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.

What You'll Do

As an Executive Assistant based in our San Francisco or Silicone Valley (Redwood City) office, 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 diners.

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.

Qualifications

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

Capabilities

Firm Administration

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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 or hourly range 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 $94,000 - $117,500 —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.

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Job Skill Code - SAOA - Senior Executive Assistant
Function - Firm Administration
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Post to LinkedIn - Yes
Posted to LinkedIn Date - Tue Aug 15 00:00:00 GMT 2023
LinkedIn Posting City - San Francisco
LinkedIn Posting State/Province - California
LinkedIn Posting Country - United States
LinkedIn Job Title - Executive Assistant
LinkedIn Function - Administrative
LinkedIn Industry - Management Consulting
LinkedIn Seniority Level - Associate

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