Hybrid Executive Assistant

at Egon Zehnder

• Job title: Executive Assistant
• Job type: Full Time
• Experience level: Mid level, Senior
• Salary: $80,000 - $85,000 per year
• Degree requirement: Bachelor's Degree
• Location requirements: Hybrid, Minneapolis, United States

About the role

• Executive Assistant at Egon Zehnder supporting consultants with administrative tasks and client engagement. Role involves scheduling, travel planning, and communication management.

Responsibilities

• Arrange all scheduling, including but not limited to, candidate meetings and interviews, client meetings and interviews, business development meetings, assignment related meetings, internal meetings, video conferencing, etc.
• Manage complex calendars and prioritize meetings/calls as needed.
• Arrange and coordinate complex and detailed travel plans, itineraries, and agendas for both consultants and candidates. Compile documents for travel-related meetings.
• Process expense reimbursements for consultants and candidates.
• Compose, prepare, and edit confidential correspondence.
• Perform additional administrative support activities, including but not limited to, fielding telephone calls, receiving and directing visitors, event planning, and other ad-hoc projects as requested.
• Ensure that our global database is up-to-date and accurate; including but not limited to, all client/internal documents, client/candidate information, notes, emails, and appointments.
• Hold additional office/reception responsibilities as needed to ensure the office is operating smoothly. Provides ad-hoc support to other Executive Assistants when requested to assist with work overflow as capacity allows, and as determined by Regional Administration Manager.
• Serve as client and candidate liaison assisting consultant in maintenance of daily search activities. Acts as the single point of contact for all key logistics matters.
• Communicate directly, and on behalf of the consultant, on client, candidate, and internal mandates. Provides a bridge for smooth communication between the consultant and external/internal team members.
• Take a proactive approach to assist with various client needs during a consultant’s absence.
• Work closely and effectively with consultant and research stakeholders to ensure deadlines are met and client and candidate needs are served.
• Produce high quality client and candidate deliverables, ensuring completion within designated timeframes. Successfully complete critical aspects of deliverables with a hands-on approach.
• Prioritize conflicting needs; handle matters expeditiously, proactively, and follow-through on time-sensitive projects to successful completion.
• Assist accounting department with billing, client invoicing, and receivables.
• Build positive relationships and interface regularly with high-level executive candidates (Fortune 500 client executives & candidates) involved in highly confidential projects.
• In partnership with the Consultant, create and own the process to drive the Consultant’s business development strategy.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree preferred
• A minimum of 5 years’ experience serving in an administrative function, ideally within a professional services firm.
• Organized multi-tasker: able to manage multiple projects with set deadlines as time management, pattern recognition, prioritization, diligent attention to detail and judgment are critical in this role.
• Resourceful problem solver: ability to work in ambiguous environments and comfortable with the unknown, as well as work well under pressure, solve problems.
• Self-starter: highly motivated, excellent work ethic and self-assured, not easily thrown, able to think on your feet.
• Strong communicator: Exceptional interpersonal and communication skills (both oral and written). Ability to interact professionally with executive stakeholders and colleagues alike.
• Natural collaborator: desire to help foster and preserve a company culture where all are welcome, included, and given the opportunity to succeed. Collaborative team player, with a track record of maximizing the team as well as individual performance.

Benefits

• Hybrid work model: 50% in office / 50% remote* (Tuesdays/Wednesdays/Thursdays)
• 401k – company match and additional discretionary employer contribution
• Comprehensive Health Plan – medical, dental, vision, life insurance, long-term disability
• Employee Assistant program (EAP)
• Paid parental leave
• Personal Time Off – paid vacation, sick time, volunteer days
• Paid holidays including week off between Christmas and New Year’s