Business EA to CEO, Paddington - 22800
11 hours ago
City of London
Business EA to CEO, Paddington - 22800 £60,000 - £70,0000 + benefits • Are you a top-tier Executive Assistant ready to make an impact?, • This is a pivotal role at the heart of a fast-growing fintech, offering direct exposure to senior leadership, investors, and strategic decision-making, • We’re looking for a dynamic, highly experienced EA with a proven track record, ideally in finance or fintech, supporting C-suite executives., • This isn’t your traditional EA role. You’ll thrive in a fast-paced environment, juggling multiple projects, and actively contributing to how the business operates and grows, • You’ll be entrusted with sensitive information, relied upon in high-pressure situations, and expected to operate with discretion, resilience, and impeccable judgment, • Based in open-plan Paddington office, the role is 4 days in, 1 day remote, with a typical 50-hour workweek. What You’ll Own • You will be the Executive Powerhouse and run the CEO’s world; complex diaries, shifting priorities, zero friction, • Keep the COO and Co-Founder moving at pace, • Orchestrate travel and logistics flawlessly, even last-minute, • Be the go-to gatekeeper for top-tier stakeholders, • Deliver polished briefs, decks, and agendas that keep meetings sharp, • Keep Board and committee processes tight, organised, and on track, • Support investor activity; from scheduling to pitch-ready prep, • Provide critical support across legal, compliance, and governance, • Jump into high-priority projects and drive them forward with leadership, • Power day-to-day HR ops; contracts, onboarding, offboarding, • Keep employee records accurate, secure, and compliant, • Help scale people initiatives, comms, and internal processes, • Spot problems before they happen; and solve them fast, • Handle sensitive information with absolute discretion, • Bring structure, clarity, and calm to a fast-moving startup What Makes You a Great Fit • Experienced EA) supporting senior leaders in fast-paced environments in finance or tech or both, • Trusted, discreet, and rock-solid with confidential information, • Hands-on exposure to HR processes (contracts, onboarding, offboarding), • Calm under pressure, resilient, and always one step ahead, • Highly organised with sharp attention to detail, • Confident communicator; from execs to investors to internal teams, • Proactive, adaptable, and happy to go beyond the traditional EA remit, • Genuinely curious about how businesses run behind the scenes, • Languages useful, • Tested IT skills