Executive Assistant
We are looking for an organization expert! This role requires you to wear at least a dozen hats, and be proficient at all of them. A great role, with possibilities for quick promotion, and tons of leadership exposure. You will be a critical member of Catalant’s operating system, overseeing the activities of a complex and fast-growing company, often including coordinating important projects for global enterprises and leading investment firms.
About the job:
- Organizing and scheduling meetings and appointments for Catalant’s executive leadership team.
- Managing all types of daily correspondence to ensure professional, accurate and timely response and appropriate prioritization.
- Organizing materials in relation to meetings: collecting and compiling information and coordinating delivery.
- Anticipating, identifying, analyzing and solving issues/conflicts independently and discretely.
- Participate in assorted special ad-hoc projects with the larger Catalant team, including the build-out and maintenance of administrative resources and knowledge base.
About you:
- Strong sense of initiative and ownership.
- Comfort with ambiguity.
- Effectiveness in a rapidly-changing and entrepreneurial environment.
- Collaboration skills for use with colleagues on the Catalant Strategy and Sales teams, among others.
- Excellent written and oral communication and presentation skills.
- Passion for solving complex problems.
- Demonstrated commitment, judgment, emotional maturity, and intensity, ideally in a fast-paced, multi-task-oriented environment.
- Bachelor’s degree and a record of academic excellence.
- Desire to work at a rapidly growing startup.
- Exceptional communication and organizational skills.
- Interest in new responsibilities over time.
- Strong work ethic – we are a hard-working bunch and we take pride in that!
- Excellent MS Office skills.
- A few solid references.
Bonus points:
- Have startup experience
- Have worked in client-facing roles in the past
About us:
Catalant provides global enterprises with software solutions to access business expertise on demand. The company's innovative human capital solution matches top business professionals with enterprises to address their toughest challenges efficiently and in real-time. Catalant has built a global network of more than 30,000 independent experts, boutique firms and custom teams, as well as best-in-class software tools for engaging and managing this market. Based in Boston, Catalant serves thousands of clients, including nearly 10% of the Fortune 1000.
Our investors include General Catalyst and Highland Capital, two of the top Venture Capital firms out there, as well as famed investor Mark Cuban. We're on a mission to build the absolute best team on the east coast, and are looking for talented, scrappy, fun, and competitive folks to redefine the way work gets done!