Executive Assistant
London | Hybrid (4 days per week in the office)
£60,000 – £65,000 + 10% Bonus + Excellent Benefits
An opportunity has arisen to join one of the UK’s largest and most recognisable organisations as Executive Assistant to a member of the C-Suite.
This is far more than a traditional diary management role. You’ll become a trusted partner to a highly visible executive, helping them navigate a complex, fast-moving business undergoing significant transformation. The successful candidate will bring confidence, commercial awareness and the ability to anticipate challenges before they arise.
We’re looking for someone who enjoys operating at pace, thrives in an evolving environment and takes pride in enabling senior leaders to perform at their best.
The Role:
You’ll provide dedicated one-to-one support to the a C-suite leader, acting as a key point of contact across the business and ensuring their time is managed effectively.
Responsibilities include:
- Managing a complex and constantly evolving diary
- Coordinating domestic and international travel, meetings and executive events
- Preparing presentations, briefing packs and Board-level documentation
- Managing inboxes, correspondence and competing priorities
- Building strong relationships with senior stakeholders across the business
- Supporting executive meetings, tracking actions and following up where required
- Identifying opportunities to improve processes and ways of working
- Acting as a trusted gatekeeper while maintaining absolute confidentiality
About You:
This role is suited to an Executive Assistant who sees themselves as a genuine business partner rather than an administrator. Building a trusted relationship with a senior executive is fundamental, and you’ll be confident anticipating needs, managing competing priorities and acting as an extension of the executive you support.
You’ll likely have:
- Proven experience partnering directly with a CFO, CEO or other C-suite executive in a complex organisation
- A track record of building trusted, one-to-one relationships with senior leaders, becoming a valued advisor and sounding board
- The confidence to make decisions, challenge constructively and manage priorities on behalf of your executive when appropriate
- Outstanding communication skills and the credibility to influence and engage with Board and Executive stakeholders
- A proactive mindset with a track record of improving processes rather than simply maintaining them
- The ability to remain calm, organised and adaptable in a fast-paced, changing environment
- Strong commercial awareness, excellent judgement and complete discretion when handling confidential information
- Advanced Microsoft Office skills, particularly Outlook, PowerPoint and Teams
What’s on Offer
- £60,000-£65,000 base salary
- 10% annual bonus
- Excellent pension contribution
- 25 days annual leave plus bank holidays
- The opportunity to become a trusted partner to a senior executive within a complex, high-profile organisation undergoing significant transformation
- Long-term career development with exposure to Board-level decision making
This role is based in London with a requirement to be in the office four days per week.
If you’re an Executive Assistant who thrives on building trusted partnerships with senior leaders and wants to play a pivotal role in supporting a C-Suite leader through a period of transformation, we’d love to hear from you.
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