Executive Assistant

Macquarie is a distinguished global financial services group with a remarkable 57 years of continuous profitability, operating across 30 markets worldwide. Renowned for its dynamic approach to investment and advisory services, Macquarie empowers its employees to build fulfilling careers while making a meaningful impact. The organization prides itself on fostering an inclusive environment that values diverse skills, experiences, and perspectives, ensuring equal opportunity for all individuals regardless of background or identity. Macquarie's Asset Management division is a leader in global asset management, entrusted with responsibly managing $A720 billion in assets. The division provides diverse investment solutions designed to deliver superior risk-adjusted returns to institutional and individual clients alike. This stable yet innovative company offers a wide range of benefits aimed at supporting employees’ physical, mental, and financial wellbeing, alongside flexible working arrangements to accommodate modern work-life balance needs.

The Portfolio Performance Group within the Real Assets team at Macquarie is seeking an experienced Executive Assistant to support senior executives in a high-performing, fast-paced, and deal-driven environment. This team operates with agility across complex transactions, providing high visibility and meaningful exposure to senior stakeholders. The Executive Assistant role goes beyond typical support duties, offering the chance to become a true business partner within a team of approximately ten professionals working closely across regions on active transactions and strategic initiatives.

In this role, you will act as a trusted partner to senior stakeholders, expertly managing complex and highly dynamic calendars, coordinating meetings across multiple time zones, and overseeing domestic and international travel arrangements using Concur. Your responsibilities will include supporting deal-related activities, enhancing workflow efficiencies, and contributing to team initiatives such as event planning and employee engagement activities. Your success in the first year will be marked by your ability to establish yourself as an indispensable partner to executives, manage competing priorities with discretion and sound judgment, and identify process improvements that enhance team productivity.

Macquarie offers a competitive salary range of $90,000 to $105,000 per year, with the potential for an annual discretionary incentive compensation award. The role includes comprehensive benefits such as wellbeing leave, paid parental leave, volunteer leave, insurance plans, access to counseling and coaching services, learning and development opportunities, recognition programs, hybrid working arrangements, and reimbursement for home office equipment. This position is ideal for professionals with over five years of experience supporting senior executives, preferably in investment banking, financial services, or similarly fast-paced and high-performance settings. Strong interpersonal and communication skills, proactive problem-solving abilities, and proficiency with Microsoft Office and business management tools like Concur and Coupa are essential to thrive in this role. Macquarie is committed to inclusion and provides reasonable accommodations during recruitment and employment processes to support all candidates and employees.