Executive Assistant

About the role

Telstra is seeking an Executive Assistant to support one of its most senior Enterprise leaders during a period of rapid growth and transformation. This role goes beyond traditional diary management, acting as a strategic business partner who helps drive executive effectiveness and prioritisation across a large, complex organisation.

Key responsibilities

• Manage a highly complex, high‑volume executive calendar, making independent decisions on meeting prioritisation and resolving conflicts.
• Proactively identify and resolve calendar clashes weeks in advance.
• Liaise with internal and external senior stakeholders, protecting executive time for high‑value priorities.
• Support long‑term strategic planning across annual, quarterly and sprint‑based cycles.
• Prepare briefing materials, reports, presentations and documentation for executive decision‑making.
• Coordinate leadership meetings, offsites, town halls and other strategic events.
• Manage executive inbox, triage communications, respond on behalf of the executive when appropriate, and track urgent actions.
• Build trusted relationships across Telstra’s leadership community and Executive Assistant network.

Required profile

• Demonstrated ability to operate autonomously in fast‑paced, high‑visibility environments.
• Strong judgement and decision‑making skills, especially when balancing competing priorities.
• Excellent stakeholder management and relationship‑building capabilities.
• Proactive, solution‑oriented mindset with a focus on delivering strategic outcomes.

Required skills