1:1 EA to Founder of tech VC firm

Lavender Jones Recruitment; Greater London; Hybrid; GBP 40,000 - 60,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading tech VC firm in Greater London seeks an experienced Executive Assistant to provide 1:1 support at the C-Suite level. This role demands exceptional organization skills, discretion, and proficiency in GSuite and MS Office. You will manage complex travel itineraries, communication, and provide research support. The firm values learning and team nurturing within a hybrid work environment. Ideal for candidates who thrive in detail-oriented and fast-paced settings.

Qualifications

• At least five years' experience as an EA at C-Suite level with two years of 1:1 support.
• Experience in a fast-paced environment such as VC, finance, or tech start-up.
• Discretion and confidentiality are essential.

Responsibilities

• Provide 1:1 support at the C-Suite level.
• Manage complex travel itineraries.
• Handle inbox and communication management.

Skills

Attention to detail

Excellent verbal and written communication skills

Tech-savvy

Problem-solving

Tools

GSuite

MS Office

AI tools and platforms

Job description

This 1:1 EA role is critical to the success of this leading tech VC firm. It is an exciting and demanding role, with full visibility into all the internal and external work streams in a VC firm. The Founder isinspirational, exceptionally busy, deeply focussed on the detail and she has exceptionally high standards. Whilst the role isn’t 24/7 it will require someone that will keep an eye on their work phone out of hours and have a flexible mindset.

Key responsibilities

• 1:1 360° business and personal support at C-Suite Level
• Full calendar management - acting as the main point of contact among partners, founders, investors and other external parties.
• Travel management - creation and management of complex travel itineraries including flight/accommodation booking.
• Full inbox management including drafting and responding on Manager’s behalf
• Expense management - keeping expense records and preparing credit card annotations at the end of each month
• Communications - format information for internal and external communication – memos, emails, presentations, reports.
• Contact management - manage and coordinate external relationships.
• Research to support investment work
• Ad hoc privatePA support to alleviate pressure from the Founder (circa 30% of role)

Qualifications

• At least five years’ experience as an EA at C-Suite or Founder level with minimum 2 years of 1:1 support
• Experience of a high paceenvironmentsuch a VC, finance, tech start up
• Acute attention to detail
• Demonstrable interest in technology and startups
• Excellent verbal and written communications skills
• Tech-savvy, proficient in GSuite, MSOffice and AI tools and platforms
• Discretion and confidentiality

We are looking for an EA who is exceptionally organised and has worked in a fast-paced environment previously where things are constantlychanging. You must be a problemsolver, think creatively about finding solutions and take real pride in producing high-quality work. The company has a fantastic culture andthey really focus on nurturing their team and are an impressive yet grounded bunch of people. They work in lovely open plan offices in N1 and work a hybrid policy of 4 days in the office with Fridays working from home. It is the perfect role for someone who thrives in beingultra-organised, loves to be in the detail and has a huge appetite for learning and growth.

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