Senior Executive Assistant - Executive Support

The D. E. Shaw Group

$175K — $220K *
Business Services
11 - 15 years of experience
Job Overview by Ladders

Qualifications

  • Bachelor's degree or higher in any field.
  • 12-15 years of work experience required.
  • Experience in client services or customer-focused roles is a plus.
  • Well-developed organizational and time management skills.
  • Excellent written and verbal communication abilities.
  • Ability to manage confidential information discreetly.

Responsibilities

  • Manage a broad range of strategic and administrative tasks.
  • Maintain complex calendars and prioritize communications.
  • Coordinate travel arrangements and meetings with precision.
  • Provide high-quality administrative support for seamless operations.
  • Take on ad hoc projects requiring proactive problem-solving.

Benefits

  • Medical and prescription drug coverage.
  • 401(k) contribution matching.
  • Wellness reimbursement.
  • Family building benefits.
  • Charitable gift matching program.
Full Job Description
What you'll do day-to-day

  • Manage a broad range of responsibilities supporting both strategic and administrative needs.
  • Maintain complex and dynamic calendars, prioritize and triage incoming communications, requests, and deliverables, and serve as a liaison with internal teams and external stakeholders.
  • Coordinate travel, meetings, and events with precision, providing high-quality administrative support ensuring seamless day-to-day operations.
  • Gain opportunities to own ad hoc projects that require proactive problem-solving, along with select personal support to ensure alignment between professional and personal commitments.


What we're looking for

  • A bachelor's degree or higher in any academic field and at least 12-15 years of work experience, along with a demonstrated talent in academic and/or professional endeavors.
  • We welcome applicants from a wide range of professional backgrounds; no prior finance experience is required. Experience in client services or other customer-focused roles is a meaningful plus.
  • Flexibility and diligence with well-developed organizational, analytical, time management, and multitasking skills.
  • Excellent judgement, meticulous attention to detail, and keen written and verbal communication skills.
  • The ability to manage confidential information with the utmost discretion is critical.
  • The expected annual base salary for this position is $175,000 to $220,000. Our compensation and benefits package includes variable compensation in the form of a year-end bonus, overtime for all hours worked over 40 per week, and benefits including medical and prescription drug coverage, 401(k) contribution matching, wellness reimbursement, family building benefits, and a charitable gift match program.


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