Wintrust Wealth Management serves the financial needs of private clients, including high net worth individuals, business owners, and institutions. Since our founding in 1931, we have been helping clients meet their increasingly complex financial goals with the highest standards of service and integrity. Through our four companies, Wintrust Investments LLC, The Chicago Trust Company N.A., Great Lakes Advisors LLC, and The Chicago Deferred Exchange Company LLC, we offer comprehensive wealth management solutions, including investment, trust, and asset management services. Wintrust Wealth Management is a division of Wintrust, a financial services company with more than $45 billion in assets.

​Great Lakes Advisors is seeking an Administrative Assistant in our Chicago, IL office.
 

Great Lakes Advisors, LLC is an SEC-registered Investment Advisor headquartered in Chicago, Illinois with an additional office in Tampa, Florida. Established in 1981, Great Lakes Advisors, LLC manages and advises on assets for the full range of both institutional and private wealth clients. We offer actively managed equity, fixed income, and multi-asset strategies to our clients and strive to be a collaborative partner in helping them to attain their investment goals.
 

Great Lakes Advisors offers a competitive compensation and comprehensive benefits package, which includes: medical, dental, vision, 401(K), and paid time off.

• Administrative Assistant to the Chief Executive Officer (CEO) and Head of Distribution (HOD) providing administrative functions they may have in terms of expense reporting, travel, calendar management and general executive-level administrative duties, etc.


• Firm-wide Administration: Office management point person, meeting minutes, event coordination


• Sales & Marketing Administration: Work side by side with HOD to provide conduit between HOD and clients, client service, operations and marketing. Coordinate advertisements, conferences, presentation book preparation and binding
   

  Basic Skills:

  
  


• Excellent communication skills


• Ability to multi-task and possess strong organizational and planning skills


• Team player who possesses ability to


• Knowledge of financial markets and economic principles


• Salesforce.com or CRM experience


• Proficient in Microsoft Office applications (Excel, Word and PowerPoint)

  Ideal Qualifications and Experience:

  
  


• BA or BS degree required


• Demonstrates leadership qualities, is self-directed, highly motivated, and a team player.


• Excellent personal skills a must.


• Experience in Salesforce and Microsoft Office Suite
   

Wintrust Financial Corporation, including community banking and financial services subsidiaries, is an Equal Opportunity Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, national origin, citizenship status, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity and expressions, genetic information, marital status, age, disability, or status as a covered veteran or any other characteristic protected by law.