EA to COO and Chief of Staff

LRA Search; London; Hybrid; GBP 70,000 - 80,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading insurance firm is seeking an experienced Executive Assistant to support its COO and Chief of Staff. This senior role involves managing complex scheduling, enhancing communication, and acting as a polished ambassador for the office. With impressive recent growth, this offers an exciting opportunity to join a dynamic team with significant emphasis on culture and hybrid work arrangements.

Benefits

Hybrid working

Excellent benefits

Qualifications

• Extensive experience as an EA with board level exposure.
• Strong relationship-building skills and client-facing abilities.
• Ability to handle multiple priorities and work under pressure.

Responsibilities

• Provide seamless daily support to COO and Chief of Staff.
• Manage diary, travel arrangements, and board meeting preparations.
• Act as a liaison between departments and teams.

Skills

Communication

Stakeholder Management

Emotional Intelligence

Job description

We are delighted to be working on an exclusive mandate for a well-known, leading, insurance firm who are seeking a first-rate EA to support their COO and Chief of staff.

A senior role, suited to an experienced EA with significant board level exposure, this is a business centric role centered around providing seamless daily support to the COO and CofS with intelligent diary management, travel, and schedule coordination, and board meeting preparation. Seeking a true right hand, who is eager to become involved in projects and initiatives and can offer strategic and proactive support, the role is suited to an ambitious, dedicated, and emotionally intelligent candidate with a proven track record of success in a similar board level role. The role requires tact and diplomacy, and the client is eager to impress the importance of superb communication skills and client facing ability. Seeking a polished ambassador for the COO’s office and team, the candidate needs to be an adept stakeholder manager who can build rapport effortlessly and act as a conduit between departments and teams. A busy and demanding role, the ideal candidate needs to be used to working at pace, taking personal responsibility, and be comfortable working to deadlines and under pressure in a comparable professional services environment. Joining a first-rate team of peers, the company places huge emphasis on its people and culture, and offers hybrid working and excellent benefits. The company has experienced incredibly impressive growth recently, so this is a very exciting time to join a dynamic and entrepreneurial business with fabulous City based offices. £70-80k DOE | Plus Bens