Executive Personal Assistant (PA) - Japanese Speaking

Sony; Weybridge; On-site; GBP 30,000 - 45,000; Full time

Job summary

Join Sony as an Executive Personal Assistant in Weybridge, where you will support senior executives and drive operations across Europe and Tokyo. This role involves managing schedules, coordinating meetings, and ensuring smooth communication within the leadership team. Ideal candidates will be fluent in Japanese and English, with strong organizational skills and prior PA experience.

Benefits

Onsite gym

Canteen with a variety of options

Flexible working policies

Volunteering days allowance

Qualifications

• Fluent Japanese & English language skills are critical.
• Demonstrable experience working as a PA or Executive PA.
• Excellent organizational skills.

Responsibilities

• Manage the daily schedule of your Executive and support business decision-making.
• Plan and manage complex travel logistics.
• Coordinate schedules for important meetings and guest visits.

Skills

Organizational Skills

Communication

Flexibility

Education

Experience as a PA or Executive PA

Job description

Executive Personal Assistant (PA) – Japanese Speaking Location: Weybridge, UK

Come & be part of the incredible & critical Personal Assistant team that support & drive our Senior Executives!

As an Executive PA, you won’t just be managing calendars — you’ll be right at the centre of the business, helping keep Sony’s European and global operations running smoothly.

You’ll work closely with Executive Leaders across Europe and in Tokyo, making sure meetings happen when they need to, plans move forward, and nothing slips through the cracks.

From high-level decision-making to hands-on support during important events and visits, you’ll be the go-to person your executive relies on. If you love staying organized, working with people from all over the world, and being part of something big — this is the role for you.

You will:

• Collaborate with the other Executive PAs of each Pan-European country, the PAs responsible for HQ functions in the European headquarters, and the Executive PAs in the Tokyo headquarters to schedule and coordinate regular and emergency high level & important meetings.
• Manage the daily schedule of your Executive and support business decision-making and execution through smooth communication with the leadership team.
• Be responsible for managing critical business events, coordinate schedules with the President's Office and other related departments and participate as a logistics management team member.
• Plan and manage complex travel logistics, including itineraries, accommodations, and on-the-ground support.
• Coordinate schedules for visits by internal executives from Pan-Europe and or the Tokyo headquarters, as well as visits by VIP guests from outside the company, and prepare for important guest visits (obtain & equip meeting rooms, prepare the agenda & ensure catering)
• Support the executive in setting up technical environments in cooperation with the internal IT department and other specialized functions

You will bring:

• Fluent Japanese & English language skills are critical
• Demonstrable experience working as a PA or Executive PA
• The ability to be flexible with working days in the office that align with your Executive
• Excellent organisational skills
• The ability & confidence to communicate with Senior Leadership

Your new office

Weybridge

Based at the Weybridge office, you will enjoy a vibrant and friendly working environment. We have an onsite canteen with a wide range of options available, and a barista style coffee shop. There is a well-provisioned onsite gym run by our own Sony Wellbeing Coordinator, with classes on set days in the mornings, at lunch and after work hours. We have a staff car park which includes electric charging points, an undercover and secure bike rack (useful if you’ve made the most of the Cycle-to-Work scheme), or if you will use public transport, we have a shuttle bus service that regularly runs between train station and the office at peak times.

We currently require our Weybridge based employees to work on site a minimum 3-days per full working week & with this role, we do require the individual to be flexible on the days they work in the office & remotely.

Take a look at our video tour of the Weybridge site here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3lwbMOzjoVA

Life at Sony

We ensure competitive salaries and benefits by using established benchmarking. We encourage healthy work-life balance supported by hybrid and flexible working policies. We are a positive community who dream big together, respect each other, and enjoy a collaborative culture.

We like to celebrate our colleagues who make a real difference using our recognition platform. We also provide access to numerous services and platforms for all aspects of wellbeing. We listen to our people through conversations and surveys, respect their suggestions, then act on them. We also provide allowances for volunteering days so that our staff can support the causes they are most passionate about.

You can build your career around you with our fantastic range of learning & personal development programs to enhance your skills. We also encourage our staff to try exciting new roles, in a wide range of countries, with a supportive mobility team to support you if you take that leap!

Bring your uniqueness to Sony

We are passionate about creating a culture that promotes equity and cultivates inclusion, diversity, and belonging. We want employees with diverse backgrounds and perspectives that will stimulate innovation and have a direct impact on our creation of social value to fulfil Sony’s purpose – ‘to fill the world with emotion, through the power of creativity and technology’. We want you to bring your unique self to work and help shape our culture.

We are Sony Europe

Our people collaborate in an environment of respect, integrity, and open-mindedness. Diverse teams from all over Europe are the driving force for our business, and we embrace the differences that make each of us original and unique.

With offices in 28 European countries, Sony Europe caters to consumer, professional, semiconductor and healthcare markets with innovative electronics products and solutions. Our European laboratories research and develop new technologies and capabilities that contributes to the Sony Group and important issues on a planetary scale.

Bring your passion, creativity and ambitions to Sony Europe. Apply now, and let’s create the future together.

Equal Opportunity

Sony Europe is an Equal Opportunity Employer. All qualified applicants will receive equal consideration for employment regardless of race, colour, religion, gender, citizenship, ancestry, age, physical or mental disability, sexual orientation, gender identity, medical condition, or any other protected characteristics.

Disability Accommodation for Applicants to Sony Europe

Sony Europe will provide reasonable accommodation for any qualified individuals with disabilities in the application process. For reasonable accommodation requests, please contact us by email at [e-mail] or by mail to: Sony Europe B.V, Human Resources Department, the Heights, Brooklands, Surrey, KT13 0XW, UK. When contacting us please indicate the position you are applying for, and the accommodation required.