Senior Administrative Specialist

Dow Chemical•Midland, TX

3d•Onsite

About The Position

Dow has an exciting opportunity for a Senior Administrative Specialist located in Midland, MI! In this role, you will serve as a trusted partner to senior HR leadership, enabling efficient and effective execution of business priorities through exceptional administrative support, proactive planning, and management of day-to-day executive operations. You will anticipate needs, identify potential issues before they arise, and independently drive coordination and follow-through to maximize leadership effectiveness. Operating with a high degree of discretion and professionalism, you will manage sensitive information and complex stakeholder interactions while helping leaders remain focused on strategic priorities.

Requirements

A minimum of a High School Diploma or GED or equivalent.
A minimum of 5 years of professional working experience.
A minimum requirement for this U.S. based position is the ability to work legally in the United States.
No visa sponsorship/support is available for this position, including for any type of U.S. permanent residency (green card) process.

Nice To Haves

An associates degree or higher education.
8+ years of professional working experience.
Experience supporting Vice President, Executive Leadership Team, or equivalent senior leaders.
Experience coordinating global teams and international stakeholders.
Budget, invoice, and expense management experience.
Event planning and executive meeting management experience.
Exceptional organizational and time-management skills.
Strong written and verbal communication skills.
Advanced proficiency with Microsoft Outlook, Teams, PowerPoint, Word, and Excel.
Ability to manage multiple priorities with accuracy and attention to detail.
Strong judgment, discretion, and professionalism in handling confidential information.
Ability to work independently in a fast-paced, highly matrixed environment.

Responsibilities

Maintain an in-depth understanding of the role, work group, and computer applications to work independently, appropriately prioritize work and competing demands and provide professional administrative support to senior leaders and their teams.
Screen and prioritize requests, communications, and competing demands on executive time.
Manage complex calendars, priorities and scheduling across multiple time zones.
Coordinate internal and external meetings and events, book conference rooms, order food/drink, escort and manage visitor/guests.
Anticipate needs and proactively address issues before they impact leadership effectiveness.
Meet tight deadlines in a fast-paced and quickly-changing environment.
Occasionally assist with meeting materials, presentations, agendas and follow up actions.
Coordinate the end-to-end delivery of department or group events or special projects.
Take notes at meetings and compress relevant information into a brief summary.
Create open channels of communication to help the department understand and utilize information more effectively.
Maintain organizational documents, records, distribution lists, and leadership materials.
Ensure document quality, version control, and confidentiality standards.
Support onboarding, organizational updates, and administrative aspects of team operations.
Ensure compliance with company policies, governance requirements, and administrative procedures.

Benefits

Equitable and market-competitive base pay and bonus opportunity across our global markets, along with locally relevant incentives.
Benefits and programs to support your physical, mental, financial, and social well-being, to help you get the care you need...when you need it.
Competitive retirement program that may include company-provided benefits, savings opportunities, financial planning, and educational resources to help you achieve your long term financial-goals.
Employee stock purchase programs (availability varies depending on location).
Student Debt Retirement Savings Match Program (U.S. only).
Robust medical and life insurance packages that offer a variety of coverage options to meet your individual needs.
Travel insurance is also available in certain countries/locations.
Opportunities to learn and grow through training and mentoring, work experiences, community involvement and team building.
Workplace culture empowering role-based flexibility to maximize personal productivity and balance personal needs.
Competitive yearly vacation allowance.
Paid time off for new parents (birthing and non-birthing, including adoptive and foster parents).
Paid time off to care for family members who are sick or injured.
Paid time off to support volunteering and Employee Resource Group’s (ERG) participation.
Wellbeing Portal for all Dow employees, our one-stop shop to promote wellbeing, empowering employees to take ownership of their entire wellbeing journey.
On-site fitness facilities to help stay healthy and active (availability varies depending on location).
Employee discounts for online shopping, cinema tickets, gym memberships and more.
Transportation allowance (availability varies depending on location)
Meal subsidiaries/vouchers (availability varies depending on location)
Carbon-neutral transportation incentives e.g. bike to work (availability varies depending on location)