Executive Assistant Senior Relationship Management

Join us as an Executive Assistant Senior Relationship Management. At Barclays, our vision is clear –to redefine the future of banking and help craft innovative solutions. In this role, you will play a key part in supporting multiple executives by efficiently managing their calendars, coordinating complex travel arrangements, and processing expense reports. You will be exposed to sensitive and confidential information and will work in a fast-paced, high-pressure environment where quick thinking and adaptability are essential. Your ability to handle multiple tasks simultaneously, prioritize effectively, and maintain a high level of professionalism will be critical to the success of the team and the executives you support.

To be successful as an Executive Assistant Senior Relationship Management, you should have experience with:

• Overseeing executive calendars, arranging meetings, and organizing travel logistics
• Expertise in Microsoft Office Suite and other essential office software
• Handling client interactions, managing phone calls, and overseeing email communication

Some other highly valued skills may include:

• Exceptional customer service and interpersonal abilities
• Discretion and sensitivity when dealing with confidential information
• Proven ability to excel in a fast-paced environment while supporting senior executives

You may be assessed on the key critical skills relevant for success in role, such as risk and controls, change and transformation, business acumen strategic thinking and digital and technology, as well as job-specific technical skills.

This role is located in New York

Minimum Salary: $85,000

Maximum Salary: $115,000

The minimum and maximum salary/rate information above include only base salary or base hourly rate. It does not include any another type of compensation or benefits that may be available.

Purpose of the role

To manage the executive's schedule, handling correspondence, preparing presentations and reports, and providing other administrative support as needed. 

Accountabilities

• Management of senior executive members calendars and overseeing their timely responses to meeting invitations and requests.
• Planning and arranging travel itineraries, including flights, accommodation, and ground transportation, ensuring timely and efficient travel for the executive.
• Proactively anticipating the needs of the senior executive, prioritising tasks, and ensuring timely completion.
• Management of day-to-day administrative tasks, such as expenses, maintaining filing systems, and ordering office supplies, annual leave records management, distribution list management and organisation management tasks.
• Management and facilitation of senior executive members meetings.

Analyst Expectations

• To perform prescribed activities in a timely manner and to a high standard consistently driving continuous improvement.
• Requires in-depth technical knowledge and experience in their assigned area of expertise
• Thorough understanding of the underlying principles and concepts within the area of expertise
• They lead and supervise a team, guiding and supporting professional development, allocating work requirements and coordinating team resources.
• If the position has leadership responsibilities, People Leaders are expected to demonstrate a clear set of leadership behaviours to create an environment for colleagues to thrive and deliver to a consistently excellent standard. The four LEAD behaviours are: L – Listen and be authentic, E – Energise and inspire, A – Align across the enterprise, D – Develop others.
• OR for an individual contributor, they develop technical expertise in work area, acting as an advisor where appropriate.
• Will have an impact on the work of related teams within the area.
• Partner with other functions and business areas.
• Takes responsibility for end results of a team’s operational processing and activities.
• Escalate breaches of policies / procedure appropriately.
• Take responsibility for embedding new policies/ procedures adopted due to risk mitigation.
• Advise and influence decision making within own area of expertise.
• Take ownership for managing risk and strengthening controls in relation to the work you own or contribute to. Deliver your work and areas of responsibility in line with relevant rules, regulation and codes of conduct.
• Maintain and continually build an understanding of how own sub-function integrates with function, alongside knowledge of the organisations products, services and processes within the function.
• Demonstrate understanding of how areas coordinate and contribute to the achievement of the objectives of the organisation sub-function.
• Make evaluative judgements based on the analysis of factual information, paying attention to detail.
• Resolve problems by identifying and selecting solutions through the application of acquired technical experience and will be guided by precedents.
• Guide and persuade team members and communicate complex / sensitive information.
• Act as contact point for stakeholders outside of the immediate function, while building a network of contacts outside team and external to the organisation.

All colleagues will be expected to demonstrate the Barclays Values of Respect, Integrity, Service, Excellence and Stewardship – our moral compass, helping us do what we believe is right. They will also be expected to demonstrate the Barclays Mindset – to Empower, Challenge and Drive – the operating manual for how we behave.