Executive Assistant Job at MetLife in Cary

Job Location: Must live within a commutable distance of the Cary NC Office

Hybrid: Monday Tuesday Thursday - IN OFFICE

Key Responsibilities

• Manage the VP's calendar, schedule appointments, and coordinate meetings with internal teams, clients, and external partners

• Arrange domestic and international travel itineraries, including booking flights, hotels, and ground transportation

• Prepare high-quality presentations, reports, and other documents on behalf of the VP

• Serve as the primary point of contact for the VP, fielding inquiries and requests from across the organization

• Provide administrative support, including expense reporting, HR tasks, and organizational management

• Assist with special projects and ad-hoc tasks as needed

• Maintain strict confidentiality and discretion when handling sensitive information.

Essential Business Experience and Technical Skills

Required:

• Must live within a commutable distance of the Cary NC Office

• 5+ years of experience as an Executive Assistant

• Strong PC skills, including proficiency in Microsoft Office Suite: Outlook, PowerPoint, Word, and SharePoint, and internet skills

• Strong Excel skills for creating and working with spreadsheets, data and basic analytics

• Ability to work in fast paced environment and ability to recognize opportunities to improve and stream-line processes

• Excellent organizational, time management skills, written and verbal communication skills

• Must be able to multi-task with a keen eye to detail and handle heavy flow of incoming and outgoing requests for meetings or information

Preferred:

• Bachelor’s Degree or equivalent work experience

• Self-starter; Ability to independently anticipate needs, look ahead, plan for contingencies, manage concurrent tasks, prioritize tasks and follow-up

• Superb inter-personal skills, demonstrating an ease with interacting professionally - at senior levels - within and across functional teams

• Flexibility to move between competing priorities as needed/directed and strong customer-centricity skills

Equal Employment Opportunity/Disability/Veterans

If you need an accommodation due to a disability, please email us at accommodations@metlife.com. This information will be held in confidence and used only to determine an appropriate accommodation for the application process.

MetLife maintains a drug-free workplace.