Executive Assistant - SVP, Fashion

Chalhoub Group; Dubai; On-site; AED 60,000 - 120,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading luxury retailer in Dubai is seeking an experienced Executive Assistant to support the SVP, Fashion, with high-level administrative tasks including calendar management, travel logistics, and event coordination. The ideal candidate has over 5 years of experience, exceptional organizational and communication skills, and a detail-oriented mindset. The role offers opportunities for personal growth and a competitive benefits package including health care, remote working policies, and employee discounts.

Benefits

Health care

Child education contribution

Remote and flexible working policies

Exclusive employee discounts

Qualifications

• 5+ years of experience supporting senior leadership, preferably in fashion or retail.
• Strong written and verbal communication skills in English; additional regional language is a plus.
• Ability to manage competing priorities with urgency.

Responsibilities

• Manage calendar, meetings, and travel for the SVP and Fashion leadership.
• Prepare executive decks, reports, and meeting materials.
• Take minutes, maintain action logs, and monitor travel costs.

Skills

Organizational skills

Discretion

Event coordination

Travel logistics

Communication skills

Detail-oriented

Time management

Tools

PowerPoint

Excel

Job description

INSPIRE | EXHILARATE | DELIGHT

For over seven decades, Chalhoub Group has been a partner and creator of luxury experiences in the Middle East. In its pursuit to excel as a hybrid luxury retailer, the Group has curated a portfolio of over 10 owned brands and strengthened its distribution and marketing expertise for over 400 international names across luxury fashion, beauty, jewellery, watches, eyewear, and art de vivre categories.

Every step at Chalhoub Group is taken to build a future where luxury dreams become reality — bridging cultures and crafting memorable experiences for our consumers. Be it by constantly reinventing itself, committing to innovation, or embracing new technologies, the Group is shaping the future of luxury retail. It delivers seamless omnichannel experiences across more than 950 stores, online platforms, and mobile apps. Driving this innovation journey is The Greenhouse — the Group’s innovation hub, incubator, and accelerator for startups and emerging businesses, regionally and globally.

Chalhoub Group fosters a people‑at‑heart culture rooted in diversity, equity, and inclusion, and a workplace catalysed by forward‑thinking and future‑proofing. Today, it brings together over 16,000 talented professionals across eight countries in the Middle East, with a presence in LATAM. Their collective efforts have earned the Group the Great Place to Work® certification in several markets.

Sustainability is at the core of the Group’s strategy, guided by a clear commitment to people, partners, and the planet. Chalhoub Group is proud to be a member of the United Nations Global Compact, a signatory of the Women’s Empowerment Principles, and to have pledged to reach Net Zero by 2040.

What you’ll be doing

We are looking for an experienced, proactive Executive Assistant to provide high‑level administrative and operational support to the Office of the SVP, Fashion. The role requires exceptional organisation, discretion and the ability to operate at pace across executive communications, travel and diary management, event coordination, and strategic reporting. The EA will act as a trusted partner to the SVP and a professional ambassador to senior stakeholders across the Group and external partners.

• Manage complex calendar, meetings and travel (itineraries, visas, accommodation) for the SVP and Fashion leadership.
• Prepare and quality‑assure executive decks, reports and meeting materials (e.g., strategy decks, budgets, offsite collateral).
• Take accurate minutes, maintain action logs and follow up on directives.
• Coordinate internal engagement and leadership events (town halls, offsites, breakfasts) with People Partner and comms.
• Share timely internal/external updates (LinkedIn, One Chalhoub, internal comms) and monitor travel/costs for efficiency.
• Act as a discreet point of contact for senior stakeholders and external partners.

What you’ll need to succeed

• 5+ years’ EA experience supporting senior leadership (fashion/retail experience is a plus).
• Advanced PowerPoint, Excel and strong written/verbal English. Additional regional language is a plus.
• Highly organised, detail‑oriented, able to manage competing priorities with urgency.
• Proven event and travel logistics experience; high standards of discretion and professionalism.

What we can offer you

With us, you will turn your aspirations into reality. We will help shape your journey through enriching experiences, learning and development opportunities and exposure to different assignments within your role or through internal mobility. Our Group offers diverse career paths for those who are extraordinary, every day.

We recognise the value that you bring, and we strive to provide a competitive benefits package which includes health care, child education contribution, remote and flexible working policies as well as exclusive employee discounts.

We Invite All Applicants to Apply

It Takes Diversity Of Thought, Culture, Background, Differing Abilities and Perspectives to truly Inspire, Exhilarate and Delight our customers. At Chalhoub Group, we are committed to inclusion and diversity.

We welcome all applicants to apply and be part of our exciting future. We ensure equal opportunity for all our applicants without regard to gender, age, race, religion, national origin or disability status.