Administrative Assistant

Administrative Assistant

At Akamai we build innovative and tailored solutions for our customers to help them achieve their vision. We collaborate to understand our customers' needs to deliver results and possibilities for their success. We build trusted relationships through clear communication, honesty and listening to our customers.

Partner with the best

As an Administrative Assistant you will provide support to three Vice Presidents within CTG. This includes handling global calendars, travel schedules, expense reporting and managing internal functional events. You will make proactive decisions in a changeable and dynamic environment.

As an Administrative Assistant, you will be responsible for:

• Providing high-level administrative and organizational support (extensive calendar management, global travel, expenses)
• Carrying out the task-in-hand thoroughly and with accuracy, working with consistent high-quality of attention to detail
• Creating procurement requests and purchase orders and receiving goods within multiple internal systems
• Creating, augmenting, and circulating reports, presentations, worksheets, and charts using Microsoft & Google Suites
• Partnering with administrative staff across our business in the orchestration of meetings, report generation and projects
• Partnering with the IT, Finance and other teams in communicating requests, feedback, and issues, as necessary

Do what you love

To be successful in this role you will:

• Have +5 years of relevant experience in an Administrative role and a High School / Bachelor's degree.
• Have excellent ability to maintain a professional demeanor in a busy environment, handling scheduling demands and conflicts that change rapidly
• Display a good aptitude for dealing with ambiguity and uncertainty through creative problem solving
• Have excellent verbal and written communication skills, and be a collaborative team member
• Be comfortable communicating in a wide variety of formats: chat, email, video conference, phone, etc
• Demonstrate proficiency with Microsoft Office and Google Workspace tools such as Outlook, Word/Docs, Excel/Sheets, PowerPoint/Slides

There are occasions where this role will require your presence in a local Akamai office. Although infrequent, applicants should be aware that limited office attendance will be required.

At Akamai, we make life better for billions of people, trillions of times a day. Whether you're streaming live events, scrolling social media, watching your favorite series, or managing your savings, we're the engine behind the scenes. We provide the world's most distributed platform from Cloud to Edge to help the giants of the digital world work faster and stay more secure, making the internet a better experience for everyone.

Our focus is simple: Cloud and Edge: Running apps closer to users for instant performance. Security: Neutralizing threats before they ever reach your data. Content Delivery: Scaling the world's biggest moments without a glitch. AI: Enabling our customers to build, secure, and scale AI apps on the world's most distributed cloud platform. At Akamai, we don't just support the internet; we power and protect it, because behind every great digital experience is a massive hidden challenge. And we're the ones who solve it. When millions of people hit play or pay, Akamai ensures it just works.

Benefits at Akamai: We support your health, well-being, finances, and life beyond work. See our benefits.

Akamai's FlexBase program is yet another way we show our commitment to providing employees with an exceptional workplace experience. It's not about telling employees where to work; it's about supporting employees to do their best work. We trust our incredible employees to work in ways that suit them best: at home, in an office, or a combination of both.

Compensation

Akamai is committed to fair and equitable compensation practices. For US based candidates only - the base salary for this position ranges from $65,700 - $118,300/year; a candidate's salary is determined by various factors including, but not limited to, relevant work experience, skills, certifications and location. Compensation for candidates outside the US will vary. The compensation package may also include incentive compensation opportunities in the form of annual bonus or incentives, equity awards and an Employee Stock Purchase Plan (ESPP). Akamai provides industry-leading benefits including healthcare, 401K savings plan, company holidays, vacation (in the form of PTO), sick time, family friendly benefits including parental leave and an employee assistance program including a focus on mental and financial wellness; Eligibility requirements apply.

Job Info

• Job Identification 3267
• Posting Date 06/25/2026, 01:49 PM
• Locations 145 Broadway, Cambridge, MA, 02142, US (Remote)