Executive Assistant
Role Overview
Oliver Wyman is seeking a bilingual Executive Assistant to join its Middle East office in Riyadh. This full-time role is part of the IMEA (India Middle East Africa) team and involves providing executive-level administrative support to 1-3 Partner-level consultants. The standard working hours are 09:00 – 18:00, with additional hours as needed.
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About the Role
Oliver Wyman is seeking a bilingual Executive Assistant to join its Middle East office in Riyadh. This full-time role is part of the IMEA (India Middle East Africa) team and involves providing executive-level administrative support to 1-3 Partner-level consultants. The standard working hours are 09:00 – 18:00, with additional hours as needed.
Key Responsibilities
- Business Development Support: Build relationships with clients and client EAs, proactively advance business goals, lead administrative support for RFPs/tender responses, maintain CRM databases, track sales activity, identify clients for follow-up, execute follow-up calls, assist with customized mailings, and prepare documents using Oliver Wyman formatting.
- Calendaring and Scheduling: Maintain Partner diaries, schedule internal and external meetings, communicate with clients and staff, identify opportunities for additional meetings, and assist with complex project scheduling.
- Travel Coordination: Arrange travel and accommodation, including cars and rail tickets, coordinate business visas/work permits with mobility and HC, understand Partner travel preferences, and group client meetings for efficient travel.
- Daily Administration: Manage documents and project deliverables, notify staffing and Practice EAs of extensions/re-negotiations, manage confidential client information, and act as the central point of contact for Partner administrative needs.
- Financial Reporting: Prepare monthly timesheets and expense reports for assigned Partners, and request Purchase Orders (POs) as needed.
- Team Support: Provide coverage for absent EAs, offer short-term coverage during EA transitions or for new joiners, train new EAs, and participate in team meetings and projects to improve EA team performance.
Qualifications and Experience
- At least three years of experience in a similar Executive Assistant role.
- Experience in financial services, management consultancy, and/or a professional services environment is preferred.
- Required Skills and Attributes
- Positive, proactive, and collaborative approach.
- Highly organized, detail-oriented, and capable of working both independently and within a team.
- Professional, tactful, and effective in engaging with colleagues at all levels.
- Problem-solver with strong service focus, dedicated to meeting expectations.
- Excellent communication and negotiation skills for a multicultural environment.
- Maturity, poise, judgment, and ability to maintain confidentiality.
- Strategic thinking and ability to contribute to departmental model development.
- Ability to manage heavy work volume, meet deadlines, and produce timely results in a fast-paced environment.
- Self-starter with strong initiative and confidence, capable of working with minimal guidance.
- Flexible, hard-working, cost-conscious, and results-driven.
- Committed to the company and contributing to Oliver Wyman's culture.
About Oliver Wyman Saudi
Oliver Wyman is a global management consulting firm and a subsidiary of Marsh McLennan. Founded in New York City in 1984, the firm advises clients across strategy, operations, risk management, and organizational transformation. With over 60 offices worldwide, Oliver Wyman is known for its deep industry knowledge, particularly in financial services, and its commitment to delivering tailored and impactful solutions to complex business challenges.
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