Executive Assistant

Job description

Executive Assistant (EA) to Founder

Financial Services

Permanent

St James, office-based

£65K - £70K, plus discretionary bonus

Excellent & varied benefits

ASAP start

3-HF/RVF

About the Client:

Our client is a leading global Private Equity firm based in St James. We are supporting them to appoint an experienced, resourceful EA to provide exceptional support to the CEO and be a strong ambassador for the company.

About the Executive Assistant role:

This is a rare and exciting opportunity to support a charismatic Founder. This is a true 1:1 EA position, and will include some personal work. The responsibilities include:

• Excellent diary management, managing an exceptionally busy and varied schedule.
• Organising extensive international travel. Ability to manage last-minute travel arrangements, and travel to remote locations.
• Assisting the Founder with managing personal appointments. This could include organising medical appointments and assisting with property maintenance across multiple international properties.
• Liaise with staff across multiple, international offices.
• Organisation of the yearly off-site company teambuilding event.

Required Skills & Experience:

• Strong experience as an Executive Assistant or equivalent, especially at executive office level
• Extensive financial services experience is preferable, however other corporate sectors will be considered
• Demonstrable experience supporting in a private capacity as well as business
• Confident managing a complex diary
• Experience in organising international travel
• Can-do attitude, able to manage changing priorities with confidence
• Team-player, experience working in a professional, collegiate environment
• Resourceful and able to think outside the box.

Additional details:

• £65K - £70K salary, plus discretionary annual bonus.
• Hours: 9am – 6pm, with no weekend work. Please note, however, that there is an expectation that this role will be ‘on-call’ outside of core hours.
• Based in St James, full-time office based.
• Excellent benefits, including health and life insurance, workplace pension scheme, access to onsite gym and company events.

If you are an experienced Executive Assistant with relevant career history supporting at senior level, please apply today!

Extra information

Status

Open

Education Level

Secondary School

Location

City of London

Type of Contract

Full-time jobs

Published at

04-03-2026

Profession type

Accountancy

Full UK/EU driving license preferred

No

Car Preferred

No

Must be eligible to work in the EU

No

Cover Letter Required

No

Languages

English