Executive Assistant, Chief People & Culture Officer
Dexcom
Summary
Provides high-level executive, administrative, and strategic operational support to the EVP/Chief People & Culture Officer, enabling the leader to advance enterprise people, culture, talent, and organizational priorities. This role manages complex calendar and travel needs, executive communications, leadership and board materials, confidential HR-related information, meeting and event logistics, and cross-functional follow-through with senior leaders and key partners.
Job description
Overview
Provides high-level executive, administrative, and strategic operational support to the EVP/Chief People & Culture Officer, enabling the leader to advance enterprise people, culture, talent, and organizational priorities. This role manages complex calendar and travel needs, executive communications, leadership and board materials, confidential HR-related information, meeting and event logistics, and cross-functional follow-through with senior leaders and key partners.
Where you come in
- Own and proactively manage all aspects of the EVP/Chief People & Culture Officer's calendar, including prioritizing meetings, resolving conflicts, preparing agendas, coordinating pre-read materials, and ensuring the executive is well prepared for key discussions.
- Serve as a trusted liaison and extension of the EVP/Chief People & Culture Officer with the Executive Leadership Team, People & Culture leadership team, employees, external partners, and other stakeholders.
- Represent the executive with professionalism by managing meeting requests, welcoming visitors, responding to inquiries, and coordinating interactions with senior leaders, board members, candidates, customers, and business partners.
- Develop, format, proofread, and maintain executive-level presentations, organizational communications, reports, briefing materials, and other business documents.
- Coordinate logistics for People & Culture leadership meetings, executive offsites, team-building events, employee listening sessions, recognition moments, culture initiatives, and other cross-functional programs.
- Plan and execute executive meetings and events, including venue coordination, catering, audiovisual requirements, transportation, accommodations, meeting materials, and onsite support.
- Drive special projects and assignments by clarifying objectives, organizing workstreams, tracking milestones, coordinating stakeholders, monitoring progress, solving issues, and ensuring timely completion with minimal direction.
- Screen, prioritize, and manage incoming calls, emails, messages, and correspondence.
- Arrange domestic and international travel, including itineraries, transportation, lodging, meeting accommodations, and expense reporting.
- Handle highly sensitive and confidential corporate, personnel, organizational, compensation, talent, and employee relations information with the utmost discretion.
- Build and maintain strong working relationships across the People & Culture organization and with employees at all levels.
- Coordinate high-level and sensitive interactions with senior executives, board members, external advisors, executive candidates, customers, and business partners.
- Support onboarding activities for direct reports and new team members.
- Create and distribute regular executive communications, newsletters, and team updates to large employee audiences.
- Anticipate executive and team needs, identify opportunities to improve administrative workflows, and proactively create systems that increase efficiency.
What makes you successful
- Exceptional organizational, project management, and prioritization skills.
- Advanced proficiency in Microsoft Office Suite, particularly PowerPoint, Outlook, Teams, Word, and Excel.
- Strong written and verbal communication skills.
- High degree of emotional intelligence, professionalism, and executive presence.
- Ability to manage multiple complex projects simultaneously with minimal supervision.
- Strong business judgment and ability to understand enterprise priorities, People & Culture initiatives, and organizational sensitivities.
- Demonstrated experience coordinating large-scale meetings, events, and corporate programs.
- Strong attention to detail and commitment to confidentiality.
- Ability to exercise sound judgment and work effectively under pressure in a dynamic environment.
Education and Experience
Typically requires a Bachelor's degree and a minimum of 8+ years of related executive administrative experience, including direct support of senior executives or C-suite leaders; equivalent experience may be considered.
Assigned Desk Workplace
Your primary work location will be your assigned Dexcom site, where you will have a dedicated workstation. This role requires regular onsite attendance, typically 4-5 days per week. Candidates must reside within commuting distance of the assigned Dexcom location or be willing to relocate.
Requirements
- Bachelor's degree
- Minimum of 8+ years of related executive administrative experience
- Direct support of senior executives or C-suite leaders
- Exceptional organizational, project management, and prioritization skills
- Advanced proficiency in Microsoft Office Suite (PowerPoint, Outlook, Teams, Word, Excel)
- Strong written and verbal communication skills
- High degree of emotional intelligence, professionalism, and executive presence
- Ability to manage multiple complex projects simultaneously with minimal supervision
- Strong business judgment
- Demonstrated experience coordinating large-scale meetings, events, and corporate programs
- Strong attention to detail and commitment to confidentiality
- Ability to work effectively under pressure in a dynamic environment
Company overview
Dexcom, Inc. is a pioneering American healthcare company specializing in the development, manufacturing, and distribution of continuous glucose monitoring (CGM) systems for diabetes management. Founded in 1999 and headquartered in San Diego, California, Dexcom has transformed diabetes care through innovative biosensing technology that provides real-time glucose readings. The company's flagship products, including the G-series CGM systems, offer industry-leading accuracy and extended wear times, with the latest G7 model providing up to 15.5 days of continuous monitoring. As a publicly traded company listed on Nasdaq (DXCM) and a component of both the Nasdaq-100 and S&P 500 indices, Dexcom operates globally with manufacturing facilities in Arizona, Malaysia, and Ireland. With over 10,300 employees worldwide, the company generates approximately $4 billion in annual revenue and maintains strategic partnerships with major healthcare technology companies. Dexcom's mission focuses on empowering people with diabetes to take control of their health through advanced monitoring solutions that improve clinical outcomes and quality of life.