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Sr. Executive Administrator

$93.5k - $110k
Full-time

Cushman & Wakefield

Job Title Sr. Executive Administrator

Job Description Summary

We are seeking a highly organized, proactive, and adaptable Senior Executive Administrator to support the Chief Legal Officer and Deputy General Counsel. This role is responsible for managing complex administrative, operational, and executive support activities that enable senior legal leadership to operate effectively and efficiently.

The ideal candidate anticipates needs, exercises sound judgment, maintains the highest level of confidentiality, and proactively identifies solutions before issues arise. This individual thrives in a fast-paced environment, manages competing priorities with professionalism, and serves as a trusted partner to executive leadership while coordinating critical activities across the Legal function.

Job Description

  • Manage highly complex calendars for the Chief Legal Officer and Deputy General Counsel, including scheduling, prioritization of competing demands, meeting coordination, and proactive resolution of conflicts.
  • Coordinate and support Board of Directors and Board Committee activities, including preparation, organization, distribution, and management of board materials, communications, meeting logistics, and governance-related deliverables.
  • Identify, implement, and support improvements to administrative processes, communication workflows, meeting management practices, and operational efficiencies that enhance the effectiveness of Legal leadership and the broader department.
  • Arrange and manage domestic and international travel, including itineraries, lodging, transportation, scheduling considerations, and real-time adjustments as business needs change.
  • Prepare agendas, presentation decks, briefing materials, reports, and other executive-level documents for department meetings, leadership meetings, board-related activities, and special projects.
  • Build and maintain effective working relationships with senior leaders, administrative partners, Board contacts, internal business partners, and external stakeholders to facilitate collaboration and successful execution of business priorities.
  • Plan and execute Legal department offsites, leadership meetings, and other large-scale events, including logistics coordination, vendor management, attendee communications, and on-site support.
  • Prepare, reconcile, and submit executive expense reports in compliance with company policies and established deadlines.

Cushman & Wakefield also provides eligible employees with an opportunity to enroll in a variety of benefit programs, generally including health, vision, and dental insurance, flexible spending accounts, health savings accounts, retirement savings plans, life, and disability insurance programs, and paid and unpaid time away from work. In addition to a comprehensive benefits package, Cushman and Wakefield provide eligible employees with competitive pay, which may vary depending on eligibility factors such as geographic location, date of hire, total hours worked, job type, business line, and applicability of collective bargaining agreements.
The compensation that will be offered to the successful candidate will depend on factors such as whether the position is covered by a collective bargaining agreement, the geographic area in which the work will be performed, market pay rates in that area, and the candidate’s experience and qualifications.
The company will not pay less than minimum wage for this role.
The compensation for the position is: $ 93,500.00 - $110,000.00Cushman & Wakefield is an Equal Opportunity employer to all protected groups, including protected veterans and individuals with disabilities. Discrimination of any type will not be tolerated.

In compliance with the Americans with Disabilities Act Amendments Act (ADAAA), if you have a disability and would like to request an accommodation in order to apply for a position at Cushman & Wakefield, please call the ADA line at View phone number on us.fitly.work or email View email address on us.fitly.work . Please refer to the job title and job location when you contact us.

INCO: “Cushman & Wakefield”
Vacancy posted 1 day ago
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