Executive Assistant, Merchandising

Executive Assistant, Merchandising

Pay Range: 92,000.00 – 120,750.00 Brand: Victoria's Secret Location: New York, NY Location Type: Hybrid Job Area: Administrative Support Employment Type: Full-time Job ID: 04NP1

Why You Belong Here

At Victoria’s Secret & Co, you’ll join a world-leading specialty retail brand recognized globally for innovation and excellence in lingerie and fashion. You’ll work alongside industry leaders to set the standard for what a retail brand can achieve, placing customers at the center of everything we do to create products and experiences that bring them joy.

We believe everyone deserves a place where they truly belong. We celebrate individuality and know that your passion, experience, and unique perspective strengthen our team and business. Here, you’ll be empowered to perform, grow, and engage through unmatched opportunities to develop your skills, gain real-world experience, and learn from the best in the business.

Role Overview

Your Experience

Benefits

Location

Role Overview

Description

• Your Role

• The Executive Assistant will serve as a trusted business partner to the Chief Merchandising Officer (CMO) and provide administrative support to 1-2 Vice Presidents within the Merchandising organization. This role is responsible for managing complex calendars, coordinating domestic travel, preparing leaders for key meetings, and ensuring seamless day-to-day operations for a fast-paced executive team.

• Success in this role requires exceptional judgement, proactive planning, strong relationship-building skills, and the ability to anticipate needs before they arise. The ideal candidate thrives in a highly collaborative, complex, and matrixed retail environment and demonstrates discretion, adaptability, and a customer-service mindset while supporting senior leaders and business priorities.

• This position is based in New York City and follows a hybrid work model, with a minimum expectation of three days per week in the office, or more frequently as business needs require. Occasional travel to Columbus, Ohio may be required to support key business meetings and leadership events.

• Your Impact

• Serve as primary Executive Assistant to the Chief Merchandising Officer, providing high-level administrative and operational support.

• Manage complex and ever-changing executive calendars, strategically prioritizing meeting requests and proactively resolving conflicts while protecting leader capacity and focus.

• Anticipate upcoming business needs, prepare leaders for meetings, and ensure they have the appropriate materials, context, and information in advance.

• Develop a deep understanding of the Merchandising organization, key business priorities, seasonal milestones, and leadership meeting cadence.

• Exercise sound judgment in prioritizing communications, requests, and meeting invitations on behalf of supported leaders.

• Coordinate and manage domestic travel arrangements, including air, hotel, ground transportation, itineraries, and travel-related logistics.

• Process and reconcile expense reports accurately and in a timely manner.

• Plan, coordinate, and execute meetings, off-sites, leadership reviews, and business events, including logistics, agendas, materials, technology support, and catering as appropriate.

• Partner closely with cross-functional teams to ensure seamless coordination of meetings and decisions across Merchandising, Design, Product Development, Planning, Operations, Finance, Human Resources, and other enterprise partners.

• Create, edit, and format executive-level presentations, communications, and meeting materials with a high degree of accuracy and professionalism.

• Act as a key liaison between senior leadership and internal stakeholders, fostering strong working relationships across the organization.

• Proactively seek out information and insights needed to support leaders, anticipate questions, and facilitate informed decision-making.

• Demonstrate flexibility and resourcefulness while managing competing priorities in a fast-paced retail environment.

• Collaborate closely with the Executive Assistant community to ensure consistent support, coverage, and execution across Brand and Product organizations.

• Identify opportunities to improve administrative processes, workflows, and team effectiveness.

• Minimum

Salary

92,000.00

• Maximum

Salary

120,750.00

• VS&Co provides a range of compensation for this role as shown. Your actual salary will be determined by a number of factors, including: your specific skills and experience, geographic region, or other relevant factors.

Your Experience

Qualifications

• Minimum of 7 years of Executive Assistant experience supporting C-level executives, senior vice presidents, or equivalent leadership in a fast-paced corporate environment.

• Experience supporting senior retail, merchandising, product, brand, or consumer-facing business leaders strongly preferred.

• Demonstrated success managing complex executive calendars with a proactive and strategic mindset.

• Exceptional organizational, prioritization, and project coordination skills with the ability to manage multiple competing priorities simultaneously.

• Proven ability to anticipate executive needs, exercise independent judgment, and operate with minimal direction.

• Strong relationship-building skills with the ability to influence, collaborate, and navigate effectively within a highly matrixed organization.

• Advanced proficiency in Microsoft Office Suite, including Outlook, PowerPoint, Teams, Word, and Excel.

• Strong experience creating polished executive presentations and meeting materials.

• Excellent written and verbal communication skills, with strong attention to detail.

• Experience coordinating domestic travel, managing expenses, and supporting executive events and meetings.

• Demonstrated professionalism, discretion, and ability to handle highly confidential and sensitive information.

• Strong problem-solving skills with a resourceful, solutions-oriented approach.

• Adaptable, resilient, and comfortable working in a dynamic environment with evolving priorities.

• Experience partnering effectively with executive assistants, chiefs of staff, and cross-functional business teams.

• Knowledge of Adobe Creative Suite, including Illustrator, is a plus

• We will consider for employment all qualified applicants, including those with arrest records, conviction records, or other criminal histories, in a manner consistent with the requirements of any applicable state and local laws. Please see links: California Fair Chance Act, Los Angeles Fair Chance Initiative for Hiring Ordinance, Philadelphia Fair Chance Law, San Francisco Fair Chance Ordinance, Los Angeles County Fair Chance Ordinance

• An equal opportunity employer, we do not discriminate in hiring or terms and conditions of employment because of an individual’s race, color, religion, gender, gender identity, national origin, citizenship, age, disability, sexual orientation, marital status or any other protected category recognized by state, federal or local laws. We only hire individuals authorized for employment in the United States.

Benefits

• Paid parental leave to bond with your new addition

• 401(k) savings plan with company match

• Merit increases and performance bonuses

• On-the-spot recognition and rewards for a job well done

• Employee stock purchase program

• Merchandise discounts

• Medical, dental, vision, and pharmacy coverage

• Tuition reimbursement

• Commuter benefits

Location

Working and Living in New York City

When you work at Victoria’s Secret in New York City, you’ll be at the heart of global fashion innovation and leadership. Our corporate offices are a creative hub of bold ideas, iconic branding, and visionary strategy. Here, we bring together gifted professionals in a wide variety of areas, including Product Development & Design, Merchandising & Planning, Marketing & Media Strategy, Digital & E-commerce, Creative Services, Asset Protection & Executive Security and Customer

Experience

• Leadership. New York is also home to our flagship retail store with three floors of shopping, a champagne bar and much more. With a career at Victoria’s Secret in New York, you’ll enjoy an incomparable lifestyle where you’ll be immersed in one of the most dynamic and exciting cities on Earth, known for its world-renowned dining, shopping, entertainment and more.

• Would you like to know what it’s like to work at Victoria’s Secret & Co.? Take a closer look at our unique employment culture.

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