Administrative Assistant
New York City, NY - USA
Job Summary
To support the teams working on our exciting projects we are looking for
This isnt your typical Administrative Assistant role. At Simon-Kucher youll be at the heart of the action supporting senior leadership partnering with dynamic teams and making a real impact on how we connect with clients and colleagues around the world. Beyond administration youll have opportunities to get involved in team management customer engagement marketing initiatives and social media strategy.
If youre highly organized thrive in a fast-paced environment and love being the go-to person who keeps everything running seamlessly this could be the perfect role for you.
- Be a trusted partner to three Partners own complex calendars and follow-ups across time zones manage travel and expenses and priority management; anticipate needs and ensure seamless day-to-day execution. Support budget preparation and tracking for Partners.
- Coordinate internal and external meetings client engagements and senior-level interactions across time zones with precision and professionalism.
- Support client-facing project work including scheduling contract coordination CRM updates and high-quality deliverables.
- Manage and enhance client engagement infrastructure including contact databases customer profiles and outbound communication initiatives related to client management or business development.
- Oversee financial and administrative processes such as expense management invoice handling and budget tracking.
- Be a true team player by providing coverage and support for other Administrative Assistants as needed.
- Be a trusted partner tothreePartnersown complexcalendarsand follow-ups across time zonesmanagetraveland expensesand priority management;anticipateneeds and ensure seamless day-to-day budget preparation and tracking for Partners.
- Coordinate internal and external meetingsclient engagements and senior-level interactions across time zones with precision and professionalism.
- Support client-facing project workincluding scheduling contract coordination CRM updates and high-quality deliverables.
- Manage and enhance client engagement infrastructure including contact databases customer profiles and outbound communication initiativesrelated to client management or business development.
- Oversee financial and administrative processessuch as expense management invoice handling and budget tracking.
- Be a true team playerby providing coverage and support for other Administrative Assistants as needed.
Yourprofile:
- Bachelors Degree or equivalent work experience required.
- Proficiency in MS Office (Word Excel PowerPoint and Outlook in particular) and internal collaboration tools and messaging systems (i.e. MS Teams) required. Proficiency in Microsoft Dynamics or similar CRM system is a plus as well as familiarity with AI in the context of administrative and office management work a plus.
- Experience supporting senior stakeholders in a fast-paced professional services environment.
- Exceptional organizational and prioritization skills with the ability to manage multiple high-priority tasks simultaneously and work under pressure.
- Excellent written and verbal communication skills with the ability to interact confidently with senior leaders and clients.
- Proactive mindset anticipating needs rather than reacting to them with a flexible friendly and positive attitude. A keen sense of effective customer and client service and problem-solving orientation.
- Excellent attention to detail accuracy and organizational skills.
- High level of discretion and professionalism when handling confidential information.
- Comfortable working independently while also collaborating across teams.
Why Join Us
At Simon-Kucher youll find more than a role youll find growth variety and the chance to shape how our teams and clients experience the firm. This role goes beyond traditional administrative support - you will play a central role in how the Houston office operates how Partners engage with clients and how the team experiences the workplace day to day. Youll gain exposure to leadership contribute to business development efforts and take ownership of initiatives that have a direct impact on the success of the office.
The pay range for this position is $70000-$85000/year. Compensation may vary depending on relevant experience skills geographic location and business needs. We offer a comprehensive package of benefits including paid time off 13 paid holidays per year medical/dental/vision insurance basic life insurance and 401(k) to eligible employees.
Simon-Kucher
is a global consultancy with more than 2200 employees in 30 countries. Our sole focus is on unlocking better growth that drives measurable revenue and profit for our clients. We achieve this by optimizing every lever of their commercial strategy product price innovation marketing and sales based on deep insights into what customers want and value. With 40 years of experience in monetization topics of all kinds we are regarded as the worlds leading pricing and growth specialist.
Simon-Kucher is an Equal Employment Opportunity (EEO) employer. Our employment decisions are made without regard to race color religion gender national origin age disability marital status veteran or military status or any other legally protected status.
We believe in building a culture that embraces belonging creating an environment in which our people feel valued are able to be themselves and feel their contribution matters. If we get that right great things will happen; people will grow faster innovate feel valued and create better outcomes for everyone our people our clients and of course our business.
Simon-Kucher North America Talent Acquisition Team
Experience:
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