Executive Assistant

TJX Companies

At TJX Companies, every day brings new opportunities for growth, exploration, and achievement. You'll be part of our vibrant team that embraces diversity, fosters collaboration, and prioritizes your development. Whether you're working in our four global Home Offices, Distribution Centers or Retail Stores-TJ Maxx, Marshalls, Homegoods, Homesense, Sierra, Winners, and TK Maxx, you'll find abundant opportunities to learn, thrive, and make an impact. Come join our TJX family-a Fortune 100 company and the world's leading off-price retailer.

Job Description:

About the Role

We're seeking an organized, proactive, and highly professional Executive Administrative Assistant to provide comprehensive support to two Executive Vice Presidents (EVPs) of Merchandising in a fast‑paced, high‑growth retail environment. This role is critical to enabling executive effectiveness by ensuring the seamless flow of information, meetings, decision support, and communication across a complex merchandising organization.

In addition to supporting the two EVPs, this role provides ad hoc support to the broader HG/HS Executive Administrative team, contributing to a cohesive, collaborative, and high‑performing executive office. The ideal candidate demonstrates sound judgment, discretion, and the ability to anticipate needs in a dynamic, deadline‑driven environment.

Key Responsibilities

Executive & Calendar Management

• Provide proactive calendar management for two EVPs Merchandising, balancing strategic priorities, internal meetings, travel, and vendor engagement
• Anticipate scheduling conflicts and resolve them independently, partnering effectively with peer Executive Admins where needed, ensuring executives are fully prepared for all meetings
• Act as a gatekeeper for executive time, exercising discretion and sound judgment when prioritizing requests

• Coordinate weekly, monthly, and quarterly merchandising meetings
• Prepare agendas, compile meeting materials, capture meeting notes, track action items, and follow up to ensure timely completion
• Develop presentations and executive‑ready materials, ensuring accuracy, clarity, and alignment with merchandising objectives
• Manage end‑to‑end logistics for on‑site and off‑site meetings

• Coordinate complex domestic and international travel, including multi‑city itineraries, last‑minute changes, and executive preferences
• Process travel and expense reports accurately and within required timelines, ensuring compliance with company policies

• Support the development and distribution of internal communications, including team updates, leadership announcements, and performance‑cycle communications
• Initiate, coordinate, and distribute reports related to merchandising operations, calendars, and leadership deliverables
• Manage and update Workday data as required, ensuring accuracy and confidentiality
• Provide additional administrative and project support to Executive and Senior Management as needed

• Anticipate executive needs and proactively address issues before they escalate, serving as a trusted partner to the EVPs
• Identify opportunities to streamline administrative processes, improve efficiency, and reduce operational friction across the merchandising leadership team
• Collaborate closely with other Executive Assistants to ensure consistent practices and a one‑team approach across the executive office
• Handle sensitive and confidential information with the highest level of integrity and professionalism

• 10+ years of experience as an Executive Assistant or in a comparable senior administrative role, ideally supporting multiple senior leaders in a fast‑paced, hyper growth corporate or retail environment
• Demonstrated ability to support executive‑level leaders with confidence, discretion, and sound judgment
• Strong technology proficiency across the full Microsoft Office suite, with the ability to create polished, executive‑ready materials
• Exceptional interpersonal, communication, and influencing skills
• Highly organized, detail‑oriented, and able to manage competing priorities under pressure
• Proven ability to remain composed, flexible, and solutions‑oriented in a rapidly changing environment
• High integrity, professionalism, and commitment to confidentiality