Founded by a group of industry visionaries and startup disruptors, DAIS is reimagining insurance by empowering agencies and carriers with a cutting edge software platform designed to handle the complex challenges of the industry.

DAIS is currently in stealth mode, but we’re looking for people who are curious, driven, and hungry for a challenge. DAIS will give you the room to take complete ownership of your work within an exciting startup culture that is designed to foster personal development. This is a place where you can collaborate freely and level up your skills.

Executive Assistant/Administrative Assistant

Mission:

The Executive Assistant/Administrative Assistant will provide support to a group of DAIS professionals at our two offices located in Chicago. This person will be responsible for keeping the office running smoothly, providing our team the support they need, and acting as a vital point person for daily office activities. This role is a perfect fit for someone who likes variety, learning, and being challenged.

Responsibilities:

• Bring your smile and a great attitude to the office every day!

• Provide exceptional broad-spectrum administrative and office management support

• Act as a point of contact for vendors, clients, and partners

• Administer New Hire Orientation and Onboarding in close collaboration with Human Resources

• Manage office needs, equipment selection and procurement, office supplies, furniture, etc.

• Administer online corporate-wide collaboration tools such as Slack, G Suite, Jira, Concur, Zoom, etc.

• Assist finance team with expense tracking, expense reimbursement, and reporting

• Bridge functional teams and finance in fulfilling various reporting needs

• Manage travel for the Executive Team

• Collaborate with internal and external groups in organization of corporate events

Requirements:

Curiosity

• Interested in learning new things and acquiring new skills

• Must be energized by a new puzzle rather than scared

Jump In & Help

• Professionalism, punctuality, and reliability are crucial for success in this role

• Demonstrates initiative, a self-starter and problem solver

• Ability to work with ambiguity

• Adaptable to changing priorities and project deadlines

Communication

• Exceptional written and oral communication skills

• Ability to win cooperation at all organizational levels

• Excellent grammar, editing, and proofreading skills

• Act as a face of DAIS to a number of vendors, guests, partners

• Manage executives’ calendars, corporate events calendar, and scheduling external meetings

Role Specific

• 2+ years of relevant experience

• Good knowledge of Microsoft Office Suite (especially Excel), Adobe Acrobat, Google Drive, etc.

• Tech savvy, able to quickly learn new technologies