About the Role
As an Executive Assistant supporting the General Manager at Riot Sydney, you operate as a trusted partner focused on executive effectiveness, sound judgement, and reliable follow-through. This role goes beyond administrative support, aiming to enable effective preparation, clear operating rhythm, and sustainable ways of working that help the GM and studio leadership stay aligned, make informed decisions, and focus on high-impact work. You are curious, proactive, and comfortable seeking context to understand priorities, stakeholder needs, and opportunities to add value.
Responsibilities
- Own the GM’s calendar as a strategic tool, using judgement to maintain a high bar on focus, access, buffers, and trade-offs across global time zones.
- Anticipate conflicts, preparation needs, and pressure points across time zones, adjusting scheduling to optimize global collaboration.
- Own senior stakeholder scheduling and travel logistics with situation awareness, using context, priorities, and availability constraints to secure the right moments with the right people.
- Orchestrate senior stakeholder visits and executive trips end-to-end, including logistics, scheduling, preparation, coordination, and overall trip readiness.
- Ensure meeting discipline, agendas, and appropriate pre-reads, with briefing depth calibrated to the importance and sensitivity of the meeting.
- Draft, edit, and refine written communications for senior audiences, adapting tone, timing, and framing to the situation and audience.
- Synthesize complex or ambiguous inputs into clear, decision-ready summaries.
- Act as a trusted point of coordination for information and requests, shaping urgency, access, and response expectations while protecting the GM’s focus.
- Maintain awareness of studio priorities, commitments, risks, and stakeholder dynamics.
- Support follow-through on executive commitments, particularly people and leadership actions.
- Partner closely with the Program Manager to ensure readiness for QBRs, reviews, and strategy sessions.
Requirements
- 5+ years supporting senior leaders as an Executive or Administrative Assistant.
- Strong organizational and business judgment.
- Excellent written and verbal communication skills.
- Comfort handling sensitive information.
- Experience supporting GM, Director, or C-suite leaders.
- Experience in fast-paced global or matrixed organizations.
- Google Workspace expertise alongside proficiency in distributed collaboration tools.
- Interest in the craft of making games and a drive to support teams that create experiences players love.
Skills
- Executive effectiveness
- Sound judgement
- Reliable follow-through
- Proactive
- Discretion
- Organizational skills
- Business judgment
- Written communication
- Verbal communication
- Handling sensitive information
- Google Workspace
- Distributed collaboration tools
- Problem-solving
- Analytical mindset
- Clear communication
Location
- Riot Sydney
Work Type
- Full-time
Experience Level
- 5+ years supporting senior leaders
About the Company
- Riot Sydney is part of Riot Games’ global organisation, contributing to long-term success by helping teams build, support, and improve games players love for years.
- This role supports Riot’s mission to make it better to be a player by helping senior leaders focus on the highest impact work, operate with a high bar, and collaborate effectively across Riot.
