Executive Assistant

William Blair
New York, NY Full Time
POSTED ON 7/5/2024 CLOSED ON 8/19/2024

What are the responsibilities and job description for the Executive Assistant position at William Blair?

Solutions for Today’s Challenges. Vision for Tomorrow’s Opportunities.

Join William Blair, the Premier Global Boutique.

William Blair has delivered trusted advice for nearly nine decades, and we continue to deepen our expertise and relationships across regions, asset classes, and markets throughout North America, Europe, Asia, and Australia.

We are committed to our people and culture, values, clients, and local communities.

What sets us apart is that we are an independent partnership, with employees who have unique experiences, perspectives, and backgrounds. We provide advisory services, strategies, and solutions to meet clients’ evolving needs amid dynamic market conditions and varying industries.

We strive to attract the most qualified, passionate candidates who specialize in investment banking, investment management, private wealth management, and a variety of other business functions.

We work tirelessly to create an inclusive culture and take pride in fostering employees’ professional and personal growth. We empower our people to bring their best thinking each day so we can deliver the tailored, thoughtful work and problem-solving abilities that our clients expect.

Equally, we are proud of our long-term partnerships with the communities in which we live and work, a legacy we inherited from our founder.

We invite you to learn about how we are seeking excellence in everything we do and empowering our clients’ success with passion, creativity, and rigor. For more information, visit williamblair.com.

Responsibilities May Include But Are Not Limited To

  • Proactively manages calendars by anticipating needs, adjusting for conflicts, and ensuring all logistics (including materials, location, timing, etc.). Employs effective reasoning skills.
  • Collaborates with appropriate internal departments/businesses/individuals and external vendors and resources to manage administrative and logistical aspects of on-site and off-site events.
  • Updates and maintains contact databases. May include compiling information for inclusion in reports or presentation materials including preparing reports, charts, graphs, or tables as necessary. Demonstrates the ability to utilize software applications for maximum effect and efficiency.
  • Provides office support to include answering phones, greeting and interacting with internal and external clients, distributing mail, maintaining electronic and hardcopy filing, taking meeting minutes, creating documents, processing invoices, etc.
  • Participates in other projects that may require the application of independent judgment/interpretation of policies/practices. Acts as a resource and trains new and/or more junior administrative team members.
  • Arranges complex travel itineraries and submits expense reports in a timely manner. Will also work with outside groups to coordinate external speaking engagements for executives.
  • Ensures accurate and timely communication amongst all relevant parties.

Qualifications

  • High school education required; Bachelor's degree a plus.
  • 7-10 years working in an office environment in an administrative/executive support role.
  • Expertise with Microsoft Word, Excel, PowerPoint and Outlook.
  • Professional services industry background preferred.
  • Excellent verbal and written communication skills.
  • Proven problem solving and critical thinking skills.
  • Willingness to adapt to change.
  • Multitasking abilities.
  • Ability to work in a fast-paced environment.
  • Strong teamwork ability.
  • Ability to maintain confidentiality.
  • Attention to detail.
  • Ability to prioritize.
  • Strong organizational skills.
  • Ability to work independently, proactively identifying opportunity for improvement.
  • Excellent time management skills.

In accordance with the New York City's Pay Transparency Law, a reasonable estimate of the base salary range is between $86,600 and $115,395 at the time of posting. Base salary does not include other forms of compensation or benefits.

William Blair is an equal opportunity employer. It complies with all laws and regulations that prohibit discrimination in employment practice because of race, color, religion, creed, ancestry, marital status, gender, age, national origin, sexual orientation, unfavorable discharge from the military service or on the basis of a physical or mental disability that is unrelated to the employee's ability to perform the duties of the job applied for. EOE m/f/d/v

Be aware of hiring scams: William Blair has clear processes and guidelines with regards to recruiting. We do not request personal financial information in connection with an employment application nor does William Blair extend any employment offers without first conducting an interview through one of its registered offices. William Blair does not use instant messaging services such as WhatsApp, Telegram, or iMessage as part of the recruiting or interviewing process.

Note to External Recruiters / Search Firms: William Blair does not accept unsolicited resumes and will not pay for any placement resulting from the receipt of an unsolicited resume. Any unsolicited resumes received will not be considered as a valid submission.

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Salary : $86,600 - $115,395

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