Executive Assistant

HSBC; Greater London; Hybrid; GBP 60,000 - 80,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading financial services organization is seeking an Executive Assistant to support senior management in London. The role involves organizing complex schedules, arranging travel, and managing stakeholder communications in a fast-paced environment. The ideal candidate will have strong organizational and communication skills, with prior experience in an EA role. A hybrid working model is available, along with competitive pay and benefits.

Benefits

Private healthcare

Enhanced maternity and adoption pay

Contributory pension scheme

Qualifications

• Prior experience of working in an EA role supporting senior management is essential.
• Ability to manage time and prioritise tasks effectively.
• Can demonstrate initiative and anticipates requirements.

Responsibilities

• Organise complex schedules through maintaining diaries.
• Arrange travel and detailed itineraries for business trips.
• Manage queries from internal and external stakeholders.

Skills

Highly organised

Strong problem solving skills

Exceptional communication skills

Interpersonal skills

Job description

Overview

If you’re looking for a career that will help you stand out, join HSBC, and fulfil your potential - whether you want a career that could take you to the top, or simply take you in an exciting new direction, HSBC offers opportunities, support and rewards that will take you further.

HSBC is one of the largest banking and financial services organisations in the world, with operations in 64 countries and territories. We aim to be where the growth is, enabling businesses to thrive and economies to prosper, and, ultimately, helping people to fulfil their hopes and realise their ambitions.

We are currently seeking an experienced professional to join our team in the role Executive Assistant, who will thrive in a high paced / high performance working culture within a dynamic, diverse and international office environment.

About the Group Customer and Culture Director team

The Group Customer and Culture Director team will enable our business leaders to build a better understanding of changing customer needs and support the development of market-leading products and propositions. This structure works hand in hand with the How We Lead programme, setting out the cultural reset across the bank. Customer centricity is one of our strategic priorities and a critical element of our culture, therefore strongly embedded in this structure.

Benefits for employees in the UK

As an HSBC employee in the UK, you will have access to tailored professional development opportunities and a competitive pay and benefits package. This includes private healthcare for all UK-based employees, enhanced maternity and adoption pay and support when you return to work, and a contributory pension scheme with a generous employer contribution.

Responsibilities

• Organise complex schedules through the maintenance of diaries.
• Arrange travel (flights, train, cars, hotels, etc) and detailed itineraries for business trips in line with HSBC policies.
• Build a network and develop relationships with HSBC support functions to ensure the department receives excellent service.
• Manage queries and engagement maters that come from internal and external stakeholders at Senior level.
• Assist in preparing meeting materials (e.g. presentations, agendas, minutes).
• Ensure co-ordination and preparation of agendas, through the creation of decks.
• Support activities, events, resources, meetings, services.

Qualifications

• Prior experience of working in an EA role supporting senior management is an essential to be considered.
• Highly organised with ability to manage time and prioritise tasks effectively.
• Strong problem solving skills with “Can do” mentality.
• Exceptional communication skills both verbal and written.
• Good interpersonal skills and ability to deal with executive management, whilst part of a team.
• An open, flexible and proactive approach to change and innovation.
• Demonstrates initiative and anticipates requirements, self-motivated, forward thinking and rapid learning capability.

This role is based in London, Hybrid.

Inclusion and accessibility

Being open to different points of view is important for our business and the communities we serve. At HSBC, we’re dedicated to creating diverse and inclusive workplaces - no matter their gender, ethnicity, disability, religion, sexual orientation, or age. We are committed to removing barriers and ensuring careers at HSBC are inclusive and accessible for everyone to be at their best. We take pride in being a Disability Confident Leader and will offer an interview to people with disabilities, long term conditions or neurodivergent candidates who meet the minimum criteria for the role.

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