Executive Assistant, Chief People & Culture Officer

The Company

Dexcom Corporation (NASDAQ DXCM) is a pioneer and global leader in continuous glucose monitoring (CGM). Dexcom began as a small company with a big dream: To forever change how diabetes is managed. To unlock information and insights that drive better health outcomes. Here we are 25 years later, having pioneered an industry. And we're just getting started. We are broadening our vision beyond diabetes to empower people to take control of health. That means personalized, actionable insights aimed at solving important health challenges. To continue what we've started: Improving human health.

We are driven by thousands of ambitious, passionate people worldwide who are willing to fight like warriors to earn the trust of our customers by listening, serving with integrity, thinking big, and being dependable. We've already changed millions of lives and we're ready to change millions more. Our future ambition is to become a leading consumer health technology company while continuing to develop solutions for serious health conditions. We'll get there by constantly reinventing uniquebiosensing-technology experiences. Though we've come a long way from our small company days, our dreams are bigger than ever. The opportunity to improve health on a global scale stands before us.

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. The Executive Assistant must operate with exceptional judgment, discretion, professionalism, attention to detail, and the ability to anticipate needs and manage competing priorities in a fast-paced, highly visible executive environment.

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, ensuring clear communication, timely follow-through, and appropriate escalation.
• 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 for leadership meetings, board and committee discussions, town halls, employee engagement initiatives, and strategic People & Culture priorities.
• Coordinate logistics for People & Culture leadership meetings, executive offsites, team-building events, employee listening sessions, recognition moments, culture initiatives, and other cross-functional programs that support engagement and organizational effectiveness.

• 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, handling routine matters independently and surfacing urgent or sensitive items for executive attention.

• Arrange domestic and international travel, including itineraries, transportation, lodging, meeting accommodations, and expense reporting in accordance with company policies and procedures. 

• Handle highly sensitive and confidential corporate, personnel, organizational, compensation, talent, and employee relations information with the utmost discretion, sound judgment, and professionalism.
• Build and maintain strong working relationships across the People & Culture organization and with employees at all levels, partnering effectively with Legal, Finance, Communications, Facilities, IT, and executive support teams to advance business objectives and company events.
• 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, including coordinating equipment, schedules, orientation activities, and access requirements. 

• 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, clarity, and follow-through.

• Perform other duties and special projects as assigned. 

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, with the ability to interact confidently and appropriately with senior leaders and confidential stakeholders.

• 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.

Please note: The information contained herein is not intended to be an all-inclusive list of the duties and responsibilities of the job, nor are they intended to be an all-inclusive list of the skills and abilities required to do the job. Management may, at its discretion, assign or reassign duties and responsibilities to this job at any time. The duties and responsibilities in this job description may be subject to change at any time due to reasonable accommodation or other reasons. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform essential functions. 

An Equal Opportunity Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, age, national origin, or protected veteran status and will not be discriminated against on the basis of disability. Dexcom’s AAP may be viewed upon request by contacting Talent Acquisition at talentacquisition@dexcom.com. 

If you are an individual with a disability and would like to request a reasonable accommodation as part of the employment selection process, please contact Dexcom Talent Acquisition at talentacquisition@dexcom.com. 

Meritain, an Aetna Company, creates and publishes the Machine-Readable Files on behalf of Dexcom. To link to the Machine-Readable Files, please click on the URL provided: https://health1.meritain.com/app/public/#/one/insurerCode=MERITAIN_I&brandCode=MERITAINOVER/machine-readable-transparency-in-coverage?reportingEntityType=TPA_19874&lock=true

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