The posting
Job Description
The Executive Assistant serves as a coordination resource within Enterprise Technology & Security (ETS) Strategy and Planning, supporting the planning, execution, and tracking of key initiatives across ETS and the broader corporate environment. This role helps organize activities, maintain visibility into deliverables, risks, dependencies, and process improvement efforts, prepare for meetings, and coordinate timely follow-up with internal teams, leadership, vendors, and other stakeholders. Working closely with the Vice President and other ETS leaders, the Executive Assistant helps maximize time and focus by aligning work with top organizational priorities. The Executive Assistant is a proactive, detail-oriented professional who helps ensure projects are organized, aligned to business priorities, and delivered effectively and efficiently.
Responsibilities
Core Responsibilities
- Provide sophisticated calendar management. Prioritize inquiries and requests while troubleshooting conflicts; utilize judgments and recommendations to ensure efficient time management.
- Act as a strategic operations liaison across senior leadership, regulators, partners, and vendors driving alignment, managing executive outreach, and ensuring seamless coordination across internal and external ecosystems.
- Coordinate project activities and reporting by maintaining schedules, dashboards, documentation, and status updates; supporting stakeholder collaboration; and leveraging Microsoft 365/Copilot tools to improve productivity and organization.
- Operate as a force multiplier for the executive team by maintaining real-time visibility into priorities, initiatives, and risks anticipating needs, enabling decision readiness, and ensuring disciplined follow-through on commitments.
- Own digital information management and knowledge systems, ensuring secure, structured, and AI-searchable access to critical documents, communications, and executive materials.
- Drive prioritization and intake governance by triaging requests, managing sensitive communications, and ensuring executive focus remains aligned to strategic outcomes.
- Strengthen executive office operations through effective stakeholder management, deadline discipline, and the ability to navigate ambiguity across competing priorities.
- Act as a trusted steward of sensitive information, exercising exceptional judgment, discretion, and professionalism while enabling fast, informed decision-making.
- Continuously enhance ways of working by adopting modern tools (Copilot, automation, collaboration platforms), improving processes, and identifying opportunities to increase efficiency and effectiveness.
Qualifications
Required Education/Experience
- Bachelor's Degree and 3 years of experience supporting Senior Management, or
- Associate's Degree and 4 years of experience supporting Senior Management, or
- High School Diploma/GED and 5 years of experience supporting Senior Management.
Relevant Work Experience
- Advanced digital and AI proficiency, including expert use of Microsoft 365 (Outlook, Teams, Excel, Word, PowerPoint) and AI tools such as Copilot to enhance productivity, automate workflows, and generate high-quality outputs, required.
- Strong systems and technology acumen, with working knowledge of enterprise platforms (e.g., Oracle) and communication technologies, enabling effective navigation of complex IT environments, required.
- Ability to efficiently retrieve, interpret, and relay messages from email, Microsoft Teams, and phone communications, and respond as appropriate, required.
- Exhibit a conscientious work ethic with strong presentation and interpersonal skills, required.
- Be flexible with work hours to address time-sensitive business and system needs, required.
- Exceptional written and verbal communication skills, including the ability to draft, edit, and deliver executive- and board-ready materials with clarity, precision, and impact, required.
- High attention to detail with forward-looking mindset, demonstrating the ability to anticipate needs, proactively plan, and prioritize competing deliverables in a fast-paced environment, required.
- Must be a self-starter and have the ability to multi-task and handle changing priorities, required.
- Must be able to exercise independent judgement and discretion in the coordination of meetings, reports and information while maintaining a strict level of confidentiality, required.
- Experience supporting a VP, SVP, President or C-level executive, preferred.
Skills and Abilities
- Strong written and verbal communication skills
- Excellent organizational skills
- Well organized, detail oriented and flexible to handle multiple assignments
- Possesses flexibility to work in a fast paced, dynamic environment
Licenses and Certifications
- Driver's License Required
Physical Demands
- Sit or stand to answer a phone for the duration of the workday
- Sit or stand to use a keyboard, mouse, and computer for the duration of the workday
Additional Physical Demands
- The selected candidate will be assigned a System Emergency Assignment (i.e., an emergency response role) and will be expected to work non-business hours during emergencies, which may include nights, weekends, and holidays.
- Ability to work flexible hours and travel throughout the Company's service territory.
About Us
Mission Statement:
Consolidated Edison Company of New York, Inc. (Con Edison), Orange & Rockland Utilities (O&R), and Consolidated Edison Transmission (CET) employees are required to follow health, safety, and environmental policies, EEO, Standards of Business Conduct, and all other applicable company policy and procedures. We all share a responsibility to advance the company’s mission by excelling at our three corporate priorities – safety of our people and the public, operational excellence in all that we do, and ensuring the best possible customer experience.
Benefits:
We are dedicated to supporting the physical, mental, and financial health of our employees and their families. This commitment extends beyond the workplace to foster personal growth and holistic wellbeing. Our life-changing rewards package includes:
- Rich medical & pharmacy benefits, including vision benefits
- Dental benefits
- Health Savings Accounts
- Health Care and Dependent Care Flexible Spending Accounts
- 401(k) with robust matching
- Employer paid Pension Plan
- Employee Stock Purchase Plan with a generous matching contribution
- State of the art Employee Assistance Program
- Paid Parental Leave
- Generous paid time off plus paid holidays
- Family support: emergency backup child, & elder care assistance
- Social responsibility and volunteer opportunities
- Employee discount program
- Commuter Benefits
- Culture of growth and learning: career development; tuition reimbursement; recognition program
- Life and Long-Term Disability Benefits
*Please be aware that some benefits may not apply to provisional or part-time job titles.
EEO Statement:
Consolidated Edison Company of New York, Inc. (Con Edison), Orange & Rockland Utilities (O&R), and Consolidated Edison Transmission (CET) are equal opportunity employers. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment and will not be discriminated against on the basis of the individual’s actual or perceived disability, protected veteran status, race, color, creed, religion, sex, age, national origin, gender, gender identity, gender expression, genetic information, marital status, sexual orientation, citizenship, domestic violence victim status, or any other actual or perceived status protected by law.
Technical Difficulty Statement:
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