbiased information to people all over the world.

DISCLAIMER

The above information in this description has been designed to indicate the general nature and level of work performed by employees within this classification. It is not designed to contain or be interpreted as a comprehensive inventory of all duties, responsibilities, and qualifications required of employees assigned to this job.

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Accessibility

As a global business, we rely on diversity of culture and thought to deliver on our goals. To ensure we can do that, we seek talented, qualified employees in all our operations around the world regardless of race, color, sex/gender, including pregnancy, gender identity and expression, national origin, religion, sexual orientation, disability, age, marital status, citizen status, veteran status, or any other protected classification under applicable law. Thomson Reuters is proud to be an Equal Employment Opportunity/Affirmative Action Employer providing a drug-free workplace.

We also make reasonable accommodations for qualified individuals with disabilities and for sincerely held religious beliefs in accordance with applicable law.