Administrative Assistant
What We'll Bring:
At TransUnion, we have a welcoming and energetic environment that encourages collaboration and innovation. We are consistently exploring new technologies and tools to be agile. This environment gives our people the opportunity to hone current skills and build new capabilities while discovering their genius.
Come be a part of our team! You will work with great people, pioneering products, and use cutting-edge technology.
Protecting the health and wellness of our associates and candidates considering a career at TransUnion is our highest priority. In supporting this vision, our recruitment- and new hire- experience for this role is 100% virtual. Candidates interviewing will get to know the team over the phone and via video. This role will operate virtually until we return to the office. Even though we are not physically together right now, our goal is to provide you a supportive candidate- and new hire-experience, which will immerse you in our culture and set you up for success at TransUnion.
We are looking for an organized, proactive, and results-driven Administrative Assistant who operates with strong attention to detail, a high sense of urgency, and who is passionate about providing best-in-class administrative and project support to their assigned executive and team.
This is a fast-paced, multi-faceted environment, and we are seeking someone with excellent interpersonal and organizational skills. This person must be a master at multitasking and anticipate the needs of their executive, keeping ten steps ahead. In this pivotal role, you will support the Senior Vice President of Corporate Development/Mergers & Acquisitions (M&A).
What You'll Bring:
- 4-5 years of experience in administration (providing support to multiple executives and/or senior level management) or a related field
- Strong customer-service mentality
- Consistent desire to exceed expectations
- Quick adaptation and flexibility to changing priorities
- Ability to meet deadlines and work under pressure
- Exemplary interpersonal skills and ability to develop relationships with key internal and external stakeholders
- Ability to handle sensitive and confidential information with discretion
- Strong organizational skills that reflect the ability to complete assignments accurately and prioritize multiple tasks seamlessly with excellent attention to detail
- Acting as an extension of the supported executive and being a cornerstone to the team-building process within the supported function
- Ability to perform overall duties and responsibilities of this position with minimal to no direction using independent judgment
- Must have a working knowledge of the entire Microsoft® Suite programs (Word, PowerPoint, Excel, Teams, SharePoint)
- Drive, energy, and a sense of purpose for the role and supporting function
- Bachelor's Degree Preferred
Impact You'll Make:
As an Administrative Assistant to the Senior Vice President of Corporate Development, you will develop your knowledge and understanding of both the business and the executive you support to play a critical role in enabling TransUnion's global M&A success. This team is fast-paced, high performing, dynamic, and responsible for leading the development of our long-term global strategy.
The administrative assistant will develop a meaningful partnership with the team, and play an important role in assisting with multiple projects, collaborating with functional departments (e.g. Finance, Business, Global Technology, etc.), and managing the execution of meetings with high priority and urgency. This person will utilize their creative problem-solving skills, effective decision-making, and project planning/management abilities to maintain a realistic balance among multiple priorities.
This role will act as a liaison between the executive and executives' peers, leadership team, investment banks, prospective targets, and their senior management, vendors, consultants, and other internal and external key stakeholders. This position has access to and regularly handles information of the most sensitive, highly confidential, and strategically critical nature, therefore complete discretion is necessary.
To be successful, you must be a proactive thinker who is interested in understanding the business and working to provide more value to each task by maximizing the strategic alignment between the executive and their business priorities. You will be challenged to think beyond the task at hand and work to tie the pieces together to deliver maximum results.
Specific Responsibilities:
- Anticipate and prepare a daily schedule of executive's meetings and priorities
- Ensure the most effective use of the executive's time
- This may include some off-hour requests
- Work closely and effectively with the executive
- Keeping the executive well informed of upcoming commitments and/or responsibilities
- Proactively following up on Administrative/operational duties associated with the executive's area of responsibility
- Initiate, establish and communicate department meetings on behalf of executive
- Follow-through on meeting actionable items expeditiously
- Prepare, coordinate and schedule meetings for senior-level management and others within the organization
- This includes logistics for off-site conferences, customer/partner events, Town Halls, internal associate celebratory/appreciation events, and other tasks as needed
- Coordinate and schedule meetings with bankers and external companies to explore potential investment opportunities
- Support internal/external meeting coordinating and follow-ups within potential M&A targets' due diligence process
- Manage and arrange complex and detailed domestic and international travel plans/itineraries, compile documents for travel-related meetings
- Process and complete executive's weekly expense report(s) and reconciles corporate credit card account(s)
- Coordinate food and beverage requests for executives, meetings, and/or events
- Collect, analyze, prepare and update reporting tools/information to support the Corporate Development function
- Manage internal technology/programs (i.e. SharePoint sites, shared drives, etc.)
- Respond to daily inquiries and execute ad hoc requests and meeting logistics
- May be required to book travel, hotel accommodations, meeting room(s), and other meeting requirements for cross-functional teams
- Organize external/vendor meetings, interviews, events, etc.
- Collaborate and develop strong relationships within the Corporate Development team, the finance leadership team as well as the executive/administrative assistant community
We are an equal opportunity employer and all qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, age, disability status, veteran status, marital status, citizenship status, sexual orientation, gender identity or any other characteristic protected by law.
During the COVID-19 pandemic, TransUnion has several safety protocols in place to protect associates, customers, and visitors. You may be required to be fully vaccinated against COVID-19 as a condition of employment and/or to participate in certain work-related activities. Exemption is available to qualified candidates as a reasonable accommodation.
TransUnion's Internal Job Title:
Admin Asst III, Admin Support