`Executive Assistant – Americas
About the job
Build your best future with the Johnson Controls team As a global leader in smart, healthy and sustainable buildings, our mission is to reimagine the performance of buildings to serve people, places and the planet. Join a winning team that enables you to build your best future! Our teams are uniquely positioned to support a multitude of industries across the globe. You will have the opportunity to develop yourself through meaningful work projects and learning opportunities. We strive to provide our employees with an experience, focused on supporting their physical, financial, and emotional wellbeing. Become a member of the Johnson Controls family and thrive in an empowering company culture where your voice and ideas will be heard – your next great opportunity is just a few clicks away!
What We Offer
- Competitive salary
- Paid vacation/holidays/sick time
- Comprehensive benefits package including 401K, medical, dental, and vision care
- On the job/cross training opportunities
- Encouraging and collaborative team environment
- Dedication to safety through our Zero Harm policy
What You Will Do
Join our team and you will be joining our cause to build a world that’s safe, comfortable, and sustainable. Our Executive Assistant position will offer you the opportunity to partner with senior leaders and help support the vision of our organization. We are looking for someone who is dynamic, experienced, customer-focused and has a great track record of success supporting projects, events and successful support of Senior VP leaders. It is an exciting opportunity and a great time to join us!
In this role, you will need to be ready to showcase your senior executive level task management, planning and executive assistant experience with particular focus on anticipating needs of the leaders you support. You will be an integral part of our leadership team and will manage everything from helping to plan events, schedule appointments, arrange travel, participate in meeting recordings and provide a variety of other support services to our leaders.
How you will do it:
Project Management:
- Create PowerPoint presentations for meetings and help to coordinate presentations for large scale meetings.
- Manage and prioritize projects to meet the ongoing needs, including administrative support services such as budget administration, organization of company events, planning and coordination of multiple presentations, and maintenance of calendars.
- Reporting administrative duties will be needed on an ongoing basis.
Travel and Event Planning:
- Coordinate all travel and travel expenses and help to prepare event schedules and coordinate with parties as needed.
- Help to coordinate events which involve heavy communication with internal and external customers.
General Administrative Tasks:
- Create general correspondence such as memos, reports, proposals, charts, tables and graphs.
- Communicate with executive, administrative, and line management to gather and convey information pertaining to the executive team office and responsibilities.
- Provide executive administrative support including submission of invoices, expense reports, other documentation, and records maintenance and retention as required by the Americas team.
External Customer Management:
- Coordinate with firms, organizations and individuals from outside the organization.
Required
What we look for:
- 3+ years of executive administrative support or 10 plus years of education and combined experience.
- Experience supporting senior executives in complex organizations.
- Demonstrated experience using a variety of computer software applications including Microsoft Suite (Excel, Access, Word, PowerPoint, Teams).
- Effectively communicate with individuals at all levels of the organization.
- Demonstrated ability to constantly maintain a high-level of confidentiality.
HIRING SALARY RANGE: $76,000 -$105,000 (Salary to be determined by the education, experience, knowledge, skills, and abilities of the applicant, internal equity, location and alignment with market data.) The posted salary range reflects the target compensation for this role. However, we recognize that exceptional candidates may bring unique skills and experiences that exceed the typical profile. If you believe your background warrants consideration beyond the stated range, we encourage you to apply. To support an efficient and fair hiring process, we may use technology assisted tools, including artificial intelligence (AI), to help identify and evaluate candidates. All hiring decisions are ultimately made by human reviewers. This position includes a competitive benefits package. For details, please visit the About Us tab on the Johnson Controls Careers site at https://jobs.johnsoncontrols.com/about-us This will be an onsite role at our Glendale, WI office.
Johnson Controls International plc. is an equal employment opportunity and affirmative action employer and all qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, age, protected veteran status, genetic information, sexual orientation, gender identity, status as a qualified individual with a disability or any other characteristic protected by law. To view more information about your equal opportunity and non-discrimination rights as a candidate, visit EEO is the Law. If you are an individual with a disability and you require an accommodation during the application process, please visit here.
Skills Required
- 3+ years of executive administrative support or 10+ years of education and combined experience.
- Experience supporting senior executives in complex organizations.
- Demonstrated experience using Microsoft Suite (Excel, Access, Word, PowerPoint, Teams).
- Effective communication with individuals at all levels of the organization.
- Demonstrated ability to maintain a high level of confidentiality.
Johnson Controls Compensation & Benefits Highlights
The following summarizes recurring compensation and benefits themes identified from responses generated by popular LLMs to common candidate questions about Johnson Controls and has not been reviewed or approved by Johnson Controls.
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Retirement Support — Retirement support is positioned as a meaningful part of the package through employer 401(k) matching, repeatedly framed as a strong pillar of the overall rewards mix. The matching contribution is described with specific match levels in multiple places, reinforcing perceived value for long-term saving.
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Leave & Time Off Breadth — Time off is presented as comparatively robust, with multiple paid holiday categories, vacation time, and sick time described as generous or “amazing” in places. Paid time off breadth appears to be a consistent contributor to total rewards attractiveness beyond base pay.
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Flexible Benefits — Benefits are described as broad and customizable, spanning standard medical/dental/vision plus optional add-ons like pet insurance, identity protection, and legal support. Tuition reimbursement is repeatedly highlighted as a high-value option supporting professional development.
Johnson Controls Insights
What We Do
At Johnson Controls, we transform the environments where people live, work, learn and play. From optimizing building performance to improving safety and enhancing comfort, we drive the outcomes that matter most. Dedicated to protecting the environment, we deliver our promise in industries such as healthcare, education, data centers and manufacturing. With a global team of 100,000 experts in more than 150 countries and over 130 years of innovation, we are the power behind our customers’ mission. Our leading portfolio of building technology and solutions includes some of the most trusted names in the industry, such as Tyco®, York®, Metasys®, Ruskin®, Titus®, Frick®, Penn®, Sabroe®, Simplex®, Ansul® and Grinnell®.








