Senior Executive Assistant

At BNY, our culture empowers you to grow and succeed. As a leading global financial services company at the center of the world's financial system we touch nearly 20% of the world's investible assets. Every day around the globe, our 50,000+ employees bring the power of their perspective to the table to create solutions with our clients that benefit businesses, communities and people everywhere.

We continue to be a leader in the industry, awarded as a top home for innovators and for creating an inclusive workplace. Through our unique ideas and talents, together we help make money work for the world. This is what #LifeAtBNY is all about.

We're seeking a future team member for the role of Senior Executive Assistant. This role is located in New York, NY and is an ONSITE role.

In this role, you'll make an impact in the following ways:

• Independently completes the full range of advanced administrative activities in support of an Executive Committee ("EC") member or a senior executive heading a large complex business unit or function.
• Responsible for daily interaction and management of communication with the assigned EC member's or senior executive's direct reports. Interactions are frequently at the leadership level.
• Displays ability to appropriately interact with leaders inside and outside the organization during significant, frequent interactions. A commensurately high level of tact, diplomacy and confidentiality are therefore essential along with the ability to modify communication style to suit the audience.
• Schedules meetings and travel arrangements and maintains calendar of appointments for the assigned EC member or senior executive.
• Completes all billing and expense activities and resolves associated issues on behalf of the EC member or senior executive.
• Screens calls and visitors, and resolves inquiries.
• Exercises autonomy in anticipating a diverse range of issues often of the highest complexity and troubleshooting these issues as they arise.
• Typically conducts administrative assignments of the highest complexity, including production of materials that are highly sensitive in nature.
• Applies discretion to independently triage the full spectrum of requests, questions and problems directed toward the assigned EC member's or senior executive's office, and appropriately prioritizes, addresses and/or identifies the level of urgency and escalates.
• Effectively manages the flow of information to/from the assigned EC member or senior executive and is authorized to speak on behalf of him/her in certain limited circumstances. May be expected to develop correspondences, memoranda and reports on behalf of the assigned EC member or senior executive.

To be successful in this role, we're seeking the following:

• Tact, diplomacy and confidentiality are essential skills based on the level of internal and external contacts.
• Effective collaboration and communication skills are required, including information exchange with internal and external contacts.
• High school/secondary school or the equivalent combination of education and experience is required; bachelor's degree preferred. Applicable vocational training (e.g., courses on relevant business software like the Microsoft Office Suite of product, basic business writing, or similar) preferred; AA degree or relevant business certifications preferred. 7+ years of total work experience preferred. Bachelor's degree in lieu of some experience may be considered.

At BNY, our culture speaks for itself. Here's a few of our awards:

* America's Most Innovative Companies, Fortune, 2024

* World's Most Admired Companies, Fortune 2024

* Human Rights Campaign Foundation, Corporate Equality Index, 100% score, 2023-2024 * Best Places to Work for Disability Inclusion, Disability: IN - 100% score, 2023-2024

* "Most Just Companies", Just Capital and CNBC, 2024

* Dow Jones Sustainability Indices, Top performing company for Sustainability, 2024

* Bloomberg's Gender Equality Index (GEI), 2023

Our Benefits and Rewards:

BNY offers highly competitive compensation, benefits, and wellbeing programs rooted in a strong culture of excellence and our pay-for-performance philosophy. We provide access to flexible global resources and tools for your life's journey. Focus on your health, foster your personal resilience, and reach your financial goals as a valued member of our team, along with generous paid leaves, including paid volunteer time, that can support you and your family through moments that matter.

BNY is an Equal Employment Opportunity/Affirmative Action Employer - Underrepresented racial and ethnic groups/Females/Individuals with Disabilities/Protected Veterans.
BNY assesses market data to ensure a competitive compensation package for our employees. The base salary for this position is expected to be between $56,000 and $140,000 per year at the commencement of employment. However, base salary if hired will be determined on an individualized basis, including as to experience and market location, and is only part of the BNY total compensation package, which, depending on the position, may also include commission earnings, discretionary bonuses, short and long-term incentive packages, and Company-sponsored benefit programs.
This position is at-will and the Company reserves the right to modify base salary (as well as any other discretionary payment or compensation) at any time, including for reasons related to individual performance, change in geographic location, Company or individual department/team performance, and market factors.