Senior Executive Assistant

Korn Ferry; Northern (KY); Hybrid; USD 65,000 - 95,000; Full time

Job summary

Korn Ferry is a leading global consulting firm that unlocks potential in people and drives transformation across organizations. The Senior Executive Assistant will provide high-level support to the President of Global Technology Industries and Korn Ferry Digital, coordinating schedules, travel, expense reporting, and communications.

The role requires a Bachelor’s degree, at least 8 years of EA experience with senior leaders, strong MS Office skills, and proficiency in Salesforce.

Qualifications

• Minimum of 8 years of relevant work experience as an executive assistant.
• Experience supporting senior leaders across multiple regions and business lines.
• Excellent interpersonal and professional savvy across varying levels of management, staff, clients, and partners.
• Strong business acumen with the ability to make timely decisions and drive to action.
• Must be able to work independently with attention to detail and manage multiple deadlines.

Responsibilities

• Maintain daily schedules including internal meetings and client meetings across time zones.
• Coordinate travel schedules domestically and internationally with detailed itineraries.
• Prepare and submit bi-monthly expense reports and bi-monthly timesheets in SAP.
• Draft PowerPoint presentations and other business documents.
• Represent the organization to internal and external parties as required.
• Assist with file maintenance, scanning, and meeting planning.
• Handle calls for senior leaders and ensure phone coverage.

Skills

Executive support

Calendar management

Travel coordination

PowerPoint

CRM Salesforce

Interpersonal skills

Written communication

Analytical skills

Education

Bachelor’s Degree

Tools

Microsoft Office

Salesforce

Job description

Korn Ferryis a global consulting firm that powers performance. We unlock the potential in your people and unleash transformation across your business—synchronizing strategy, operations, and talent to accelerate performance, fuel growth, and inspire a legacy of change. That’s why the world’s most forward-thinking companies across every major industry turn to us—for a shared commitment to lasting impact and the bold ambition to Be More Than.

Korn Ferry Digital is a scaled product business unit within Korn Ferry that develops and sells our suite of talent products and HR technology. The Korn Ferry Talent Suite enables organizations to align strategy and talent across the full workforce lifecycle. Rather than addressing talent challenges in silos, the platform connects insights across:

• Organizational Strategy
• Talent Acquisition
• Assessment and Succession
• Leadership and Professional Development
• Sales and Service Effectiveness
• Total Rewards

THE ROLE

The Senior Executive Assistant will provide high-level support to the President of Global Technology Industires and Korn Ferry Digital.

KEY RESPONSIBILITIES AND ACCOUNTABILITIES:

• Maintain daily schedules including internal meetings, conference calls involving multiple time zones, setting video conferences, and client meetings
• Coordinate travel schedules, both domestic and international, preparing a detailed itinerary prior to departure
• Prepare and submit bi-monthly accurate expense reports for leaders and reconcile statements. Prepare and save bi-monthly timesheets in SAP for leaders, showing utilization time allocated to each engagement.
• Serve as a point of contact for external customers. Manage communications, schedule meetings, and ensure a positive customer experience.
• Serve as a central point of contact for administrative inquiries.
• Draft PowerPoint presentations and other business documents.
• Represent the organization and leaders to internal and external parties as required.
• Assist with other duties such as file maintenance, photocopying, scanning, mailings, trouble shooting, and meeting planning.
• Handle calls for the senior leaders, working with other support staff to ensure phone coverage during breaks and other periods of absence.
• Support other colleagues when possible, providing timely answers to requests.
• Manage cadences with teams, customers, quarterly business reviews, including agenda management, collation of content, acting as an extension of the executive.
• Execute special projects as needed.
• Schedule and manage events.
• Other duties as assigned.

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE/QUALIFICATIONS/SKILLS:

• Minimum of 8 years of relevant work experience as an executive assistant supporting senior leaders in a business environment required.
• Demonstrated track record of sound judgment and professionalism with the ability to work with senior level executives across multiple business lines and regions.
• High degree of interpersonal and professional savvy across varying levels of internal management, staff, clients, and associates.
• High level of business acumen; able to make timely decisions and drive to action.
• Strong analytical skills and ability to translate to operational processes.
• Must be able to work independently with little supervision, be detail-oriented, flexible in terms of hours/responsibilities, and able to organize and prioritize multiple deadlines.
• Excellent organizational capabilities, with a high degree of prioritization.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills; customer service focused with excellent phone etiquette.
• Proficiency in Microsoft Office Suite (Excel, PowerPoint, Word) and experience with CRM systems such as Salesforce.Client management/service experience highly preferred.
• Experience in the technology industry a plus.
• Comfortable working in a fast-paced and dynamic environment.
• Ability to work PST hours

EDUCATION:

• Bachelor’s Degree required

Korn Ferry may useAIas part of its recruitment process, but all hiring decisions are made byhumans.

Internal Mobility at Korn Ferry

If you currently work for Korn Ferry or one of our affiliates, you must be eligible to apply for a different position within Korn Ferry to use the Careers Site. If you accept such a position, your benefits programs and Human Resources policies may change. Please consult with your HR contact for the new position concerning application eligibility, including any immigration/visa needs, benefit programs, and HR policies applicable to that position.

Korn Ferry is an Equal Employment Opportunity Employer

All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, age, or veteran status or any other characteristic protected by federal, state, or local law.

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