Sr Administrative Assistant

## Sr Administrative Assistant Apply:
Hybrid:
Minneapolis, Minnesota:
Full time:
Posted Today:
End Date:
November 20, 2026 (30+ days left to apply):
R26 _4149
** About Our Company
** We’re a diversified financial services leader with more than $1.5 trillion in assets under management, administration and advisement as of year-end 2024. Our team of 22,000 people across 19 countries, serves more than 3.5 million individual, small business and institutional clients. We are a longstanding leader in financial planning and advice, a global asset manager and an insurer. Our unwavering focus on our clients and strong financial foundation connects each of our unique businesses – Ameriprise Financial, Columbia Threadneedle Investments and River Source Insurance and Annuities.

Here, we foster meaningful careers, invest in the future, and make a difference for clients, institutions and communities around the world.
** Job Description
** As a Senior Administrative Assistant, you will play a pivotal role in enabling leaders and teams to operate efficiently and effectively. You will serve as a trusted partner to senior leaders, managing complex administrative priorities, driving coordination across stakeholders, and ensuring a seamless experience for meetings, events, communications, and business operations.

This role offers meaningful exposure across the organization, opportunities to influence outcomes, and the ability to make a measurable impact through exceptional organization, judgment, and service.
** Responsibilities
* ** Independently manage complex calendars, schedules, and meeting priorities for multiple senior leaders, coordinating logistics, facilities, technology, visitor access, and materials.
* Prepare and manage travel arrangements, expense reports, invoices, presentations, reports, and internal and external communications.
* Review, prioritize, and when appropriate respond to emails and requests on behalf of leaders while ensuring timely follow-up on critical actions.
* Coordinate team programs, recognition activities, budgets, timekeeping processes, off-site meetings, conferences, and special events.
* Maintain distribution lists, manage shipping and supply needs, and submit and track workspace, building, maintenance, and access requests.
* Provide project and program support through researching issues or questions about polices or practices, coordination of events, and execution of administrative initiatives.
* Mentor and train administrative staff and provide backup support across teams as needed.
** Qualifications
* ** 3-5 years of administrative support experience with responsibility for supporting senior leaders, managing competing priorities, and handling sensitive information.
* Demonstrated ability to work independently, anticipate needs, and exercise sound judgment in a fast-paced environment.
* Associate degree or equivalent required; bachelor's degree preferred.
* Proficiency with Microsoft Word, Excel, PowerPoint, SharePoint, Outlook, Copilot or similar AI-enabled tools, Concur, and purchasing systems.
* Strong organizational, communication, collaboration, and problem-solving skills with the ability to adapt quickly to changing priorities.
* Ability to manage multiple tasks simultaneously while maintaining accuracy, professionalism, and confidentiality.  
** U.S. Work Authorization & Sponsorship
** Applicants must have a valid work authorization that does not now, or in the future, require visa sponsorship for employment in the United States (e.g., H-1B, F-1 CPT, F-1 OPT, TN).  
** In-Office Collaboration
** We are a client-centric, relationship-based business. Working together, in-person, is foundational to how we achieve results. By fostering a culture of face-to-face collaboration, idea…