Executive Assistant

McKinsey & Company
parental leave, paid time off
United States, California, Los Angeles
Jan 06, 2025
Global Administration Executive Assistant Job ID: 93249 Are you driven by the opportunity to tackle complex challenges and work alongside top leaders? Do you want to be part of a team that delivers outcomes that others simply can't? If so, you've come to the right place. Who You'll Work With In this role, you will be a creative problem solver for the senior partner and/or partner whom you support. You will partner with your partners to optimize their time, create trust-based relationships within their network while building your own, and deliver high quality end-product. The partners' network includes their teams, practices, and internal colleagues. You will build ongoing rapport with your partners, their clients, client assistants, internal colleagues, and other EAs globally. You will act as an informed representative for the partners when interacting with clients, internal and external customers, and others while maintaining the confidentiality of highly sensitive information. Your impact within our firm As an Executive Assistant based in one of our West Coast offices (San Francisco, Silicon Valley, Southern California, or Seattle), you will be expected to have excellent technical and interpersonal skills, regular and reliable attendance, and scheduling flexibility to ensure continuity of administrative support for the partners to whom you are assigned. You will organize, strategically manage and maintain detailed, complex calendars for senior partners and others. This role will regularly include schedule calls and meetings through coordination of schedules of senior leadership participants and coordinating travel and travel logistics/preferences for individual supported. You will also track and manage all incoming communications including responding to correspondence that does not require personal attention of the partner. Additionally, with minimal guidance, you will assume responsibility for planning, organizing, and executing major projects. This includes planning client and internal meetings, conference calls, conferences/events and lunches and dinners. As a member of the Global Assistant function, you will collaborate with Executive Assistant Managers and department members in creating smooth workflow, including soliciting assistance from others as needed and helping others as appropriate; follow-through and flexibility to ensure appropriate and timely actions and deadlines are met. Your qualifications and skills Undergraduate degree required 5+ years or experience supporting senior leaders Outstanding administrative and organization skills including the ability to prioritize and multi-task Strong ownership and proactivity evident through responsibility and accountability for end-product Highly professional presence on telephone, email, and all other work-related communications platforms Strong typing and proofreading skills; ability to produce typed documents quickly and accurately Strong technical skills, including proficiency in MS Outlook, PowerPoint, Word and Excel Attention to detail and confidentiality Comfortable working in a team setting with client service "can do" attitude Please review the additional requirements regarding essential job functions of McKinsey colleagues. Apply Now Apply Later FOR U.S. APPLICANTS: McKinsey & Company is an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to sex, gender identity, sexual orientation, race, color, religion, national origin, disability, protected Veteran status, age, or any other characteristic protected by applicable law. Certain US jurisdictions require McKinsey & Company to include a reasonable estimate of the salary for this role. For new joiners for this role in the United States, including all office locations where the job may be performed, a reasonable estimated range is $72,100 - $97,900 USD -to help you understand what you can expect. This reflects our best estimate of the lowest to highest [salary/hourly wages] for this role at the time of this posting, ensuring you have a clear picture right from the start, though it's important to remember that actual salaries may vary. Factors like your office location, your unique blend of experience and skills, start date and our current organizational needs all play a part in determining the final figure. Certain roles are also eligible for bonuses, subject to McKinsey's discretion and based on factors such as individual and/or organizational performance. Additionally, we provide a comprehensive benefits package that reflects our commitment to the wellness of our colleagues and their families. This includes medical, mental health, dental and vision coverage, telemedicine services, life, accident and disability insurance, parental leave and family planning benefits, caregiving resources, a generous retirement contributions program, financial guidance, and paid time off. FOR NON-U.S. APPLICANTS: McKinsey & Company is an Equal Opportunity employer. For additional details regarding our global EEO policy and diversity initiatives, please visit our McKinsey Careers and Diversity & Inclusion sites. Job Skill Group - N/A Job Skill Code - EARD - Executive Assistant Function - Firm Administration Industry - Post to LinkedIn - Yes Posted to LinkedIn Date - Tue Nov 12 00:00:00 GMT 2024 LinkedIn Posting City - Silicon Valley LinkedIn Posting State/Province - California LinkedIn Posting Country - United States LinkedIn Job Title - Executive Assistant LinkedIn Function - Administrative LinkedIn Industry - Events Services;Financial Services;Human Resources LinkedIn Seniority Level - Associate