The Sr. Executive Assistant provides comprehensive administrative and strategic support to the Chief Technology & Product Officer, serving as a trusted partner in managing executive priorities, communications, and organizational activities. This role is responsible for coordinating a wide range of executive and administrative functions, requiring the ability to work independently, exercise sound judgment, and manage competing priorities in a fast-paced environment.
The Sr. Executive Assistant serves as a key liaison with senior leaders, internal stakeholders, and external partners, while coordinating executive outreach, special projects, and cross-functional initiatives. The successful candidate will be highly organized, adaptable, and detail-oriented, with exceptional interpersonal skills and the ability to maintain the highest level of confidentiality and professionalism. This role requires agility and flexibility to manage a dynamic executive calendar, shifting priorities, and rapidly changing business needs in a fast-paced technology and product environment.
Essential Duties & Responsibilities:
- Performs advanced, diversified, and confidential executive and administrative support and assistance requiring broad and comprehensive experience, skill and knowledge of organization policies and practices.
- Interacts with a variety of university staff and assistants, including close coordination within the C-Suite (including administrative personnel concerning company policies and procedures).
- Assists with preparation and distribution of correspondence, memoranda, and reports.
- Responds to and resolves non-routine and complex inquiries on behalf the executive supported.
- May collect and distribute Audit Committee materials and handles Committee meetings logistics.
- Directs inquiries to other staff as needed.
- Manages executive expenses, reimbursements, and related financial reporting activities, ensuring accuracy and timely processing.
- Proactively manages a complex and frequently changing executive calendar; coordinate appointments, meetings, domestic and international travel arrangements, itineraries, and related logistics while balancing competing priorities.
- Participates in Chief Technology & Product Officer leadership meetings as needed to capture action items, track progress, and follow up with key stakeholders to ensure timely execution of priorities.
- Assists with daily support activities such as phones, payroll, and accounts payable.
- Coordinates Technology and Product organization meetings and events, including department all-hands meetings, managing scheduling, logistics, communications, and consolidation of presentation materials and content.
- Perform other duties and special projects assigned.
Job Skills:
- Ability to manage complex executive calendars, shifting priorities, and multiple competing deadlines with a high degree of agility and discretion.
- Demonstrated ability to manage sensitive information, track action items, and drive follow-through across executive leadership teams.
- Ability and willingness to work in a fast-paced environment.
- Ability to prioritize and deliver.
- Proficiency in computer and word processing skills.
- Must have strong computer skills (Excel, PowerPoint, Outlook, Word).
- Excellent oral and written communication skills.
Work Experience:
- 7+ years of executive administrative experience supporting C level executives.
- Experience supporting senior executives within technology, product, or operations organizations, preferably serving leaders such as a CIO, CTO, CPO, or other C-suite executives.
Education:
- Bachelor’s Degree is preferred.
Other:
- Must be able to travel occasionally should a business need arise. For most roles travel would not be common. Travel may involve planes, cars or metro. In accordance with ADA policies, reasonable accommodation regarding travel limitations can be provided. Travel will be more common for roles such as Account Executives (25 - 50%), senior leaders (10 – 20%) or Capella Core Faculty (5 – 10%).
- Ability to work onsite in Corporate or Campus location (in a typical office environment) may be required based on role. If so, this would include being mobile within the office, including movement from floor-to-floor using elevators or stairs.
- If offsite or hybrid role, must have access to work in settings which enables meeting all requirements of the role (including privacy, reliable internet access, phone, ability to video conference, etc.) at a remote location.
- Faculty and Federal Work Study roles require access to work in setting which enables meeting all requirements of the role (including computer, privacy, reliable internet access, phone, ability to video conference, etc.) at a remote location.
- This role may require lifting, however reasonable accommodation will be provided in accordance with our ADA policies.
- Must be able to meet critical thinking and problem-solving aspects aligned to job duties, as well as effectively communicating with co-workers.
- Must be able to work more than 40 hours per week when business needs warrant. Accommodation related to schedule may
- Able to access information using a computer.
- Other essential functions and marginal job functions are subject to modification.
SEI offers a comprehensive package of benefits to employees scheduled 30 hours or more per week. In addition to medical, dental, vision, life and disability plans, SEI employees may take advantage of well-being incentives, parental leave, paid time off, certain paid holidays, tax saving accounts (FSA, HSA), 401(k) retirement benefit, Employee Stock Purchase Plan, tuition assistance as well as entertainment and retail discounts. Non-exempt employees are eligible for overtime pay, if applicable.
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SEI is an equal opportunity employer committed to fostering an inclusive and collaborative culture where individuals can grow their careers and contribute fully. We strive to attract talent with broad experiences, skills and perspectives. We welcome applications from all. While it is not typical for an individual to be hired at or near the top end of the pay range at SEI, we offer a competitive salary. The actual base pay offered to the successful candidate may vary depending on multiple factors including, but not limited to, job-related knowledge/skills, experience, business needs, geographical location, and internal pay equity. Our Talent Acquisition Team is ready to discuss your interest in joining SEI. The expected salary range for this position is below.
$106,500.00 - $159,800.00 - Salary
If you require reasonable accommodations to complete our application process, please contact our Human Resources Department at Careers@strategiced.com.
