Executive Assistant

Starr; Greater London; On-site; GBP 40,000 - 60,000; Full time

Job summary

Starr is seeking an Executive Assistant to join its Executive Support team in London. You will empower senior leaders by expertly managing their schedules, prioritising tasks, and delivering clear communications to enable strategic decisions.

In this role you’ll collaborate across departments and with board members, clients, and external partners to enhance productivity and reinforce Starr’s operational excellence. Excellent discretion and governance experience are essential.

Qualifications

• Proven experience providing high-quality executive support, including diary management and meeting coordination.
• Ability to manage confidential information with discretion.
• Strong written and verbal communication and ability to interact at all levels.

Responsibilities

• Manage executives’ schedules and priorities to support strategic initiatives.
• Deliver well-organised diaries and high-quality communications for leaders.
• Facilitate seamless information flow across the organisation and with external partners.
• Anticipate executive needs and drive operational efficiency on key projects.
• Foster collaboration across teams and maintain trusted stakeholder relationships.

Skills

Executive support

Diary management

Prioritisation

Written & Verbal communication

Relationship building

Governance/document prep

Tools

Microsoft Office Suite

Job description

Join Starr, a global leader in commercial insurance with over a century of expertise. We empower our employees to innovate, make impactful decisions, and build lasting client relationships worldwide. At Starr, you'll work in an entrepreneurial culture alongside accessible leaders, leveraging our financial strength and vast industry experience to deliver solutions for our clients, no matter how complex. Grow your career with a rapidly growing company that invests in its people and their ability to drive real progress.

The Executive Assistant plays a central role within our Executive Support team, known for its proactive approach and commitment to excellence. As an EA, you’ll empower senior leaders by expertly managing their schedules and priorities, ensuring seamless communication, and supporting the achievement of our strategic goals. Your ability to streamline processes and collaborate across departments will enhance productivity and strengthen relationships both inside and outside the organisation. By working closely with executives, internal teams, board members, clients, and external partners, you’ll be a key contributor to our operational excellence.

Key Responsibilities

• Enhance leadership effectiveness by expertly managing executives’ schedules and priorities, ensuring time is dedicated to strategic initiatives.
• Deliver well-organised diaries and high-quality communications, enabling leaders to focus on business-critical decisions.
• Facilitate seamless information flow across the organisation, supporting smooth operations and well-informed decision-making.
• Proactively anticipate executive and business needs, driving operational efficiency and enabling timely execution of key projects.
• Foster strong collaboration between teams and departments, helping to build cohesive working relationships across the business.
• Build and maintain trusted relationships with stakeholders—including executives, internal teams, board members, clients, and external partners—to positively represent the organisation at every touchpoint.
• Contribute to improved productivity and organisational success through effective prioritisation, coordination, and professional support.

Qualifications, skills and experience

• Proven experience providing high-quality executive support, including diary management, meeting coordination, and handling confidential information.
• Excellent organisation and prioritisation skills, with the ability to manage multiple tasks and adapt quickly to shifting priorities.
• Strong written and verbal communication skills, able to draft clear correspondence and interact effectively at all levels.
• Demonstrated ability to use judgement, discretion, and initiative in problem-solving and decision-making.
• Proficient in Microsoft Office (including Outlook, Word, Excel, and PowerPoint), with the ability to quickly learn new software tools.
• Ability to build trusted relationships and collaborate confidently with senior leaders, internal teams, and external stakeholders.
• Exposure to supporting board-level meetings and preparing governance documents.
• Familiarity with working in a fast-paced, matrixed environment.
• Opportunity to gain experience within the insurance or financial services sector, though transferable skills from other industries are equally welcome.

Starr is an equal opportunity employer, which means we'll consider all suitably qualified applicants regardless of gender identity or expression, ethnic origin, nationality, religion or beliefs, age, sexual orientation, disability status or any other protected characteristic. We recruit and develop our people based on merit and we're committed to creating an inclusive environment for all employees. We offer first class training and development opportunities to all employees. Our aim is to grow our own talent and bring out the best in people.