Executive Assistant

McKinsey & Company; Atlanta (GA); On-site; USD 60,000 - 85,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Comprehensive benefits package including medical, dental, mental health, and vision coverage

Job summary

A leading consulting firm located in Atlanta is seeking a dedicated professional to support Senior Partners. This role involves optimizing schedules, coordinating meetings, managing complex travel arrangements, and maintaining confidentiality in sensitive environments. Ideal candidates will possess strong administrative skills, experience supporting senior-level executives, and the ability to work autonomously in a high-pressure atmosphere. Join a global community committed to excellence and making a real difference.

Qualifications

• 3+ years supporting senior level executives or comparable experience.
• Ability to maintain the highest level of confidentiality.
• Ability to work efficiently in a fast-paced, deadline-driven, high-pressure environment.

Responsibilities

• Collaborate with Partners to optimize their time and build trust-based relationships.
• Plan and coordinate client and internal meetings, events, and travel arrangements.
• Track and manage incoming communications and correspondence.

Skills

Outstanding administrative and organizational skills

Detail oriented

Ability to prioritize and multitask

Strong typing and proofreading skills

Computer literacy

Excellent judgment

Strong technical skills in PowerPoint, Word, and Excel

Ability to work independently

Excellent interpersonal skills

Highly professional presence

Education

Undergraduate degree preferred

Job description

Who You'll Work With

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: In addition to a competitive salary (based on your location, experience, and skills), we offer a comprehensive benefits package, including medical, dental, mental health, and vision coverage for you, your spouse/partner, and children.

Your Impact

You will be a creative problem solver for the Senior Partner and/or Partner whom you support. In this role, you will collaborate with your Partners to optimize their time, create trust-based relationships within their network while building your own, and deliver high-quality product.

The Partners’ network includes their clients, teams, practices, and internal colleagues. You will build ongoing rapport with your Partners, their clients, client assistants, internal colleagues, your Executive Assistant (EA) team 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.

Your role involves organizing, strategically managing, and maintaining detailed and complex calendars for Senior Partners and other team members.

Your responsibilities will include planning and coordinating client and internal meetings, conference calls, conferences, events, and lunches or dinners, as well as sending out reminders. You will also coordinate complex international and local travel arrangements, manage travel logistics, and accommodate individual preferences.

Additional duties include tracking and managing all incoming communications, responding to correspondence that does not require the personal attention of the Partner, and assuming responsibility for planning, organizing, and executing major projects with minimal guidance.

These projects often involve coordinating schedules for senior leadership participants. Acting as an informed deputy, you will interact with clients and other key stakeholders whose goodwill and respect are critical to the Partners and the firm, while also fostering strong relationships with clients and their administrative contacts.

Collaboration with Executive Assistant Managers and department members is essential to ensure smooth workflow, timely actions, and adherence to deadlines.

Your role also includes organizing and maintaining all client and internal files using the firm's authorized system, providing backup coverage as needed, and coordinating events for both internal and external initiatives.

Additional responsibilities include preparing and submitting timesheets and expenses in accordance with deadlines, managing and monitoring client accounting statements and invoices upon request, and handling miscellaneous tasks such as printing, copying, mailing, and other duties as assigned.

Your Qualifications and Skills

• Undergraduate degree preferred
• 3+ years supporting senior level executives or comparable experience
• Outstanding administrative and organizational skills; detail oriented; able to prioritize and multitask; strong ownership evident through responsibility and accountability for end product; highly proactive mindset
• Strong typing and proofreading skills; ability to produce professional documents quickly and accurately
• Computer literacy, including strong email and calendaring skills
• Excellent judgment and impeccable discretion; ability to maintain the highest level of confidentiality
• Strong technical skills, including proficiency in PowerPoint, Word and Excel
• Ability to expand role beyond responsive support to proactive contributions and ownership for administrative tasks; ability to work independently
• Ability to work efficiently and effectively in a fast-paced, deadline-driven, high-pressure environment
• Excellent interpersonal skills; embodies a positive attitude; ability to build relationships within the firm and with client executives and external experts
• Highly professional presence in person, on telephone, email, and all other work‑related communications platforms
• Ability to prioritize and manage multiple workstreams