Contractor Executive Assistant

UnitedHealth Group is seeking a highly motivated Executive Assistant (EA) to support the Senior Vice President and Optum Chief Communications Officer in the mission to evolve the Communications Function. The Executive Assistant candidate must possess the highest level of professionalism, confidentiality, poise and presence. She/he will have experience in organizational communications, research, operations and project management. Composure, agility, dealing with ambiguous situations and critical thinking are essential for this role.

You'll enjoy the flexibility to work remotely * from anywhere within the U.S. as you take on some tough challenges.

Primary Responsibilities:

• Oversee an intricately detailed schedule
• Assist with the management of travel and expenses, including reconciling and submitting reports
• Be the primary interface, representing the Optum CCO in making meeting arrangements and ensuring CCO's presence at key company meetings/venues
• Assist with creating and editing power presentations, e-mail communications and reports
• Maintain a vast paper and electronic filing system
• Determine priority of matters of attention for the CCO; redirect matters to staff to handle, or handle matters personally, as appropriate
• Handle printing, copying, mailing/overnight packages of materials
• Help make judgments on requests and prioritize on behalf of the CCO
• Ensure CCO is prepared for critical meeting - materials, travel, attendance
• Monitor and support progress of key business and operational activities
• Request follow ups and take follow up actions to support project deliverables
• Monitor the CCO's email and the review/approval system to identify urgent requests
• Be a critical team member in implementing the Enterprise Communications employee experience, by facilitating team larger cross business team meetings

Key Skills:

• Collaborate with EA peers to ensure best possible reputation of CCO and Communications organization
• Detail-oriented with a strong self-starter mentality
• Manage sensitive information with utmost confidentiality
• Work independently while being the consummate team player inside and outside the function
• Thrives in a fast-paced environment
• Adept at managing multiple priorities
• Possess strong emotional intelligence
• Demonstrate tactical and strategic thinking
• Willingness to learn about communications, technology, and organizational management

You'll be rewarded and recognized for your performance in an environment that will challenge you and give you clear direction on what it takes to succeed in your role as well as provide development for other roles you may be interested in.

Required Qualifications:

• 5+ years of Executive Assistant experience supporting c-suite level executives
• Experience providing support in an Executive environment and interactions with individuals at all levels inside and outside of Communications
• Experience with fast-paced, externally facing organizations (Communications, Marketing, Government/Public Affairs)
• Proficiency with Microsoft applications (Outlook, Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Teams)