Executive Assistant to the CEO
- Source: LinkedIn
- Zurich Cover-More
- On-site
- New York City
- Full-Time
- C level
Job Description
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At Zurich Cover-More, we’re proud to be one of the world’s leading travel insurance and assistance providers . Each year, we protect more than 20 million travellers worldwide, making sure we’re there every step of their journey with proactive care, personalised cover and specialist support. Zurich Cover-More partners with many of the world’s best-known brands – think major airlines, travel giants, top banks, credit card providers, and large retailers – to deliver more care, more cover, for all.
Launched in December 2024, Zurich Cover-More is the global travel brand of Zurich Insurance Group, one of the world’s leading multi-line insurers. Our family of customer-facing brands includes trusted names like Travel Guard, Cover-More Travel Insurance, Travelex Insurance, Universal Assistance, World Travel Protection, Freely, and Blue Insurance. Together, we’re redefining what it means to travel safely and with confidence. Whether it’s a long-awaited holiday, a last-minute business trip, or an unexpected detour, we deliver in the moments that matter.
What you’ll be doing:
Zurich Cover-More is seeking an experienced Executive Assistant to directly support our Chief Executive Officer. As Executive Assistant to the CEO, you will play a critical role in ensuring the smooth operation of the executive office while supporting business priorities across Zurich Cover-More. You will:
- Manage the CEO’s complex calendar, travel, meetings, and day-to-day priorities across multiple time zones.
- Serve as a key point of contact for senior leaders, board-level stakeholders, and internal and external business partners.
- Prepare executive presentations, reports, briefing materials, correspondence, and communications for leadership meetings and strategic initiatives.
- Coordinate leadership team meetings, governance activities, action tracking, and follow-up to ensure priorities are executed effectively.
- Support special projects, business reporting, budgeting activities, and operational initiatives while continuously identifying opportunities to improve processes and ways of working.
What skills and experience you’ll bring on this journey:
- High school diploma or equivalent
- 5+ years of experience supporting C-suite executives or senior leaders in a complex corporate environment.
- Exceptional organizational and prioritization skills, with the ability to manage multiple competing demands and deadlines.
- Strong executive presence and interpersonal skills, with the confidence to interact effectively with senior stakeholders across a global organization.
- Experience preparing executive presentations, board materials, leadership communications, and governance documentation.
- Advanced proficiency with Microsoft Office, including Outlook, PowerPoint, Excel, Teams, and Word.
- Strong attention to detail, sound judgment, and the ability to handle highly confidential information with discretion.
- Excellent written and verbal communication skills, coupled with a proactive, solution-oriented approach and a commitment to delivering a high level of service.
Why you’ll love working with us!
We value optimism, caring, togetherness, reliability, results-orientation, and forward-thinking.
We have more than 3000 employees worldwide. We are a global group of digital specialists, actuaries, marketers, doctors, nurses, case managers, claims specialists, finance experts, customer service and corporate services professionals. We share a global purpose to look after travellers, at every step of their journey.
Job flexibility . We understand the importance of making sure that work fits into your life, not the other way around. Our hybrid approach ensures you can maintain work-life balance with the flexibility of 3 days in the office and 2 days working from home.
Career growth . This is an extremely exciting time for us at Zurich Cover-More, as we rapidly expand our business across the globe. We’re committed to helping our people thrive through a comprehensive onboarding experience, continuous professional development, and a supportive work environment that empowers growth at every stage of your career.
Take the time you need, for you and your community . We encourage you to take the time you need when you need it. We offer regular annual and personal leave benefits along with volunteer leave and a comprehensive paid parental leave scheme.
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