Executive Assistant

Standard Chartered; City Of London; Hybrid; GBP 42,000 - 62,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Flexible working options

Unmind wellbeing platform

Learning & development opportunities

Competitive salary & benefits

Retirement savings plan

Job summary

Standard Chartered in London is seeking an Executive Assistant to support the M&A team. You will manage diaries, coordinate travel and expenses, and contribute to wider administrative projects in a fast-paced, regulated banking environment.

The role offers hybrid working arrangements with opportunities to develop expertise and support senior stakeholders across global teams. Strong organisational skills and proactive communication are essential.

Qualifications

• Experience as an Executive Assistant, Personal Assistant or Team Administrator in banking, finance or another highly regulated environment.
• Practical knowledge of diary management, travel coordination and expense administration.
• Organisational skills and attention to detail, with the ability to manage multiple priorities and follow tasks through to completion.
• Hands-on knowledge of Concur, Microsoft Excel and Word.
• A proactive, adaptable approach, remaining calm and professional when requirements change.
• Clear written and verbal communication skills, with confidence engaging with clients, senior colleagues and internal teams.
• A collaborative mindset and willingness to take on additional administrative responsibilities under guidance.

Responsibilities

• Support the M&A team with day-to-day administration and wider projects, taking on additional responsibilities under guidance.
• Take ownership of administrative tasks and projects from start to finish, prioritising effectively and maintaining accurate records.
• Work closely with external clients, internal support functions, team members and global management, communicating clearly and professionally.
• Organise travel itineraries, including flights, transfers, accommodation, visa requests and restaurant bookings, responding promptly to cancellations or changes.
• Process expenses, maintain the Gifts & Entertainment register in line with policy, and track costs against project cost centres, including client billing where required.
• Raise and manage IT, telecoms and market data requests, following through to completion and keeping stakeholders informed.
• Coordinate meeting rooms, refreshments, video conferencing and other hospitality requirements.
• Assist with printing, scanning and pitch book binding.
• Arrange logistics for annual conferences, roadshows, client and industry events, including tickets, travel, accommodation and executive or roundtable meetings.
• Coordinate administration for joiners, movers and leavers, including system access, software requests, leaver documentation and handover letters.
• Arrange vendor onboarding and purchase orders, tracking progress through to completion.
• Coordinate international visitor arrangements, notify relevant stakeholders and complete visitor forms.
• Collaborate with fellow M&A assistants and provide cover during leave or periods of increased activity.

Skills

Diary management

Travel coordination

Expense administration

Client & stakeholder communication

MS Excel

MS Word

Adaptable / proactive

Team collaboration

Regulatory environment experience

Calm under pressure

Tools

Concur

Microsoft Excel

Microsoft Word

Job description

Join us as an Executive Assistant in a newly created role supporting our growing Mergers & Acquisitions business in London.You’ll provide executive assistance and team administration, managing diaries, coordinating meetings and travel, processing expenses and helping organise team activities. As the teams expand, you’ll have the opportunity to build on your expertise and contribute to wider administrative projects.

Key Responsibilities

• Support the M&A team with day-to-day administration and wider projects, taking on additional responsibilities under guidance.
• Take ownership of administrative tasks and projects from start to finish, prioritising effectively and maintaining accurate records.
• Work closely with external clients, internal support functions, team members and global management, communicating clearly and professionally.
• Organise travel itineraries, including flights, transfers, accommodation, visa requests and restaurant bookings, responding promptly to cancellations or changes.
• Process expenses, maintain the Gifts & Entertainment register in line with policy, and track costs against project cost centres, including client billing where required.
• Raise and manage IT, telecoms and market data requests, following through to completion and keeping stakeholders informed.
• Coordinate meeting rooms, refreshments, video conferencing and other hospitality requirements.
• Assist with printing, scanning and pitch book binding.
• Arrange logistics for annual conferences, roadshows, client and industry events, including tickets, travel, accommodation and executive or roundtable meetings.
• Coordinate administration for joiners, movers and leavers, including system access, software requests, leaver documentation and handover letters.
• Arrange vendor onboarding and purchase orders, tracking progress through to completion.
• Coordinate international visitor arrangements, notify relevant stakeholders and complete visitor forms.
• Collaborate with fellow M&A assistants and provide cover during leave or periods of increased activity.

Skills and Experience

• Experience as an Executive Assistant, Personal Assistant or Team Administrator in banking, finance or another highly regulatedenvironment.
• Practical knowledge of diary management, travel coordination and expense administration.

Organisational skills and attention to detail, with the ability to manage multiple priorities and follow tasks through to completion.

• Hands-on knowledge of Concur, Microsoft Excel and Word.
• A proactive, adaptable approach, remaining calm and professional when requirements change.
• Clear written and verbal communication skills, with confidence engaging with clients, senior colleagues and internal teams.
• A collaborative mindset and willingness to take on additional administrative responsibilities under guidance.

About Standard Chartered

We're a global bank connecting clients to our differentiated network, offering growth opportunities in the world's most dynamic markets. Our strategy, which combines cross-border capabilities and leading wealth management expertise, helps us deliver our purpose - to drive commerce and prosperity through our unique diversity.

Over our 170-year history, and across a unique geographical footprint connecting Asia, Africa and the Middle East to each other and the world, we've built a bank like no other, with diverse capabilities and partnerships that set us apart.

What We Offer

• Being part of an inclusive and values driven organisation, one that embraces and celebrates our unique diversity, across our teams, business functions, and geographies.
• In line with our Fair Pay Charter, we offer a competitive salary and benefits to support your mental, physical, financial and social wellbeing.
• Core bank funding for retirement savings, medical and life insurance, with flexible and voluntary benefits available in some locations.
• Time-off including annual leave, parental/maternity (20 weeks), sabbatical (12 months maximum) and volunteering leave (3 days), along with minimum global standards for annual and public holiday, which is combined to 30 days minimum.
• Flexible working options based around home and office locations, with flexible working patterns.
• Proactive wellbeing support through Unmind, a market-leading digital wellbeing platform, development courses for resilience and other human skills, global employee assistance programme, sick leave, mental health first-aiders and self-help toolkits.
• A continuous learning culture to support your growth, with opportunities to reskill and upskill and access to physical, virtual, and digital learning.

Visit our careers website to learn more about us: www.sc.com/careers.