Executive Assistant, Human Resources

About Us

Crane NXT is a premier industrial technology company that provides proprietary and trusted technology solutions to secure, detect, and authenticate what matters most to its customers. The company pioneered advanced, proprietary micro-optics technology for securing physical products. It's sophisticated electronic equipment and associated software leverage proprietary core capabilities with detection and sensing technologies.

We are seeking a dynamic, organized, self‑starter to be the Executive Assistant to the Chief People Officer. The ideal candidate will possess exceptional organizational skills, impeccable attention to detail, and the ability to thrive in a fast‑paced environment. This role requires a proactive individual capable of complex, global calendar and email management and coordinating travel arrangements. The executive assistant must exhibit professionalism, discretion, and the capacity to handle confidential information with sensitivity.

Based in Waltham, this role partners closely with the other executive assistants in the office and across the organization. This position offers an exciting opportunity to contribute to the effectiveness, efficiency, and success of the Human Resources organization.

• Serving as a first point of contact for the senior executive and developing systems to prioritize the executive’s time and activities
• Providing appropriate materials to prepare the senior executive in advance of upcoming meetings
• Drafting correspondence and memoranda, answering and screening the senior executive’s phone calls, and directing inquiries to the proper party within the team
• Making travel arrangements (domestic and international), managing the necessary travel visa application process, and processing expense reports using Concur
• Assembling and proofreading presentation materials for the Compensation Committee of the Board of Directors meetings (prior experience with Diligent board portal a plus)
• Coordinating timelines with business leaders to ensure on‑time delivery of IC (Intellectual Capital) Process materials; packaging and distributing the materials to senior executives using Teams/Share Point
• Coordinating onboarding plans, including technology, materials, and meetings for any newly hired direct reports of the senior executive
• Creating PowerPoint presentations and assisting with developing and updating Excel spreadsheets and other documents
• Partnering with the communications team to draft and send communications on behalf of the company executive(s) as well as post to the internal corporate communications SharePoint site
• Partnering with communications team, senior executive(s) and EA to the CEO for the Quarterly Leadership Forum and All Hands meetings
• Preparing event and meeting materials including assisting with the creation of presentations, handouts, and other related materials, as well as printing and collating of materials for the Human Resources team, the Senior Leadership team, and the Board of Directors
• Establishing and maintaining effective cooperative professional business relationships with all levels of management, employees, and outside clients
• Acting as a proactive creative problem solver, liaison, and facilitator in managing support responsibilities
• Acting as a lead on the facilitation and coordination of communications and administrative procedures across the Human Resources team globally
• Coordinating conference/meeting room set up, ordering catering, and making logistical arrangements
• Providing backup assistance to other executive support team members as needed
• Assisting with preparations for the annual off‑site orientation meeting; lead for the administrative stream related to invitations, materials, hotel bookings, ground transportation, and other related requirements
• Creating ad hoc reports that support requests from the senior executives

• Must have experience in supporting a senior executive in a fast‑paced and demanding corporate work environment

• Bachelor’s Degree and 5 to 7 years of relevant professional experience supporting a C‑level executive in a global company,…