About Us
MarketAxess is on a journey to digitally transform one of the world’s largest financial markets, enabling the shift from analog, phone-based trading to a fully electronic marketplace. Why does this matter? Because our platform makes trading fixed-income more accessible, ultimately improving transparency, efficiency, and competition in the marketplace. Changing the way an established industry transacts is no easy feat. There will be twists and turns, because no one’s ever done this before. But now, more than 2,000 clients around the world rely on our solutions, and that number is only expected to grow in the years ahead. We know where we’re going. How we get there is up to us. Join us and help Take Us There.
The Role
The Executive Assistant to the Chief Financial Officer (CFO) will be responsible for providing essential administrative support to their Executive. This role will be a key point of contact internally and externally and will enable streamlined communication and collaboration amongst stakeholders. The ideal candidate will be highly organized, detail-oriented, and able to handle multiple tasks efficiently. This role is based onsite at our Global Headquarters in Hudson Yards, NYC, four (4) days a week, plus one (1) day at home. Typical office hours are 8 AM - 5/5:30 PM.
How You'll Help Take Us There
- Provide executive support to our Chief Financial Officer
- Efficiently manage and optimize calendars while prioritizing commitments to ensure that meetings, deadlines, presentations, and other responsibilities are carried out seamlessly
- Coordinate travel arrangements and accommodations for the executive
- Organize and coordinate meetings including preparing agendas and following up on action items
- Plan, execute, and oversee Finance team group events and team-building activities
- Handle confidential information and sensitive documents with discretion and professionalism
- Collaborate with the global Administration and Facilities teams with office-related tasks as needed
- Work closely with IT to ensure smooth onboarding experiences for new Finance team members
What We’re Looking for
- 5+ years of C-suite executive assistant experience, previous experience supporting a CFO preferred
- Extremely positive and professional attitude
- Highly organized with meticulous attention to detail
- Ability to anticipate critical needs, prioritize competing tasks and manage to deadlines
- Perform duties with the highest level of confidentiality and integrity
- Previous experience interacting with Board Members and Investors is preferred
- Experience communicating effectively through a variety of tools: email, Teams, Slack, etc.
- Experience handling multiple tasks and prioritizing effectively in a fast-paced environment
- An autonomous worker with strong follow-through skills
- Excellent interpersonal skills with the ability to develop effective relationships with all levels of leadership, employees, and peers locally and virtually
- Analytical with strong curiosity, creative thinking and solution-focused
- Extensive experience in Microsoft Outlook, Word, Excel, PowerPoint
- Bachelor’s degree
What You Can Expect from Us
- Free Food: We provide free lunch for employees when they are working in the office. Plus, our offices are stocked with snacks.
- Paid Time Off: Competitive PTO package including vacation and personal days, sick leave and charity days
- Generous Parental Leave: Up to 20 weeks fully paid leave
- 401(k): Dollar-for-dollar employer match up to $17,500
- Employee Stock Purchase Plan: Employees can purchase MarketAxess common stock at a discount
- Wellness Stipend: We provide employees with up to $1K annually towards gym memberships, home office equipment and more
- Onsite Healthcare: We offer convenient access to world-class care through Mount Sinai at our Hudson Yards location
- Tuition Assistance and Professional Development: Benefit from live and on-demand learning, role-specific training, employee-led Lunch and Learns and guest speakers
- Core benefits: Highly competitive medical, dental, and vision programs
For job positions in NYC, NY, and other locations where required, the estimated salary range for a new hire into this position is $100,000 USD to $150,000 USD. Actual salary may vary depending on job-related factors, which may include knowledge, skills, experience, and location. You may also be eligible for annual cash incentives, equity, and other benefit programs.
MarketAxess Corporation and its affiliates provide equal employment opportunities to all persons regardless of age, color, national origin, citizenship status, physical or mental disability, race, religion, creed, gender, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity and/or expression, genetic information, marital status, veteran status, or any other legally protected characteristic in the location in which the candidate is applying.
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What We Do
MarketAxess is on a journey to digitally transform one of the world's largest financial markets, enabling the shift from analog, phone-based trading to a fully electronic marketplace.
Why does this matter? Because our platform makes trading fixed-income more accessible, ultimately improving transparency, efficiency and competition in the marketplace.
Changing the way an established industry transacts is no easy feat. There will be twists and turns because no one’s ever done this before. But now, more than 2,000 companies around the world rely on our solutions, and that number is only expected to grow in the years ahead.
We know where we’re going. How we get there is up to us. Join us and help Take Us There.
Why Work With Us
When we say we have an environment without endless layers, we really mean it. You’ll work alongside talented colleagues of all backgrounds and experience in an environment where your voice is valued. You’ll be in the middle of the action, where your contributions will be seen and recognized.
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