Strategic Executive Partner - AI-Driven Ops & Leadership

Arkeus; City of Melbourne; On-site; AUD 120,000 - 160,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Competitive salary

Employee Stock Option Plan (ESOP)

Career progression and growth

Intern program mentorship and student/

Job summary

Arkeus in Melbourne is seeking an EBP to align the CEO and leadership team around strategic priorities, governance, and execution. The role blends business acumen with expert admin and AI-enabled productivity to structure leadership time and decisions.

You will coordinate leadership activities, drive follow-through on actions, and support a fast-growing deep-tech company at the forefront of defence and aerospace. This is a hands-on, high-responsibility position in a dynamic environment.

Qualifications

• Executive support experience with CEO or senior leadership
• Strong business acumen for prioritising based on commercial impact
• Experience coordinating leadership meetings and governance forums
• Track record delivering cross-functional initiatives on time
• Excellent written and briefing material skills
• Ability to handle sensitive information with discretion
• Strong organisational skills and attention to detail
• Experience using AI tools for scheduling, triage, or task management

Responsibilities

• Manage CEO calendar and align with strategic priorities
• Coordinate leadership activities across the executive team
• Provide proactive CEO support, track key actions and decisions
• Frame information for leadership decisions and structure discussions
• Run AI-enabled task inbox and calendar management
• Coordinate executive meetings, agendas and briefing materials
• Support project coordination and milestone tracking
• Oversee travel, external engagement and communications
• Maintain executive administration and governance processes

Skills

Executive support

Business acumen

Operating rhythm

Project coordination

Written communication

Discretion & judgement

Organisation & follow-through

AI-enabled productivity

Comfort with ambiguity

Job description

Arkeus in Melbourne is seeking an EBP to align the CEO and leadership team around strategic priorities, governance, and execution. The role blends business acumen with expert admin and AI-enabled productivity to structure leadership time and decisions.

You will coordinate leadership activities, drive follow-through on actions, and support a fast-growing deep-tech company at the forefront of defence and aerospace. This is a hands-on, high-responsibility position in a dynamic environment.