Administrative Assistant

About the role:

We are looking for an enthusiastic Administrative Assistant reporting to the Senior Executive Assistant with a focus on supporting the President, COO. This is a hybrid role with 1-2 days weekly in the New York office with flexibility when needed for additional time for events: team offsites, Board meetings, when remote Executives are in the New York office. Time and attention will be given to this role to support successful learning and growth and serious candidates should be excited to learn!

What you’ll be doing:

• Assist in managing calendars for the executives and tracking tasks in Asana project management tool
• Assist in creating a detailed weekly itinerary
• Prepare expense reports using Expensify
• Coordinate international and domestic travel logistics, including flight itineraries, hotel reservations, and car services
• Handle sensitive matters with utmost confidentiality and professionalism
• Manage external relationships with efficiency and poise, representing the company with the highest level of professionalism
• Execute day-to-day administrative tasks, including but not limited to: placing lunch orders, arranging deliveries, conducting research and assisting in the development of materials for the Administrative google drive

What you’ll need:

• Prior experience as an Administrative Assistant preferred
• High level of discretion in handling confidential information
• Ability to work independently 
• Good written and verbal communication skills are required
• Time-management skills combined with attention to detail 
• Working knowledge of current technologies (Google Suite, Slack, etc.)
• Passion for excellent service; continually learning new skills and concepts; participation in Forter internal learning opportunities
• Team-oriented and collaborative
• Positive attitude with a inquisitive approach

About us:

Digital commerce is built on trust. At every point along the eCommerce journey, businesses must make a critical decision: Can I trust this customer? Answering this simple question accurately and instantly is powerful—it can accelerate revenue growth and strengthen a company’s connection with its customers. How do we do it? Forter was founded on the insight that it's not about what is being purchased, nor where— but who is behind the interaction.

The Forter Decision Engine finds patterns across more than one billion identities in our dataset. We isolate fraudsters and protect customers—ensuring everyone gets the experience they deserve.  Given that trust is central to how we operate, Forter is very much driven by a defined set of values. We attract remarkable talent and have retention and engagement levels that are well above benchmarks. We’re meticulous about strengthening our culture as we grow and ensuring this is an environment where people can have outsized impact. 

Trust is backed by data –  Forter is a recipient of over 10 workplace and innovation awards, including: 

• Great Place to Work Certification (2021, 2022, 2023)
• Fortune’s Best Workplaces in NYC (2022)
• #3 on Fast Company’s list of “Most Innovative Finance Companies” (2022)
• Forbes Cloud 100 (2021, 2022)
• SAP Pinnacle Awards “New Partner Application Award” (2023) 
• Fintech Breakthrough Awards – Best Fraud Prevention Platform (2023)

Life as a Forterian:

We are a team of over 500 Forterians spread across 3 different continents. Since 2013, we've raised $525 million from investors such as Tiger Global, Bessemer, Sequoia Capital, March Capital and Salesforce Ventures. We're on a mission to bring trust to global digital commerce so that companies like Nordstrom, Priceline, Instacart and ASOS can block fraud, drive revenue and improve customer experience.

At Forter, we believe unique people create unique ideas, and valuable experience comes in many forms. So, even if your background doesn't match everything we have listed in the job description, we still encourage you to apply and tell us why your skills and values could be an asset to us. By welcoming different perspectives, we grow together as humans and as a company.

Forter is an Equal Em