The Opportunity
This role is where organization meets impact. As our Executive Assistant for People & Culture and Data Analytics, you’ll be a trusted partner to senior leaders, board members, and management committees – keeping complex operations moving and connecting the right people at the right time. Expect meaningful, varied work: managing intricate calendars, coordinating across stakeholders, preparing reports and presentations, and contributing to strategic projects that shape the organization from the inside out. If you bring order to complexity and take pride in making leaders more effective, this role was made for you.
Location – East Hartford, CT Hybrid
Hours – Fulltime
Compensation - $30-$34 an hour (depending on experience, education, aptitude & equity)
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You Are
OrganizedÂ
You thrive in complexity, juggling multiple calendars, competing priorities, and shifting deadlines without missing a beat.
Resourceful
You find solutions before problems escalate, whether resolving scheduling conflicts, compiling data, or supporting a project with minimal direction.
Connected
You build and maintain trusted relationships across all levels, from team members to board committees, making you the reliable bridge between people and information.Â
We Are
A purpose-driven organization with a proud legacy. Guided by our mission to enrich lives and create a world where financial freedom is a reality, we lead with heart, show up authentically, and seek to uplift our members, communities, and each other. Our culture is our power, it fuels innovation, amplifies impact, and sets us apart as we grow together and reach new heights.Â
Key Responsibilities
- Administrative Support
- Manages, monitors and ensures executives’ appointments and meeting schedules are met without conflicts.
- Receives and analyzes executive’s incoming e-mails and phone calls for prioritization and potential independent action.
- Supports Executives and their direct reports with administrative tasks.
- Administers and coordinates reservations and travel arrangements for executives’ and their direct reports’ attendance at conferences, seminars and meetings, including airline, hotel and car reservations. Obtains discounted rates and special fares whenever possible. Prepares and submits corporate Visa and personal expense reimbursement forms, including mileage reports.Â
- Acts as a backup to other executive assistants when necessary.Â
- Performs other related administrative duties and special requests as assigned.
- Project and Strategic Support
- Manages Business Development meetings and processes including but not limited to ensuring Key Performance Indicators (KPI’s) are populated, coded correctly, and are documented/recorded timely on spreadsheets.Â
- Collects Engagement, Exit, and Onboarding Survey data results and prepares them for analysis and review.
- Responsible for managing the Training Database including but not limited to recording attendance at Learning & Development programs, compiling reports, and other duties as assigned.Â
- Responsible for assisting with New Hire Orientation and entry level onboarding tasks.Â
- Manage New Hire Orientation: Logistics, Scheduling, and Onsite Support.Â
- Handles meeting preparations and attends various onsite and offsite meetings including a variety of teams and committees. Preparations include preparing agendas, distributing meeting invitations, securing meeting room, confirming attendance, coordinating catering, recording and transcribing minutes for executive review.
- Responsible for keeping all related printed and electronic documents and websites utilized by executives and the Board, current, secure, and confidential.
- Composes, types and proofreads a wide variety of communications including interoffice memorandums and emails, correspondence, and other Credit Union documents, frequently confidential in nature.
- Ensures the accuracy and integrity of data entered into various systems and databases, maintaining meticulous attention to detail to prevent errors.
- Provides research for complex issues and presents findings in an organized fashion.
- Provides suggestions where possible for cost/efficiency improvements to enhance productivity.
- Utilizes authorized AI tools (e.g., Microsoft Copilot, ChatGPT, etc.) to automate routine tasks such as drafting communications, summarizing reports, taking meeting minutes, and organizing data.Â
Competencies & Skills:
- Has ability to learn and directly apply AI tools to streamline administrative and operational tasks.
- Is comfortable working with basic IT systems, access management platforms, and Microsoft Excel.
- Demonstrates adaptability and curiosity in learning new tools and technical concepts to better support executive leadership.
Education and/or Experience
Associates’ Degree or five to seven years related experience; with at least three years providing support to executive level management; or equivalent combination of education and experience. Proven administrative skills and operation of a personal computer and other office equipment. Experience in a Credit Union environment strongly preferred. While this level of expertise will generally be attained with a minimum of three years in a previous executive assistant role and High School Diploma/GED. Must have experience working with an Enterprise System i.e. ADP, Salesforce, FinancialEdge, etc. Priority will be place upon the demonstration of the ability to meet qualifications without an absolute focus on duration of experience, in recognition that the attainment of such qualifications may be obtained at different paces by different individuals.
Ability to operate a personal computer with a high level of proficiency in such software applications as word processing, spreadsheets, Internet and Email. Ability to operate a fax, calculator and copier.
Opportunities for Growth
At AEFCU, your growth matters. We invest in your development with opportunities like individual development plans, educational reimbursement, job shadowing across departments, and hands-on leadership practice through specialized trainings. Whether you’re building new skills or exploring new paths, you’ll be supported every step of the way, because when you grow, we all rise together.Â
American Eagle is Equal Opportunity Employer Veterans/Disabled
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