The Marmon Group LLC
As a part of the global industrial organization Marmon Holdings—which is backed by Berkshire Hathaway—you’ll be doing things that matter, leading at every level, and winning a better way. We’re committed to making a positive impact on the world, providing you with diverse learning and working opportunities, and fostering a culture where everyone’s empowered to be their best.
Marmon Medical is seeking a highly organized, proactive, and service-oriented Executive Assistant to provide primary support to the President, Marmon Medical, and coordinated administrative support to the Medical Group leadership team. This individual will own complex calendar and expense management, executive meeting and event coordination, presentation preparation, routine business paperwork, and follow-up on agreed actions and basic project milestones. The role requires sound judgment, discretion, attention to detail, and the ability to anticipate needs while working across Marmon’s decentralized medical businesses and corporate functions. This highly visible position is based in downtown Chicago and follows a hybrid schedule of 2/3 days per week in the office, with additional onsite support as business needs require.
Executive, Administrative and Group Support
- Provide primary executive and administrative support to the President, Marmon Medical, and coordinated support to Medical Group leaders and functions - Finance, HR, Compliance, and Continuous Improvement - as assigned.
- Own and proactively manage the President’s calendar, including prioritizing requests, resolving conflicts, coordinating across time zones, protecting preparation and travel time, and confirming that meeting objectives, attendees, and materials are clear.
- Coordinate business travel and manage end-to-end expense reporting for the President, including reservations, itineraries, receipts, coding, submission, reconciliation, and follow-up on approvals; provide routine support to Medical Group leaders as assigned.
- Coordinate and route routine paperwork and approval workflows for Medical Group leaders - including finance, HR, IT, compliance, travel, purchasing, and signature documents - ensuring completeness, timely follow-through, and organized recordkeeping.
- Partner with the Medical Group Finance to track and reconcile group invoices and expenses, route approvals, and maintain monthly departmental budget and spending trackers.
- Update, collate, format, and proofread PowerPoint presentations and other executive materials; maintain consistent templates and version control and ensure polished, executive-ready output.
- Build, organize, and maintain Medical Group SharePoint and intranet sites, document libraries, templates, and key administrative records.
- Develop positive relationships and collaborate with other Executive Assistants on projects, tasks, and communications across Marmon.
- Coordinate with the related Marmon companies and/or facilities teams on 25th-floor office, meeting, training, and event needs.
- Handle private and sensitive matters and personal information with uncompromising integrity and confidentiality.
- Foster positive and cooperative working relationships with internal and external contacts.
- Exercise sound judgment and make appropriate independent decisions regarding the planning, organization, and scheduling of work within established guidelines.
Presentation, Meeting and Event Management
- Plan and coordinate virtual and in-person executive meetings and events, including monthly Medical Group staff meetings, quarterly Medical Town Halls and business reviews, group lunches, the annual Medical Group leadership meeting, budget meetings, leadership offsites, and other priority forums.
- Work with meeting owners to develop agendas and timelines, coordinate content and pre-reads, collect and consolidate presentations, manage Teams/AV and recordings, and distribute final meeting materials.
- Ensure downtown office and training spaces adhere to Marmon protocols; coordinate meeting-space, facilities, catering, supplies, and onsite support with the related Marmon companies and/or facilities teams.
- Coordinate end-to-end meeting and event logistics, including venues, food, hotel and travel arrangements, meeting materials, attendee communications, calendar invitations, and contingency planning.
- Send timely invitations, updates, and reminders and coordinate with internal and external attendees to support strong participation and readiness.
- Capture and distribute meeting decisions and action items, including owners and due dates; maintain action trackers and follow up to support timely completion.
- Maintain basic project and milestone trackers for selected group initiatives, request status updates, follow up with owners, and flag missed commitments, dependencies, or emerging risks to the appropriate leader.
- Coordinate logistics and general itineraries for leadership travel to Medical Group company locations.
Communications and Team Engagement
- Maintain the Medical Group internal communications platform and support preparation and distribution of group-wide communications.
- Maintain the annual Medical Group calendar, integrate key Marmon Corporate and HR process dates, and communicate relevant meetings, deadlines, and recurring processes to the appropriate leaders and team members.
- Support Medical Group team members with travel and logistics for visits to the Chicago office, as needed.
- Coordinate employee recognition, year-end, milestone, and team-engagement activities.
- Create and distribute ad hoc internal surveys using tools such as Microsoft Forms or SurveyMonkey; compile and summarize results for the appropriate leader.
Talent, Onboarding and Functional Support
- Coordinate onboarding and offboarding logistics for Medical Group team members, including workstations, IT equipment, access, badges, orientation schedules, and required paperwork in partnership with the appropriate functions.
- Partner with HR and recruiting to maintain visibility to candidate flow and interview status; coordinate interview schedules, candidate and panel logistics, travel, interview materials, feedback collection, and timely follow-up while maintaining confidentiality.
- Coordinate and support corporate-sponsored training activities and events.
- Provide administrative and coordination support for acquisitions, integrations, and other selected Medical Group initiatives, including meeting coordination, document organization, and basic milestone tracking.
- Other duties as assigned.
What you’ll bring to the role:
- 8+ years of progressive administrative or executive support experience, including at least 3 years supporting a senior-level executive in a complex, multi-site, or global organization.
- Advanced proficiency with Microsoft 365 applications, particularly Outlook, PowerPoint, Word, Excel, Teams, and SharePoint.
- Demonstrated experience managing complex executive calendars, business travel, and expense reporting with a high degree of accuracy and follow-through.
- Strong PowerPoint formatting, document preparation, proofreading, and version-control skills, with the ability to produce polished executive materials.
- Experience coordinating executive meetings and events and maintaining action-item or basic project milestone trackers.
- Demonstrated expertise handling highly confidential and sensitive information with the utmost professional discretion.
- Ability to quickly gain and sustain the trust of others.
- Superb written and oral communication skills – professional, clear, and succinct.
- Flexibility to provide occasional early-morning, evening, or onsite support when required by executive schedules, meetings, or events.
- Demonstrated problem-solving skills with the mindset to proactively anticipate needs.
- Exceptional organization, attention to detail, and follow-through, with the ability to manage shifting priorities calmly and professionally.
- Sound judgment and the ability to understand how schedules, decisions, actions, and projects connect, enabling the role to anticipate needs and escalate issues appropriately.
- Minimal travel required (5% or less).
Pay Range:
80,000.00 - 120,000.00
We offer a comprehensive benefits package that may include medical, dental, vision, 401k matching, and more!
Following receipt of a conditional offer of employment, candidates will be required to complete additional job-related screening processes as permitted or required by applicable law.
We are an equal opportunity employer, and all applicants will be considered for employment without attention to their membership in any protected class. If you require any reasonable accommodation to complete your application or any part of the recruiting process, please email your request to careers@marmon.com, and please be sure to include the title and the location of the position for which you are applying.