Description and Requirements

Job Location : Must live within a commutable distance of the Cary NC Office

Hybrid: Monday Tuesday Thursday in office

Role Value Proposition

MetLife is a premier provider of employee benefits, insurance products, and financial services. We are seeking a highly motivated Executive Assistant responsible for providing outstanding administrative expertise to support an SVP within MetLife’s Global Infrastructure Organization. The position will also be responsible for providing ad hoc support across the business and other senior leaders as needed. The successful candidate will demonstrate excellent technology proficiency, attention to detail, flexibility, and the ability to prioritize workload and multi-task in an environment that requires frequent change. This individual must be able to work independently with minimal supervision and demonstrate excellent interpersonal and communication skills, both verbal and written. The individual is expected to maintain confidentiality and exhibit a high level of discretion and professionalism.

Key Responsibilities

• Calendar/schedule management and discretion in handling confidential materials/information.
• Coordinate meetings for multiple individual team members, as well as members of the overall organization on an ad hoc basis.
• Manage domestic and international travel arrangements and prepare expense reports.
• Manage some office processes, including filing, cataloging business contacts, ordering supplies, and managing catering requests.
• Provide telephone support, with the ability to direct calls to appropriate resources and troubleshoot IT- related issues with Helpdesk and other internal resources.
• Organize electronic and soft copy documents and communication that may require confidential treatment. Assist with production and coordination of meeting briefs, presentations, updates, and reports that may require confidential treatment.
• Work closely with the Chief of Staff to prepare, coordinate, and execute on multiple internal and external meetings involving senior leaders in the company as well external stakeholders and third parties requiring coordination of time zones.

Essential Business Experience and Technical Skills

Required:

• Must live within a commutable distance of the Cary NC Office
  
• 3-5+ years of experience as an Executive Assistant
• Strong PC skills, including proficiency in Microsoft Office Suite: Outlook, PowerPoint, Word, and SharePoint, and internet skills
• Strong Excel skills for creating and working with spreadsheets, data and basic analytics
• Ability to work in fast paced environment and ability to recognize opportunities to improve and stream-line processes
• Excellent organizational, time management skills, written and verbal communication skills
• Must be able to multi-task with a keen eye to detail and handle heavy flow of incoming and outgoing requests for meetings or information

Preferred:

• Bachelor’s Degree
• Self-starter; Ability to independently anticipate needs, look ahead, plan for contingencies, manage concurrent tasks, prioritize tasks and follow-up
• Superb inter-personal skills, demonstrating an ease with interacting professionally - at senior levels - within and across functional teams
• Flexibility to move between competing priorities as needed/directed and strong customer-centricity skills

At MetLife, we’re leading the global transformation of an industry we’ve long defined. United in purpose, diverse in perspective, we’re dedicated to making a difference in the lives of our customers.

Benefits We Offer

Our U.S. benefits address holistic well-being with programs for physical and mental health, financial wellness, and support for families. We offer a comprehensive health plan that includes medical/prescription drug and vision, dental insurance, and no-cost short- and long-term disability. We also provide company-paid life insurance and legal services, a retirement pension funded entirely by MetLife and 401(k) with employer matching, group discounts on voluntary insurance products including auto and home, pet, critical illness, hospital indemnity, and accident insurance, as well as Employee Assistance Program (EAP) and digital mental health programs, parental leave, volunteer time off, tuition assistance and much more!

About MetLife
Recognized on Fortune magazine's list of the 2023 "World's Most Admired Companies" as well as the 2023 Fortune 100 Best Companies to Work For ®, MetLife , through its subsidiaries and affiliates, is one of the world’s leading financial services companies; providing insurance, annuities, employee benefits and asset management to individual and institutional customers. With operations in more than 40 markets, we hold leading positions in the United States, Latin America, Asia, Europe, and the Middle East.

Our purpose is simple - to help our colleagues, customers, communities, and the world at large create a more confident future. United by purpose and guided by empathy, we’re inspired to transform the next century in financial services. At MetLife, it’s #AllTogetherPossible . Join us!

Equal Employment Opportunity/Disability/Veterans

If you need an accommodation due to a disability, please email us at accommodations@metlife.com. This information will be held in confidence and used only to determine an appropriate accommodation for the application process.

MetLife maintains a drug-free workplace.