Executive Assistant (12-month contract)

McKinsey & Company, Inc.; Stockholms kommun; On-site; SEK 480,000 - 600,000; Full time

Job summary

McKinsey & Company, Inc. in Stockholm invites you to join as an Executive Assistant to support 1–2 Senior Partners, proactively organizing their complex schedules, travel, and external relations.

You will liaise daily with national and international colleagues and clients, planning internal and external events, in a warm, fast-paced setting. This 12-month fixed-term role requires 2+ years in a similar environment, strong calendar and expense management, and excellent English and Swedish.

Qualifications

• 2+ years of experience as an Executive Assistant or from a similar fast-paced and high standard environment.
• Customer-oriented mindset focusing on supporting Partners, clients and colleagues.
• Entrepreneurial, highly motivated, with strong organizational skills and calendar scheduling abilities.
• Able to adapt to changes in schedules in a fast-paced environment.
• Reliable, detail-oriented, with accuracy in expenses and timesheets.
• Enjoys collaborating with dynamic, caring colleagues and is socially confident.
• Proactive self-starter with a positive can-do attitude.
• Excellent written and spoken English and Swedish (native level).

Responsibilities

• Provide dedicated support to 1-2 Senior Partners, proactively organizing and managing their complex workday.
• Coordinate calendar, travel arrangements, and incoming communications to optimize time.
• Assist in preparing presentations and materials, ensuring completeness and accuracy.
• Plan internal and external events and liaise with national and international colleagues and clients.
• Offer broad administrative support and act as a sparring partner when needed.
• Back up for colleagues and cover as needed in a collaborative environment.

Skills

Executive-level support

Customer-oriented mindset

Calendar management

Travel arrangements

Presentation support

English and Swedish (native level)

Proactive self-starter

Microsoft Office proficiency

Reliability and attention to detail

Tools

Microsoft Office

Job description

Do you want to do work that matters, alongside supportive leaders who will help you grow faster than you ever thought possible? Are you a creative problem-solver who is energized by challenges? You’ve come to the right place.

YOUR IMPACT

You will work closely with 1-2 of our Senior Partners, providing dedicated support, proactively organizing and managing their complex workday and creating meaningful external relations. You will be in daily contact with national and international colleagues and clients, as well as planning internal and external events. You will work in a warm, caring, and fun work atmosphere in the center of Stockholm with highly motivated professionals as your colleagues. You will be part of a team of professional and dedicated Executive Assistants, who on a daily basis use each other for sparring, giving a helping hand when needed and cover as backup for each other. You will proactively manage your Partner’s calendar and travel arrangements, provide broad administrative support, manage incoming communications, and prioritize emails to help organize and leverage time effectively as well as driving ad hoc tasks of various size and complexity. Moreover, you will assist in preparing presentations and materials, ensuring that the material is complete and accurate. As a person you are proactive, entrepreneurial, and resilient with a professional can-do attitude and always willing to go the extra mile. You find it exciting, challenging, and rewarding to successfully solve problems as part of your everyday job. You remain service-minded in your approach, exhibiting a high level of professionalism and exercise discretion. This role is being offered as a 12-month fixed-term position.

YOUR GROWTH

You are someone who thrives in a high-performance environment, bringing a growth mindset and entrepreneurial spirit to tackle meaningful challenges that have a real impact. In return for your drive, determination, and curiosity, we’ll provide the resources, mentorship, and opportunities to help you quickly broaden your expertise, grow into a well-rounded professional, and contribute to work that truly makes a difference. When you join us, you will have:

• Continuous learning:Our learning and apprenticeship culture, backed by structured programs, is all about helping you grow while creating an environment where feedback is clear, actionable, and focused on your development. The real magic happens when you take the input from others to heart and embrace the fast-paced learning experience, owning your journey.
• A voice that matters:From day one, we value your ideas and contributions. You’ll make a tangible impact by offering innovative ideas and practical solutions, all while upholding our unwavering commitment to ethics and integrity. We not only encourage diverse perspectives, but they are critical in driving us toward the best possible outcomes.
• Global community:With colleagues across 65+ countries and over 100 different nationalities, our firm’s diversity fuels creativity and helps us come up with the best solutions. Plus, you’ll have the opportunity to learn from exceptional colleagues with diverse backgrounds and experiences.
• Exceptional benefits:On top of a competitive salary (based on your location, experience, and skills), we provide a comprehensive benefits package to enable holistic well-being for you and your family.

YOUR QUALIFICATIONS AND SKILLS

• 2+ years of experience as an Executive Assistant or from a similar fast-paced and high standard environment
• You have a customer-oriented mindset and approach: your focus is on how to best support our Partners, clients and colleagues
• You are entrepreneurial, highly motivated, have great organizational skills, and you enjoy solving calendar scheduling as well as other administrative tasks
• You do not mind changes in schedules but rather enjoy working in a fast-paced and changing environment
• You are reliable, detail-oriented and can handle expenses and timesheets with accuracy and care
• You enjoy an environment with dynamic and caring colleagues, and feel socially confident
• You are a proactive self-starter with a positive can-do attitude
• You are comfortable with Microsoft Office tools and know how to use them
• You are working efficiently towards improvements and embrace challenges as opportunities for development
• You have excellent written and spoken communication skills in English and Swedish at native level

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.

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.