Job Description
We are seeking a Senior Executive Assistant for the Investment and Wealth Strategies team within Bernstein Private Wealth Management, a unit of AB. This Pune-based role involves overseeing a team of coordinators, providing training, and ensuring coverage/backfill when team members are out. The successful candidate will also provide administrative support to 2-3 senior professionals and partner with team members in various offices nationally. This role offers an exciting opportunity to lead and develop a team while contributing to the success of the Investment and Wealth Strategies team. We are seeking a dedicated individual who is looking to grow and thrive in this position for the long term.
Specific Responsibilities:
- Oversee and manage Pune-based coordinators, ensuring effective team operations and providing training as needed.
- Provide coverage and backfill for team members during absences to maintain seamless operations.
- Manage active meeting and travel calendars, including scheduling meetings with internal staff and external contacts.
- Arrange business travel and handle day-to-day calendar changes.
- Manage incoming resource requests promptly, ensuring accuracy with meeting counts as a top priority.
- Assist with projects such as the preparation of presentation materials.
- As tasks are mastered, administrative duties may be supplemented with other projects of increasing responsibility.
- Navigate the firm effectively and efficiently by interfacing with various departments on behalf of leadership to collect information, respond to requests, and coordinate meetings.
Job Qualifications:
We are interested in candidates with the following attributes:
- Experienced planner with a demonstrated ability to respond effectively and efficiently, manage complex calendars and projects while exuding composure, energy, and a good sense of humor.
- Strong leadership skills to oversee and train a team of coordinators.
- Collaborates well with others and has good interpersonal skills for coordination with senior people inside and outside the firm.
- Good organization skills, an eye for detail, the ability to meet tight deadlines, skill to juggle multiple projects, and flexibility to re-prioritize when needed.
- Minimum of 7-8 years of experience managing calendars effectively for multiple directors.
- Strong understanding of all office technology and advanced knowledge of Microsoft Office products, particularly Outlook, OneNote, Excel, PowerPoint, and Word.
- College Degree.
- Effective oral and written communication skills.
- Ability to use good judgment regarding administrative issues.
- Ability to maintain poise, presence, and professionalism – and exhibit solid judgment.
- Communicate effectively and professionally with leadership, act as liaison with clients and their assistants.
- Self-starter with excellent anticipation skills.
Shift Timing: US Shift
Department Description:
Bernstein Private Wealth Management (“Bernstein”), also a subsidiary of AllianceBernstein L.P. (AB), provides advanced planning strategies and a wide array of investment management services to high net worth families, endowments and foundations, and institutions to help them reach specific financial objectives. Bernstein Private Wealth Management is distinguished among major wealth managers by its single focus and the resulting alignment of interests and accountability this brings to each client relationship. Bernstein’s integrated approach allows the firm to tailor each client’s portfolio, minimizing the effects of tax and volatility, with investment strategies that draw on AB’s deep research expertise across asset classes and geographies.
About AB
We are a leading global investment management firm offering high-quality research and diversified investment services to institutional clients, retail investors, and private-wealth clients in major markets around the globe. With over 4,000 employees across 57 locations operating in 26 countries and jurisdictions, our ambition is simple: to be the most trusted investment firm in the world. We realize that it's our people who give us a competitive advantage and drive success in the market, and our goal is to create an inclusive culture that rewards hard work.
Our culture of intellectual curiosity and collaboration creates an environment where you can thrive and do your best work. Whether you're producing thought-provoking research, identifying compelling investment opportunities, infusing new technologies into our business or providing thoughtful advice to our clients, we are fully invested in you. If you're ready to challenge your limits and empower your career, join us!
Pune, India
