Senior Executive Assistant

About the Role

The Sr. Executive Assistant serves as a strategic and administrative partner to senior and executive leadership, providing advanced executive, operational, governance, and administrative support within a fast-paced, mission-driven environment. This role operates with a high degree of professionalism, discretion, judgment, initiative, and organizational awareness while supporting enterprise priorities, Executive Services operations, board and committee coordination, and cross-functional collaboration. While all Sr. Executive Assistant roles maintain shared enterprise support responsibilities, this position includes a specialized focus area supporting legal, governance, and compliance-related administrative coordination.

Why Choose Us

• Great Place to Work: Sun Health has been certified as a Great Place to Work in 2021, 2022, and 2023.
• National Recognition: We secured a top 10 spot on the Fortune Best Workplaces for Aging Services™ list in 2020 and 2021.
• Platinum Award Winner: Our dedication to health and safety earned us Platinum awards from the Healthy Arizona Worksites Program in 2019, 2020, and 2021.

Key Responsibilities

Enterprise Strategy & Executive Alignment

• Supports execution and alignment of enterprise priorities, strategic initiatives, and leadership objectives.
• Assists in translating leadership direction into structured coordination, communication, and operational follow-through.
• Coordinates calendars, meetings, travel, presentations, and related logistics in support of executive and departmental operations.

Governance, Legal & Board Infrastructure

• Supports board, committee, governance, and legal-related meetings and activities.
• Coordinates agendas, packets, minutes, governance materials, and follow-up documentation.
• Assists with management of governance, compliance, legal, and corporate records.

Cross-Functional Coordination & Administrative Operations

• Facilitates coordination across departments to support enterprise-wide alignment and effective collaboration.
• Coordinates special projects, leadership workflows, and administrative initiatives across supported functional areas.
• Maintains administrative systems, tracking tools, and operational support resources that promote continuity and responsiveness.

Documentation, Knowledge Management & Administrative Continuity

• Supports records management, policy resources, institutional knowledge systems, and administrative continuity practices.
• Prepares reports, briefing materials, presentations, and organizational documentation in support of leadership activities.
• Maintains organized documentation and records systems that support accessibility, consistency, and continuity across Executive Services operations.

Process Improvement & Administrative Effectiveness

• Identifies opportunities to enhance workflows, coordination practices, and service delivery within assigned functional areas and Executive Services operations.
• Assists in implementing process improvements and administrative standards that promote consistency, responsiveness, and operational efficiency.
• Supports refinement of documentation practices, workflow systems, and operational processes to strengthen continuity, scalability, and organizational effectiveness.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Business Administration, Communications, Healthcare Administration, Legal Studies, Public Administration, or a related field preferred. Equivalent combinations of education, training, and relevant executive support experience will be considered.
• Relevant certifications (e.g., CAP, PMP, governance administration, legal administrative credentials, or comparable professional development) are a plus.
• Minimum of five (5) years of progressively responsible experience providing executive-level administrative and operational support to senior leaders or executive leadership teams required.
• Demonstrated experience supporting board, committee, governance, legal, compliance, executive office, or enterprise administrative operations preferred.
• Prior experience in healthcare, nonprofit, legal, regulated, governance-intensive, or highly confidential environments strongly preferred.
• Experience coordinating complex executive workflows, sensitive documentation, cross-functional initiatives, and enterprise-level administrative activities preferred.

Benefits

• Comprehensive health benefits (Medical, Dental & Vision).
• 401k with immediate vesting and up to 4% employer match.
• Tuition Reimbursement.
• Exclusive discounts through The Employee Network.
• Access to the Employee Association, supporting team members in need.

Pay

$71,102.00 - $99,542.80 per year