Executive Assistant to V.P. and General Counsel position now open!

We recently brought on our new General Counsel and to help support him in his role we are now  looking for an experienced Executive Assistant. This position will perform executive level administrative support duties. In speaking with our General Counsel he indicates that he is looking for someone having excellent telephone and outstanding inter-personal skills, with a key focus on developing and maintaining exceptional relationships with key stakeholders (e.g., CEO, Exec team, Board members, CEO/Exec assistants, Legal Dept., outside counsel, policyholders, agents, and Pinnacol employees). As you might imagine for this level of position, very high computer competency, especially with respect to Word (55 wpm typing speed), Outlook, Excel and Power Point is required.  As this position in part serves our Legal Team knowledge of Westlaw would be nice to have.

This position also requires strong problem solving and decision making capabilities and our General Counsel is looking for an independent worker with strong ability to plan, coordinate and organize projects. They must be trustworthy, have impeccable integrity, and have the ability to keep matters confidential, hold confidences and be discreet.  The successful candidate will be well organized, and as our General Counsel readily acknowledges, be capable of helping to keep him organized as well (e.g., paper/electronic files, calendar, etc.). A commitment to Company and Department strategy, values, behaviors, goals and objectives is required as are impeccable writing and grammar skills, and budgeting skills. Candidates must be flexible, adaptable, and experienced managing and embracing change.

This is definitely a people-facing position so the Executive Assistant will also be expected to be friendly, outgoing, cheerful, and willing to contribute independent ideas and speak-up yet fully support decisions once they are made. 4 years related experience in professional office environment is required with an Associates Degree or equivalent work experience desired in Business or related field.

If this sounds like something you are interested in we would love to hear from you! Please apply on-line on via the Careers section of our company website.