Sr Executive Assistant - Commercial & Specialty Lines
About the position At GEICO, we offer a rewarding career where your ambitions are met with endless possibilities. Every day we honor our iconic brand by offering quality coverage to millions of customers and being there when they need us most. We thrive through relentless innovation to exceed our customers’ expectations while making a real impact for our company through our shared purpose. When you join our company, we want you to feel valued, supported and proud to work here. That’s why we offer The GEICO Pledge: Great Company, Great Culture, Great Rewards and Great Careers. GEICO is looking for an experienced Senior Executive Assistant II that excels in a dynamic and fast-paced environment. The candidate must be a self-starter who has a demonstrated track record of exercising good judgement, communicating effectively, and operating with attention to detail. In addition, the ideal candidate must have the ability to handle multiple projects and a heavy workflow with a high degree of professionalism.
Responsibilities
- Provide day-to-day executive support to the President of Commercial & Specialty Lines and one or more of her Direct Reports; provide general support to entire Property & Commercial Lines leadership team as part of overall responsibilities
- Field inquiries and determine the level of priority while using caution in dispensing confidential information
- Coordinate complex domestic travel including arranging flight/train, hotel, and related transportation logistics
- Take the lead on coordination and logistics for both internal and external meetings, offsite conferences, and external events including catering and transportation
- Support key events, providing off-hours support as needed
- Handle regular activities without prompting and provide timely notice of issues or delays
- Assist in editing spreadsheets, presentations, and documents
- Initiate improvements and consistently drive optimal service
- Work closely with other internal cross-functional team(s) on ad-hoc projects and initiatives, and lead ad-hoc projects as requested
- Work cooperatively with other administrative assistants to back up each other smoothly and help with shared office management responsibilities
Requirements
- Bachelor's Degree in relevant field (e.g., Finance, Business, etc) and 5+ years of experience in a business role, operations management, strategic project management, or related role(s).
- Strong collaborative skills, analytical skills, and great attention to detail
- High level of emotional intelligence, discretion, and professionalism
- High personal integrity, including the capacity to discretely handle highly confidential and sensitive information
- Strong organizational, written, and verbal communication skills
- Strong Excel and MS Office applications skills with ability to create effective PowerPoint presentations and excel analyses.
- Ability to work effectively with a variety of departments and personalities, and develop positive working relationships both within the company as well as with external parties
- Demonstrated ability to effectively manage competing priorities in fast-paced and ambiguous environment; can adjust priorities, decisions, and actions to respond to multiple demands, unexpected events, and current information daily.
- Proven track record of identifying and implementing improvements that drive operational efficiency and effectiveness.
Nice-to-haves
- 5-7+ years of experience as Executive Assistant/Senior Administrative Assistant, or equivalent experience preferred
- Experience at a professional services firm, i.e. – legal, insurance, financial services firm a plus but not required
- Ideally the candidate will have the ability to work from our Fredericksburg, VA office 3-4 times/ month.
Benefits
- Comprehensive Total Rewards program that offers personalized coverage tailor-made for you and your family’s overall well-being.
- Financial benefits including market-competitive compensation; a 401K savings plan vested from day one that offers a 6% match; performance and recognition-based incentives; and tuition assistance.
- Access to additional benefits like mental healthcare as well as fertility and adoption assistance.
- Supports flexibility- We provide workplace flexibility as well as our GEICO Flex program, which offers the ability to work from anywhere in the US for up to four weeks per year.