Executive Assistant

Rightmove; London; Hybrid; GBP 60,000 - 80,000; Full time

Job summary

Rightmove seeks an experienced C-Suite Executive Assistant to support the COO and CMO. This hybrid role involves managing complex schedules, coordinating meetings, and driving strategic projects in a fast-paced environment. Ideal candidates will have strong communication skills and a collaborative attitude, thriving in a supportive leadership team.

Benefits

Competitive compensation package

Cash plan for dental, optical, and physio treatments

Private Medical Insurance

Pension and Life Insurance

27 days holiday plus two volunteering days

Hybrid working pattern

Contributory stakeholder pension

Paid leave for maternity, paternity, adoption, and fertility

Travel Loan

Access deals and discounts

Qualifications

• Minimum of 5 years’ experience providing strategic support at Exec Director/C-Suite level.
• Proven strategic project management experience.

Responsibilities

• Manage complex schedules for COO and CMO.
• Coordinate meetings and prepare agendas.
• Produce high-quality documents and presentations.

Skills

Communication

Interpersonal Skills

Problem Solving

Project Management

Emotional Intelligence

Tech-savvy

Tools

Teams

Slack

Project Management Platforms

AI Tools

Job description

Location: Hybrid (2 days a week in London)

As the UK’s favourite property platform, Rightmove aims to give everyone the belief that they can make their move. To help us achieve this, we’re looking for an experienced C-Suite Executive Assistant to support our Chief Operating Officer (COO) and Chief Marketing Officer (CMO) in a fast-paced, hybrid working environment. This is a senior-level opportunity for someone who thrives in a high-trust, high-impact role and wants to be a true partner to two supportive leaders.

What you’ll be doing

Not only will you be managing your Execs complex schedules by delivering world class EA support, but you will have the opportunity to drive strategic projects and help shape how the team operates cross functionally.

You’ll play a vital role in helping our COO and CMO stay focused, aligned, and effective while also acting as a connector and enabler across the broader team. You won’t just be behind the scenes, you’ll be a visible, valued part of how we operate. Your responsibilities will include:

1. Complex diary management – scheduling and updating multiple fast-moving diaries.
2. Meeting coordination – Attending key team meetings with the COO and CMO - preparing agendas, supporting materials, minutes, and follow ups on key actions.
3. Administering cross-functional meetings, ensuring all participants are prepared.
4. Owning inbox and information flow – ensuring emails are prioritised efficiently and relevant team members are continuously kept in the loop.
5. Coordinating seamless travel itineraries and managing expenses.
6. Planning and delivering high-impact internal and external events.
7. Serving as a key point of contact for internal and external stakeholders, acting with professionalism, warmth, and discretion.
8. Producing high-quality documents and presentations, research and briefing docs.
9. Partnering across the business - building strong alignment between your Execs and their Senior Leadership teams to help them to achieve goals.
10. Skillfully tracking and helping coordinate cross functional projects.
11. Keeping a pulse on the wider business strategy - using insight and initiative to prioritise, problem-solve, and add value to operations.

Who you are

1. Minimum of 5 years’ experience providing seamless strategic support at Exec Director/C-Suite level, ideally in a high growth environment.
2. Excellent communication and interpersonal skills - you will use your emotional intelligence, know how to build trust, manage upwards, and bring clarity to complexity.
3. You have a positive, collaborative, and approachable attitude with a genuine interest in being part of a supportive, values-driven leadership team.
4. You effortlessly coordinate time-poor executives, with a sharp understanding of their priorities and the confidence to make smart diary decisions.
5. A rapid and decisive problem-solver on practical matters. Skilled in identifying bottlenecks in workflow and implementing solutions.
6. Understands the importance of continuous research and remains curious.
7. You anticipate needs before they arise through years of learning on the job.
8. Tech-savvy and adaptable to new tools and systems (i.e Teams, Slack, project management platforms and Ai tools).
9. Proven strategic project management experience.

What’s in it for you

People are the foundation of Rightmove – we’ll help you build a career on it.

• Competitive compensation package.
• Cash plan for dental, optical, and physio treatments.
• Private Medical Insurance, Pension and Life Insurance, Employee Assistance Plan.
• 27 days holiday plus two (paid) volunteering days a year to give back, and holiday buy schemes.
• Hybrid working pattern with 2 days in the office.
• Contributory stakeholder pension.
• Life assurance at 4x your basic salary to a spouse, family member other nominated person in your life.
• Paid leave for maternity, paternity, adoption, and fertility.
• Travel Loan, Bike to Work scheme, Rental Deposit Loan.
• Charitable contributions through Payroll Giving and donation matching.
• Access deals and discounts on things like travel, electronics, fashion, gym memberships, cinema discounts, and move.

Still not sure?

We want to be part of creating a more diverse, equitable, and inclusive workplace for all. We’re excited to hear about your experience as well as how you will contribute to our overall culture. So, even if you feel like you don’t meet all the requirements, we would still really like to hear from you!

About Rightmove

Our vision is to give everyone the belief they can make their move. We aim to make moving simpler, by giving everyone the best place to turn to and return to for access to the tools, expertise, trust, and belief to make it happen.

We’re home to the UK’s largest choice of properties and are the go-to destination for millions of people planning their next move, reading the latest industry news, or just browsing what’s on the market.

Despite this growth, we’ve remained a friendly, supportive place to work with employee #1 still working here! We’ve done this by placing the Rightmove How’s at the heart of everything we do. These are the essential values that reflect our culture and include:

• Be approachable and appreciate what others do
• Make complex things as simple as possible
• Build great teams, because Rightmove is people
• Drive improvement, we can always be better
• Share early, honestly, and often

We believe in careers that open doors and help our team develop by providing an open and inclusive work environment, offering ongoing training opportunities, and supporting charity fundraising events. And with 88% of Rightmovers saying we’re a great place to work, we’re clearly doing something right!

If all of this has caught your eye, you may well be a Rightmover in the making!

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As an Equal Opportunity Employer, Rightmove will never discriminate based on age, disability, sex, race, religion or belief, gender reassignment, marriage / civil partnership, pregnancy/maternity or sexual orientation.

At Rightmove, we believe that a diverse and inclusive workforce leads to better innovation, productivity, and overall success. We are committed to creating a welcoming and inclusive environment for all employees, regardless of their background or identity, to develop and promote a diverse culture that reflects the communities we serve.