Executive Assistant

Job Description

Company Description

About Verisk

At the heart of what we do is help clients manage risk. Verisk (Nasdaq: VRSK) provides data and insights to our customers in insurance, energy and the financial services markets so they can make faster and more informed decisions.

Our global team uses AI, machine learning, automation, and other emerging technologies to collect and analyze billions of records. We provide advanced decision-support to prevent credit, lending, and cyber risks. In addition, we monitor and advise companies on complex global matters such as climate change, catastrophes, and geopolitical issues.

But why we do our work is what sets us apart. It stems from a commitment to making the world better, safer and stronger.

It’s the reason Verisk is part of the UN Global Compact sustainability initiative. It’s why we made a commitment to balancing 100 percent of our carbon emissions. It’s the aim of our “returnship” program for experienced professionals rejoining the workforce after time away. And, it’s what drives our annual Innovation Day, where we identify our next first-to-market innovations to solve our customers’ problems.

At its core, Verisk uses data to minimize risk and maximize value. But far bigger, is why we do what we do.

At Verisk you can build an exciting career with meaningful work; create positive and lasting impact on business; and find the support, coaching, and training you need to advance your career. We have received the Great Place to Work® Certification for the fifth consecutive year. We’ve been recognized by Forbes as a World’s Best Employer and a Best Employer for Women, testaments to our culture of engagement and the value we place on an inclusive and diverse workforce. Verisk’s Statement on Racial Equity and Diversity supports our commitment to these values and affecting positive and lasting change in the communities where we live and work.

You will have the opportunity to make an impact and contribute to a complex application suite of products, mission-critical to insurance companies.
Our teams are lean, empowered, and collaborative. You'll work alongside intelligent colleagues who've checked their egos at the door. We've built a strong culture, and we're looking for engineers who can help us maintain it.

Job Description

Job Description

At Verisk Analytics we thrive when our people thrive. We are currently looking for an executive assistant to support and empower our senior leadership. The ideal person for the job should be a proactive problem solver with exceptional communication skills and a meticulous attention to detail. The person should have previous experience of working in an office environment, performing administrative duties and providing support to senior management. Given the changing nature of the executive landscape, we rely on our assistants for flexibility and foresight, while maintaining confidentiality related to high-level systems and operations.

Objectives of this Role:

• With a primary responsibility of supporting the MD & EVP, provide support to the executive team as directed to ensure that company goals and objectives are accomplished, and operations run efficiently
• Maintain and refine internal processes that support to the highest-ranking executives’ company-wide, coordinating internal and external resources to expedite workflow
• Manage communication between upper management and employees, liaising with internal and external executives on various projects and tasks
• Plan and orchestrate work to ensure the senior executives’ priorities are met, organizational goals are achieved, and best practices are upheld.

Daily and Monthly Responsibilities:

• Manage professional and personal scheduling for senior leadership, including agendas, mail, email, calls, travel arrangements, client management, and other company logistics
• Coordinate complex scheduling and extensive calendar management, as well as management of content and flow of information to senior executives
• Manage, coordinate, and arrange senior executives’ travel and travel-related activities, including hotel booking, transportation, and meal coordination
• Perform administrative and office support, such as spreadsheet creation , and maintenance of filing system and contact database
• Maintain professionalism and strict confidentiality with all materials, and exercise discretion when interfacing with the business
• Organize team communications and plan events, both internally and offsite
• Preparing and distributing meeting minutes
• Provide general support to visitors
• Assist in the preparation of regularly scheduled reports
• Developing and maintaining frequently used contact lists
• Produce and distribute correspondence memos, letters, faxes and forms
• Answer and direct phone calls
• Organize and manage key stakeholders & employee 1:1, Skip Level meetings
• Manage and work with company sponsored CSR activities – internally and externally
• Assist in Employee Engagement initiatives and follow through
• Setup/Manage Social Media activities

Qualifications

• Minimum 3 - 5 years of experience in administrative role reporting directly to upper management
• Superb written and verbal communication skills
• Strong time-management skills and the ability to organize and coordinate multiple projects at once
• Proficiency in Microsoft Office and other office productivity tools, with aptitude to learn new software and systems
• Flexible team player willing to do what it takes to get the job done; adaptable and enjoys a challenge
• Ability to keep company confidences
• Experience developing internal processes and filing systems a plus

Additional Information

Verisk is an equal opportunity employer.

All members of the Verisk Analytics family of companies are equal opportunity employers. We consider all qualified applicants for employment without regard to race, religion, color, national origin, citizenship, sex, gender identity and/or expression, sexual orientation, veteran's status, age or disability.

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