Executive Assistant at Mercer Advisors in Remote

Job Summary:

The Executive Assistant is a strategic, highly organized, and proactive professional who provides high-level administrative and operational support to senior executives in a fast-growing business. This role serves as a trusted partner to executive leadership and cross-functional teams, enabling efficiency, anticipating needs, and ensuring seamless day-to-day operations of the corporate hub. The Executive Assistant exercises sound judgment, maintains strict confidentiality, and operates with a high degree of autonomy in a dynamic environment.

Essential Job Functions for this role include:

• Provide comprehensive, high-level administrative support to multiple executives and senior leaders
• Proactively manage complex and frequently changing executive calendars, schedule meetings, and coordinate domestic travel arrangements
• Serve as a key point of contact and trusted liaison between executives, internal teams, external partners, and clients, ensuring timely, professional, and service-oriented communication
• Anticipate executive needs, prioritize requests, and independently resolve issues while escalating risks or delays as appropriate
• Maintain accuracy and integrity of internal systems, records, reports, and executive documentation
• Manage sensitive and confidential information with the highest level of discretion
• Screen, prioritize, and respond to incoming meeting requests on behalf of executives
• Prepare, organize, and track reports, presentations, data, and materials to support executive decision-making
• Coordinate and execute internal and external meetings and events as needed, including logistics, materials distribution, and follow-up on action items
• Plan, organize, and support corporate and executive-sponsored events, ensuring alignment with business objectives
• Uphold and enhance office procedures, processes, and best practices to improve efficiency
• Lead or support special projects and initiatives as assigned, often across multiple teams and stakeholders

Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities:

• 3–5+ years of experience in an Executive Assistant or senior administrative support role, preferably supporting C-suite or senior leadership
• Demonstrated ability to operate as a trusted partner to executives, exercising sound judgment and professionalism
• Highly organized, detail-oriented, and results-driven with exceptional ability to manage competing priorities
• Strong interpersonal skills with the ability to build relationships and communicate effectively at all levels of the organization
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills
• Proven ability to plan, prioritize, and manage a diverse and high-volume workload in a fast-paced, deadline-driven environment
• Experience managing complex calendars, travel, and logistics for senior executives
• Demonstrated experience planning and executing corporate and executive-level events
• Advanced proficiency in Microsoft Word, Excel, Outlook, and PowerPoint
• Proven discretion and integrity in handling sensitive and confidential information
• Ability to work independently, take initiative, and collaborate effectively across teams
• High school diploma required; associate’s or bachelor’s degree preferred
• Highly organized and detail-oriented

Work Schedule:

This professional role requires availability Monday through Friday, 8:00 AM – 5:00 PM.

Working Conditions:

Professional office environment, daytime hours, working inside, standing, and sitting, will be assigned to a workstation, no heavy lifting over 20 lbs.