🚀 Join an Amazing Team at IIANC!
Who We Are:
Come be part of something awesome at the Independent Insurance Agents of North Carolina (IIANC)! We’re not just a professional industry association, we’re a passionate, forward-thinking team that supports independent insurance agencies across North Carolina. Our mission? Empower our members and foster a workplace where innovation, collaboration, and fun thrive.
We’ve built a culture that celebrates people. From staff kickball games to cheering on the Durham Bulls, Carolina Hurricanes, or UNC football, Lunch/Learns, we’re big on connection and appreciation. Don’t just take our word for it, IIANC has been named the 2025 #1 Best Employer in the small company category, adding to multiple years at the top and five straight years recognized by Business North Carolina as one of the Best Employers in NC.
🌟 About the Role:
The Executive Assistant serves as a strategic partner to the CEO and plays a critical role in helping the organization operate effectively. The successful candidate will help manage priorities, improve efficiency, coordinate communications, reduce organizational noise, and ensure that important initiatives continue moving forward.
Success in this role is measured by the ability to create efficiency, improve follow-through, protect executive time, and help the CEO focus on the highest value opportunities.
🎁 Perks & Benefits:
🕒 Hybrid remote work opportunities + extremely flexible work week/days/hours
💰 Competitive pay
🏖️ Generous PTO
🎉 Fun staff appreciation events a LOT of them!
📚 100% paid professional development
👕 Office Casual dress code most days
🏋️ On-site fitness equipment and Staff Tranquility Room
📈 Job stability in a growing industry
⏳ Every other Friday off (with a compressed workweek option)
🛠️ What You’ll Do:
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Executive Leadership Support: Manage CEO priorities, scheduling, travel, and key initiatives to ensure focus on strategic objectives
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Communication & Coordination: Oversee executive communications, draft high-level materials, and ensure consistent follow-through across stakeholders
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Operational Excellence: Support core business operations, reporting, and governance activities, including board and committee preparation
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Process & Technology Optimization: Drive efficiency through improved systems, automation, and effective use of technology
✅ What Qualifications You Bring:
- 🧠 Experience
- 5+ years supporting executives or other leadership positions
- Proven ability to manage priorities independently in a fast-paced environment
- Strong judgment handling confidential information
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💻 Technical & systems skills
- Advanced proficiency in:
- Microsoft Office (especially Excel, PowerPoint, MS Forms)
- Experience with:
- Calendar, travel coordination, project tracking systems, & scheduling tools (Outlook, Calendly, etc.)
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🤖 AI & automation mindset
- Comfortable using and experimenting with AI tools (e.g., ChatGPT, Microsoft Copilot, or similar) to improve efficiency
- Ability to leverage AI for drafting emails, summarizing information, and creating reports
- Interest in identifying opportunities to automate repetitive tasks and streamline workflows
- Quick learner of emerging technologies and digital tools
📍 Location:
Must be able to work from our Cary, NC office at least two day a week after training.
Ready to join an awesome team that embraces our core values of integrity, innovation, initiative, collaboration, professionalism, and responsiveness?
Apply now and let’s create something incredible together at IIANC!
YOUR FUTURE at IIANC Starts Here!
If you’re looking for a career that offers flexibility, job stability, strong compensation, and more, then you’ve come to the right place!
We are a statewide trade association that empowers independent agents to rise above the competition by offering them the tools and resources to succeed in today’s insurance industry. IIANC is proud to serve as the unrelenting advocate and strategic business partner for nearly 1,000 Trusted Choice® independent insurance agency and branch locations across North Carolina… and that number continues to grow.
IIANC's Vision is to be the organization that leads independent agencies into a prosperous future by driving change, fostering innovation, and providing cutting-edge solutions.
IIANC's Mission is to be our members' strategic business partner by providing solutions, creating connections, and being their unrelenting advocate.