Executive Assistant- Head of Institutional Sales

Position Summary Guggenheim is seeking a proactive Executive Assistant. This person will support a dynamic team in a fast-paced environment, providing direct support to the Head of Institutional North America as well as the North American Institutional Distribution team. The ideal candidate must exercise excellent judgment, have exceptional communication skills, and demonstrate strong client service. The successful candidate will have prior experience in an executive assistant role and be comfortable interacting with senior executives across the firm.

This position is located in the Stamford office, full-time.

Responsibilities

Key Responsibilities:

Provide administrative support to the Institutional North America team, reporting to the Head of Institutional North America Prioritize emails and phone calls, gather documents to prepare for meetings and coordinate travel arrangements

Conduct expense report and approval form documentation training for GI sales new hires

Manage calendar for Head of GI Global Distribution, including making appointments and prioritizing the most sensitive matters

Keep communications organized for easy access to most important information

Own the NA Institutional travel request documentation process

Serve as team liaison to travel vendor Ovation and internal travel team

Qualifications

Basic Qualifications Bachelor’s degree

Must have work experience using Excel, Office and PowerPoint for presentations and reports

Experience with :coordinating travel and meeting arrangementsmanaging calendars across time zonessubmitting expense reportstravel request process

Preferred Qualifications Approximately 5 years of related experience supporting at least one senior executive; experience within financial services preferred

Strong interpersonal, organizational, communication and problem-solving skills

Ability to effectively communicate and collaborate with diverse personalities in all levels of management, as well as outside vendors and clients

Ability to demonstrate discretion in handling confidential data and dealing with high-level executives

Organized, detail oriented and extremely thorough while having confidence, poise and communication skills necessary to ensure work processes are accurately and appropriately completed

Learning agility, adapting quickly and appropriately with keen attention to detail

Collaborative and energized by the open exchange of ideas

Maintains accountability and accepts responsibility;
Able to prioritize appropriately

Must have work experience using Excel, Office and PowerPoint for presentations and reports

We are not seeking agency assistance with this role.

We are unable to consider candidates who require current or future visa sponsorship for employment in the United States. Candidates must be authorized to work in the US without current or future visa sponsorship or transfer.

Salary Range Annual base salary between $80,000.00

The base salary range represents the low and high end of the anticipated base salary range for this position. Actual base salaries may vary depending on factors such as location and experience. The range listed reflects base salary only, and the total compensation package may include other components such as incentive compensation.

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