Senior Team Assistant

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San Francisco, CA, USA
In-Office
81K-105K Annually
Senior level
Financial Services
The Role
Provide high-level administrative support to Investment Directors and team, including extensive calendar management, complex travel booking, meeting logistics, preparing materials and correspondence, research, expense and timesheet reconciliation, CRM and Box file management, virtual meeting support, mentoring junior admin staff, and special projects while maintaining confidentiality and firm standards.
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Firm Overview:

Cambridge Associates (“CA”) is a leading global investment firm. CA’s goal is to help endowments & foundations, pension plans, and ultra-high net worth private clients implement and manage custom investment portfolios that generate outperformance so that they can maximize their impact on the world. Cambridge Associates delivers a range of services, including outsourced CIO, non-discretionary portfolio management, and investment consulting.

Headquartered in Boston, Massachusetts, CA has offices in key markets in North America, the United Kingdom, Europe, Asia, and Oceania.  Our worldwide teams ensure our clients benefit from decades of global presence, local expertise, and relationships with the top global investment managers across the world.  For more information, please visit www.cambridgeassociates.com.

Job Description Summary:

Position Overview
The Senior Team Assistant will perform a wide variety of administrative functions to an assigned
group, which may include Investment Directors, Investment Associates, and department staff. In
addition, a Senior Team Assistant will take on high-level duties such as conducting research, creating
materials, preparing correspondence, and special projects. The Senior Team Assistant will respond to
information requests, exhibit excellent judgement, think outside the box, and consistently seek to
contribute to those he/she supports, our clients, and the firm at large by assuming greater
responsibilities. The Senior Team Assistant may also mentor staff and take on leadership roles.

Job Description:

Principal Duties
• Works closely and effectively with Investment Directors and Investment Team to keep them
well informed of commitments and responsibilities, informing them of conflicts, and
following up proactively
• Extensive calendar management: schedule many internal and external meetings involving
heavy coordination with internal staff
• Make complex and detailed travel arrangements using travel agency and Neo (online travel
booking tool)
• Manage multiple tasks with a high degree of efficiency and discretion
• Support marketing efforts and researching backgrounds and bios when needed
• Work with Catering Manager or OS catering support team to support onsite Client and team
meetings
• Provide administrative support to several Investment Directors and Investment Team:
o Create and maintain Box files on behalf of the team
o Schedule conference rooms, provide internal and external meeting support in Outlook
and in person
o Serve as a virtual support resource for MS Teams, Webex and Zoom as needed and on
behalf of Investment Team
o Monitor MS Teams Channels for team requests
o Research information via CA Home and Internet
o Prepare and reconcile timesheets, expense reports, and Amex statements
o Schedule manager meetings involving coordination with meeting planners
o Pull manager comments, manager quarterly letters, and factsheets for Investment
Team as needed
o Maintain Client Contacts in CRM Dynamics
o Organize and manage business contacts in Outlook on behalf of Investment Directors
Senior Team Assistant
o Communicate and ensure the Firm’s standards for formatting are applied to all
correspondence, presentations, and materials
o Prepare materials for yearly conferences and speaking engagements
o Prepare FedEx labels for shipment
• Provide coverage for Investment Directors and management staff during administrative team
member absences
• Works closely with Administrative Manager to mentor and train team members
• May perform special projects and assume certain responsibilities as assigned by the
Administrative Manager or Practice Management Teams
Qualifications
• 4 or more years of administrative/secretarial experience.
• Advanced knowledge of MS Word, Excel (levels 1 and 2), PowerPoint, and Outlook is
required. Experience with Adobe Acrobat is preferred.
• Knowledge of Box, Concur, MS Dynamics, MS Teams, Oracle, WebEx a plus
• Proactive approach to problem solving with strong decision-making capabilities
• Ability to multi-task and prioritize multiple requests
• Excellent organizational skills and attention to detail
• In depth knowledge of administrative procedures and tools
• Ability to use resources efficiently and effectively
• Eagerness to learn and ability to work independently while being a team player
• Exhibits initiative to forge productive cross-team/department relationships with members
who are high frequency touch points
• Excellent writing and proofreading skills with an emphasis on accuracy, spelling, punctuation,
and grammar
• Strong verbal skills with ability to listen and mentor others
• Must be able to maintain a high degree of confidentiality
• Ability to communicate effectively cross-office, with clients and other CA departments and
interact effectively in a service-oriented environment.

Base salary range for this role:

Pay Range Minimum:

81070

Pay Range Maximum:

105380

In addition to the listed salary range, this position is eligible for an annual performance-based bonus and a comprehensive, competitive benefits package. Actual placement within the stated salary range will be determined based on factors such as skills, experience, and qualifications, as well as internal equity.

The firm is committed to the concept and practice of equal employment opportunity and will not discriminate against any employee or applicant on the basis of race, color, religion, age, sex, national origin, sexual orientation, gender identity, disability, or veteran status. It is expected that all employees will follow a similar policy toward their co-workers.

Skills Required

  • 4 or more years of administrative/secretarial experience
  • Advanced knowledge of MS Word
  • Advanced knowledge of Excel (levels 1 and 2)
  • Advanced knowledge of PowerPoint
  • Advanced knowledge of Outlook
  • Experience with Adobe Acrobat
  • Knowledge of Box, Concur, Microsoft Dynamics, MS Teams, Oracle, WebEx
  • Proactive approach to problem solving with strong decision-making capabilities
  • Ability to multi-task and prioritize multiple requests
  • Excellent organizational skills and attention to detail
  • In depth knowledge of administrative procedures and tools
  • Ability to use resources efficiently and effectively
  • Eagerness to learn and ability to work independently while being a team player
  • Initiative to forge productive cross-team/department relationships
  • Excellent writing and proofreading skills with emphasis on accuracy, spelling, punctuation, and grammar
  • Strong verbal skills with ability to listen and mentor others
  • Must be able to maintain a high degree of confidentiality
  • Ability to communicate effectively cross-office, with clients and other departments in a service-oriented environment

Cambridge Associates Compensation & Benefits Highlights

The following summarizes recurring compensation and benefits themes identified from responses generated by popular LLMs to common candidate questions about Cambridge Associates and has not been reviewed or approved by Cambridge Associates.

  • Healthcare Strength Healthcare coverage is described as comprehensive, with plans that cover nearly everything including alternative medicines. The broader health, dental, and vision offering is positioned as generous and locally competitive with substantial employer support.
  • Parental & Family Support Parental leave is positioned as fully paid upon hire, alongside broad leave and time-off policies. Backup child, elder, and pet care adds practical support for caregiving responsibilities.
  • Retirement Support Retirement benefits include employer contributions, with references to matching in some plan descriptions. Employer-paid life and disability coverage further strengthens the financial protection portion of the package.

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The Company
HQ: Boston, MA
1,621 Employees
Year Founded: 1973

What We Do

We are a global investment firm and aim to help endowments & foundations, pension plans, and high net worth private clients implement and manage custom investment portfolios that generate outperformance and enable them to maximize their impact on the world. Working alongside its early clients, Cambridge Associates pioneered the strategy of high-equity orientation and broad diversification, which since its inception in the 1980s has been a primary driver of performance for institutional investors. Today, we deliver a range of portfolio management services, including outsourced CIO, non-discretionary portfolio management, investment staff extension, and asset class mandates. Cambridge Associates maintains offices in major financial centers across the globe, with headquarters in Boston, MA. Working with some of the world’s most sophisticated institutional investors, we bring a deep knowledge of portfolio management best practices to the clients we serve, and select our colleagues with great attention to their potential to become a valuable member of a collaborative, intelligent and hard-working team.

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