Business & Team Assistant (Frankfurt)new

Lazard is one of the world’s preeminent financial advisory and asset management firms. Our people and culture make the difference. While global in presence and reach, ours is a close, collaborative community of just over 3,000 professionals. Lazard is a place of continuous knowledge sharing, skill development and relationship building, where professionals grow and succeed together. Our entrepreneurial culture, flat structure and embrace of individual differences, allow creative ideas, original concepts, and unique perspectives to drive our business forward — and for careers to take flight.

Many of the world’s leading investors — from individuals to institutions across the globe — have entrusted Lazard Asset Management. We pride ourselves in uncovering the best investment opportunities for our clients. The purpose of our asset management business is to help our clients invest for the future — whether it’s for retirement, to grow and preserve inter-generational wealth, or to benefit the organizations that make our world smarter, healthier and more sustainable.

Business & Team Assistant- Frankfurt am Main

Role Profile:

Lazard Asset Management is evolving how it structures assistant support across its German offices, moving toward a more flexible, cross-team model rather than a single fixed department or stakeholder assignment. This role is being recruited with that direction in mind: the successful candidate will start by supporting one business team, while building up broader office and cross-team support from early on. We are particularly interested in candidates who are curious about new ways of working, including using AI tools to make assistant work more efficient — prior hands-on experience with AI tools (e.g. for drafting, summarizing, scheduling, or research) is a plus. Strong organizational skills, discretion, and the ability to manage multiple, shifting priorities across different stakeholders are central to this role.

Key Responsibilities

We'll trust you to:

• Calendar management and appointment coordination for assigned stakeholders

• Preparation and follow-up of recurring team and committee meetings, including agendas, minutes, and documentation

• Support with internal and external communication and correspondence

• Preparation of recurring (e.g. weekly, monthly, quarterly) reports for internal and external stakeholders

• Creating and compiling presentation materials and folders for Investment Committee meetings

• Travel bookings and processing of travel expense reports

• Planning and coordination of events and offsites as required

• Preparation and follow-up for Management Board and Supervisory Board meetings, deputizing for the CEO assistant when needed

• Coordination and supervision of the reception team (student assistants)

• Exploring and applying AI tools to streamline recurring assistant tasks (e.g. meeting prep, correspondence drafting, reporting), in coordination with the wider assistant team

• Acting as backup for colleagues across other teams during absences, and taking on ad hoc tasks for other stakeholders as the assistant support model develops.

You'll need to have:

• Completed commercial training or a comparable qualification; prior experience (at least 10 years) as an assistant in a financial services, asset management, or similarly fast-paced corporate environment preferred

• Fluent in German and English (written and spoken) — daily contact with international colleagues and New York

• Confident user of MS Office (Outlook, Word, Excel, PowerPoint); Salesforce and Concur experience a plus

• Genuine interest in AI tools and new ways of working; practical experience using AI tools (e.g. Claude, ChatGPT, Copilot) in a professional context is a strong plus

• Highly organized, able to prioritize independently and manage competing demands from multiple stakeholders

• Discreet, reliable, and comfortable working in a role whose exact shape may continue to evolve

• Team player with a proactive, hands-on, service-oriented mindset

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