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Executive Assistant - Canberra, Australia

Who we are:

Oliver Wyman is a global leader in management consulting that combines deep industry knowledge with specialised expertise in strategy, operations, risk management, and organisation transformation. Our mission is to help clients achieve lasting success by solving their most complex problems and seizing their biggest opportunities.

Visit an Oliver Wyman office anywhere in the world and you will feel the buzz of people doing work that matters, with a sense of purpose. Our company comprises a diverse mix of talented people from varied backgrounds, and we embrace the unique skills and insights they bring to our work.  Our inclusive, collaborative, non-hierarchical culture allows new thinking to surface quickly. The best idea wins, and everybody is encouraged to contribute. This makes Oliver Wyman both an ideal adviser for organisations and an ideal place for exceptional people to realise their potential.

Oliver Wyman is a business of Marsh McLennan [NYSE: MMC].

Job Overview

We are seeking an exceptional Executive Assistant to provide support to Oliver Wyman Partners.  An Oliver Wyman EA is highly focused on strategic calendar management and support of all Partner administration in relation to marketing and project execution.  The role includes broader office and firm event engagement, as well as collaboration with other Support Professional functions, with a focus on client impact.  There is also opportunity to engage and contribute to Oliver Wyman’s unique culture, helping us to foster an inclusive environment in which our talented and diverse team can thrive.

Key Responsibilities

Calendar Management, Commercial Effectiveness, Travel Arrangement, Daily Administration & Teaming

• Strategic calendar management for Partners, Principals, and other key stakeholders; scheduling internal and external meetings; communicating with clients and infrastructure staff as required, with focus on Partner priorities, goals and business objectives
• Maintain and update client contacts and business activities in CRM database.  Proactively spot clients that haven’t been called upon and/or who need follow-up
• Proactive and effective management of all travel for optimal time management
• Assist with scheduling for complex projects as requested by the Partner and/or project team
• Act as central point of contact for all assigned Partner administrative needs, including timesheets and timely expense submission.  Collaborative liaison with other support functions with focus on client impact
• Management of Partner related invoices, liaising with the OW iProcurement support team

• Develop excellent rapport with client assistants to facilitate access to client project team​
• Build productive and collegial relationships with all colleagues
• Understand expectations and demonstrate commitment to the wider team, including providing back-up coverage as needed

Experience Required

• At least five years’ experience working in an administrative or customer service position.
• Experience in financial services, management consultancy and/or a professional services environment a plus.   Excellent knowledge of Outlook, Word, PowerPoint, and Excel required. 
• Knowledge of CRM (Microsoft Dynamics) would be benefit but not necessary.

Skills & Attributes

• Thrives in a fast-paced environment, loves solving problems and focused on client service
• Good judgement and ownership mentality
• Strong organisational skills and detail orientation, with demonstrated ability to prioritise and multi-task
• Strong decision-making capabilities and excellent time management skills
• Superior written and verbal communication skills
• Team player who is willing to pitch-in and able to work with different personalities and working styles
• Empathetic and approachable, with a positive and inclusive attitude

Benefits of working at Oliver Wyman, Australia

• 25 days of vacation leave, recharge days and “free time”.
• 26 weeks paid parental leave for all employees.
• Discounted health insurance, protecting you and your loved ones.
• Flexible work arrangements including hybrid working, supporting you to balance work and life.
• Comprehensive training curriculum designed to support career progression for all roles.
• Employee assistant program with access to free counselling and wellbeing coaching
• Well-being programmes offering discounted gym memberships and health reimbursement.
• Company-sponsored social events and team-building activities to foster a collaborative and friendly environment, including bi-annual regional offsites.
• Inclusive and diverse workplace culture with various employee resource groups

Oliver Wyman Australia is proud to be recognized in Seramount’s Global Inclusion Index 2022 and awarded Small Employer of the Year 2021, having achieved Gold Status in the Australian Workplace Equality Index (AWEI) 2021, 2020 and 2019, a recognition indicative of substantial work and activity LGBTQI+ inclusion.

Our Company

Changing the world through digital experiences is what Adobe’s all about. We give everyone—from emerging artists to global brands—everything they need to design and deliver exceptional digital experiences! We’re passionate about empowering people to create beautiful and powerful images, videos, and apps, and transform how companies interact with customers across every screen. 

We’re on a mission to hire the very best and are committed to creating exceptional employee experiences where everyone is respected and has access to equal opportunity. We realize that new ideas can come from everywhere in the organization, and we know the next big idea could be yours!

Creativity for All

Adobe is a place where exceptional people work – don’t just take our word for it, our employees have recently voted us #1 on the Great Place to Work list for the 10th consecutive year!

We’re proud to offer market leading employee benefits designed to suit you and your lifestyle. Some of the great benefits include health insurance, global days off, wellness fund, market-leading parental leave, access to our Employee Stock Purchase Program and programs designed to help you continue to build your career.

We also proudly empower our employees to get involved with corporate social responsibility and offer a broad range of opportunities to enable you to make a bigger impact through philanthropy, employee, and community engagement.   

We know that people are the differentiator in our business, and that's why we want to meet you!

The Opportunity

Adobe is looking for a high energy individual with consistent record of selling success selling enterprise digital marketing software solutions. The Enterprise Account Executive will help Public Sector & Education customers take a lead in their transformation journey, supported by Adobe’s deep industry expertise and experience of managing similar customer journeys. This is the perfect opportunity for an individual with a driven and passionate mentality to drive net new sales in a rapidly growing tech company.

What you'll Do

• Identify new business opportunities to help the State Government & Education sectors improve staff, student and citizen experiences through driving marketing technology solutions engagement at the enterprise level

• Build executive level relationships within Government (CMO/CIO/CTO/CFO) as well as establishing meetings with a broad array of executives - proactively selling into multiple levels of an organization.

• Overachieve revenue quota contributing to the region’s overall plan

• Teamwork across the Adobe eco-system of Sales Specialists, Solution Consulting, Professional Services, etc to provide clients a clear understanding of our competitive advantage and why they should choose Adobe’s Digital Experience Solutions.

What you need to succeed

• Strong and proven net new sales track record within the Education, State and Local Government market.

• Experience working across large, complex, high visibility, strategic, or tactically important accounts.

• Excellent communication and presentations skills.

• Proven experience selling complex software or solution deals at the CXO level (business and IT)

• Consistent over-achievement of quota in past positions

• Must have a strong understanding and experience in managing a long term and complex sales cycle

• Experience leading virtual teams; excellence in crafting a clear and articulate vision for the sales pursuit and subsequent assignment of responsibilities accordingly

Adobe for All

Adobe strives to create an environment where our employees can do their best work and drive their career growth and development based on their personal goals. From fair-pay practices to Employee Networks and programs designed to make everyone feel included, we're committed to fostering a diverse and inclusive workplace for all.

Take the plunge and jump in

Liking what you have read and keen to jump in? Thinking you might not have all the skills we are looking for? Just take the plunge and apply – we know that by bringing together a diverse group of people, we become so much better together. We'd love to see where we can help drive Creativity for All together.

Adobe Australia acknowledges Traditional Custodians of Country throughout Australia and recognises the continuing connection to lands, waters and communities. We pay our respect to Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander cultures; and to Elders past, present and emerging.

Adobe is proud to be an Equal Employment Opportunity and affirmative action employer. We do not discriminate based on gender, race or color, ethnicity or national origin, age, disability, religion, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, veteran status, or any other applicable characteristics protected by law. Learn more.
 

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Adobe values a free and open marketplace for all employees and has policies in place to ensure that we do not enter into illegal agreements with other companies to not recruit or hire each other’s employees.