Executive Assistant - Life Solutions

We're looking for a self-starter who has the ability and drive to provide high-level support for the President of Life Solutions and the Life Solutions Leadership Team. This role serves as a key partner to the executive leadership team, helping coordinate priorities, communications, meetings, events, and operational activities across the organization.

Responsibilities

• Provide advanced, diversified, and complex administrative and managerial support of a confidential and sensitive nature.
• Collaboratively assist with activities and events, board-related presentations and correspondence, liaising with outside parties and guest speakers, scheduling town hall meetings, organizing off-sites, creating and updating presentations, writing and editing various communications.
• Maintain continuous contact and personal communication with Verisk executive management and senior business leaders globally.
• Proactively manage and optimize the President of Life Solutions' calendar, priorities, and time allocation across key stakeholder groups, including customers, employees, shareholders, and enterprise priorities.
• Coordinate global and domestic travel logistics, anticipate conflicts, identify opportunities to maximize executive impact, and ensure efficient use of executive time and engagement.
• Maintain a strong pulse on the leadership team and broader organization; proactively identify opportunities to engage when there might be signs of disconnect with the Leadership Team.
• Develop effective working relationships with other executive communities for constructive and efficient functioning of the executive team.
• Coordinate meetings involving all stages of planning including logistics, vendors, and materials (whether in person, via telepresence, or conference calls) for the President of Life Solutions, the Life Solutions Leadership Team, and a global team across multiple time zones.
• Manage all types of daily correspondence to ensure professional, accurate, and timely response and appropriate prioritization.
• Assist with writing and proofreading various communications.
• Manage Board correspondence and a social media blog.
• Prepare, reconcile, and track expense reporting and reimbursement via Concur.
• Coordinate and facilitate the set-up and agenda for planning and execution of internal and external events, including scheduling, accommodations, AV needs, catering, etc.
• Organize and safeguard all highly confidential company files and information.
• Assist with overflow, assistant back-up coverage, and day-to-day tasks; provide support to visiting senior business leaders and C-suite leaders, as needed.
• Create and develop highly professional visual presentations for senior management.
• Answer phones for executive management, take messages, and answer routine and non-routine questions; work in cooperation with other executive administrative assistants to cover phones.

Requirements

• 5-10 years’ experience in a senior administrative role supporting executives with global responsibility.
• College degree desired but not required.
• Familiarity with a dynamic and fast-paced global company’s operating rhythm and processes; ability to adapt procedures, processes, and techniques to the completion of assignments and in line with the department's and team’s needs.
• Strong writing and proofreading skills and attention to detail.
• Effective interpersonal and listening skills, and telephone etiquette.
• Excellent organizational, problem-solving, and follow-up skills, and the ability to effectively handle multiple priorities while working under little supervision.
• Professional demeanor at all times, regardless of job pressures; must be an exemplary representative of the company in all dealings with internal management/staff and external customers and partners.
• Executive presence, maturity, and judgment, and sound decision-making to communicate on an executive level and maintain a high degree of confidentiality.
• High level of motivation, integrity, self-confidence, and the ability to take initiative; collaborative team player with a proactive approach.
• Establish and maintain strong working relationships with other executive administrative assistants across Verisk.
• Prior experience submitting expenses, providing heavy phone coverage, and reviewing incoming correspondence/emails and preparing responses.
• Flawless skills managing Concur travel and expense programs for global multi-currency travel.
• Highly proficient in MS Office (Word, Excel, Outlook, and PowerPoint) as well as other web-based programs, video conferencing, and scanning.
• Ability to work with pace, good humor, and independence, balanced with a consummate sense of professionalism.
• Driven to get things done with excellence and timeliness.

Benefits

• Health Insurance
• Retirement Plan
• Disability benefits
• Paid Time Off program

About Us

For over 50 years, Verisk has been the leading data analytics and technology partner to the global insurance industry by delivering value to our clients through expertise and scale. We empower communities and businesses to make better decisions on risk, faster. At Verisk, you'll have the chance to use your voice and build a rewarding career that's as unique as you are, with work flexibility and the support, coaching, and training you need to succeed.

Verisk is proudly recognized as a Great Place to Work® for outstanding workplace culture in the US, UK, Spain, India, and Poland. We’ve also been recognized by The Wall Street Journal as one of the Best-Managed Companies and by Forbes as a World’s Best Employer.

We’re 7,000 people strong, relentlessly and ethically pursuing innovation. Our businesses include:

• Underwriting Solutions — provides underwriting and rating solutions for auto and property, general liability, and excess and surplus to assess and price risk with speed and precision.
• Claims Solutions — supports end-to-end claims handling with analytic and automation tools that streamline workflow, improve claims management, and support better customer experiences.
• Property Estimating Solutions — offers property estimation software and tools for professionals in estimating all phases of building and repair to make day-to-day workflows the most efficient.
• Specialty Business Solutions — provides an integrated suite of software for full end-to-end management of insurance and reinsurance business, helping companies manage their businesses through efficiency, flexibility, and data governance.
• Catastrophe and Risk Solutions — provides risk modeling solutions to help individuals, businesses, and society become more resilient to catastrophic events.
• Marketing Solutions — delivers data and insights to improve the reach, timing, relevance, and compliance of every consumer engagement.
• Life Insurance Solutions — offers end-to-end, data insight-driven core capabilities for carriers, distribution, and direct customers across the entire policy lifecycle of life and annuities for both individual and group.
• Verisk Maplecroft — provides intelligence on sustainability, resilience, and ESG, helping people, business, and societies become stronger.