Executive Assistant

Description and Requirements
The Team You Will Join
Global Government Affairs is part of the Government and Legal Affairs organization. We are a forward leaning team that works with business lines and enterprise functions on MetLife's public policy engagement at various levels of government in the U.S. and across the globe. Through these collaborative partnerships, we formulate the best advocacy strategy to meet the needs of the company and our stakeholders. We leverage internal and external resources, including industry associations, coalitions, think tanks, and other third parties to ensure that we are well-positioned to drive outcomes and achieve desired results.
The Opportunity
Full-time position providing executive-level administrative support to the head of government affairs, and other team members as needed, including but not limited to company officers, directors, and others. The position also includes general office duties.
The Executive Assistant (EA) to the Head of Global Government Affairs provides high‑trust executive support and business operations coordination for a leadership office that engages with high-level company executives as well as policymakers, regulatory agencies, and external stakeholders. The role ensures the leader's time, information, and commitments are orchestrated seamlessly, while upholding the highest standards of accuracy, discretion, responsiveness, and stakeholder management across a complex, global portfolio. This is an unparalleled opportunity to support senior leaders influencing public policy around the world while growing within an award‑winning, purpose‑driven organization
Success means being more of a strategic partner than just an assistant. You will succeed by acting as a force multiplier through strategic anticipation, effective time management, tech-savviness, particularly with AI tools, gatekeeping, diplomacy, and emotional intelligence.
How You'll Help Us Build a Confident Future (Key Responsibilities)

• Provide clear verbal and written communications
• Provide executive-level administrative support to the head of government affairs, and other team members as needed, including managing complex calendar, schedule, and travel management, expense reporting (domestic and international), meeting preparation, troubleshooting IT issues, and document management
• Coordinate multiple internal and external meetings and events involving senior leaders in the company and external resources, including contact with government offices (e.g. congressional offices, Executive Branch offices, regulatory agencies, and other third-parties) and external industry stakeholders (e.g. trade associations)
• Assist in the preparation and production of complex materials for meetings and events with business lines, internal functions, and external groups, including producing impactful PowerPoint slides that may require confidential treatment
• Assist in streamlining information flow
• Support low to medium complexity projects with senior staff supervision as needed
• Assist in the general operations of the office and other processes

What You Need to Succeed (Required Qualifications)

• Bachelor's degree or equivalent experience preferred
• 5+ years of executive assistant experience, preferably supporting C-level or dual-role executives
• Possess a self-starter/ownership mindset
• Ability to work independently, anticipate needs, plan for contingencies, manage and prioritize concurrent tasks and follow-ups
• Flexibility to move between competing priorities as needed/directed
• Deliver quality results while operating within MetLife's values and ethical standards
• Excellent organizational and time management skills
• Proficient technology user and adopter of emerging innovations
• Keen design skills for impactful slide presentations
• Excellent ability to search, organize, evaluate, and present information-oral and written
• Ability to recognize opportunities to improve and stream-line processes
• Superb inter-personal skills, demonstrating an ease with interacting professionally - at senior levels - within and across functional teams and with key stakeholders
• Complex calendar/schedule management

Location Expectation: This is a hybrid role requiring a minimum of 3 days per week in office.
The expected salary range for this position is $80,000 - $95,000. This role may also be eligible for annual short-term incentive compensation. All incentives and benefits are subject to the applicable plan terms.
Benefits We Offer
Our U.S. benefits address holistic well-being with programs for physical and mental health, financial wellness, and support for families. We offer a comprehensive health plan that includes medical/prescription drug and vision, dental insurance, and no-cost short- and long-term disability. We also provide company-paid life insurance and legal services, a retirement pension funded entirely by MetLife and 401(k) with employer matching, group discounts on voluntary insurance products including auto and home, pet, critical illness, hospital indemnity, and accident insurance, as well as Employee Assistance Program (EAP) and digital mental health programs, parental leave, volunteer time off, tuition assistance and much more!
About MetLife
Recognized on Fortune magazine's list of the "World's Most Admired Companies", Fortune World's 25 Best Workplaces™, as well as the Fortune 100 Best Companies to Work For®, MetLife, through its subsidiaries and affiliates, is one of the world's leading financial services companies; providing insurance, annuities, employee benefits and asset management to individual and institutional customers. With operations in more than 40 markets, we hold leading positions in the United States, Latin America, Asia, Europe, and the Middle East.
Our purpose is simple - to help our colleagues, customers, communities, and the world at large create a more confident future. United by purpose and guided by our core values - Win Together, Do the Right Thing, Deliver Impact Over Activity, and Think Ahead - we're inspired to transform the next century in financial services. At MetLife, it's #AllTogetherPossible . Join us!
MetLife is an Equal Opportunity Employer. All employment decisions are made without regards to race, color, national origin, religion, creed, sex (including pregnancy, childbirth, or related medical conditions), sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, age, disability, marital or domestic/civil partnership status, genetic information, citizenship status (although applicants and employees must be legally authorized to work in the United States), uniformed service member or veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by applicable federal, state, or local law ("protected characteristics").
If you need an accommodation due to a disability, please email us at [email protected]. This information will be held in confidence and used only to determine an appropriate accommodation for the application process.
MetLife maintains a drug-free workplace.
$80,000 - $95,000
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