PA to Managing Director

Zenco Legal; Leicester; On-site; GBP 30,000 - 50,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading legal firm in the UK is seeking a highly capable Personal Assistant to support the Managing Director in driving the organisation forward. This role is suited for someone with strong organisational abilities and commercial awareness. Responsibilities include structuring business activities, ensuring strategic initiatives progress, and acting as a central point across senior stakeholders. The ideal candidate should have proven experience in a similar role, exceptional organisational skills, and excellent communication abilities. Come be a part of a dynamic and growth-focused environment.

Qualifications

• Proven experience as a PA, Executive Assistant or similar role supporting a senior executive.
• Exceptional organisational and prioritisation skills.
• Strong commercial awareness and business understanding.

Responsibilities

• Act as a trusted organisational partner to the Managing Director.
• Ensure key business initiatives are tracked and delivered.
• Monitor progress against objectives and flag risks.

Skills

Organisational skills

Commercial awareness

Communication skills

Prioritisation skills

Job description

We are seeking a highly capable, commercially minded Personal Assistant to support the Managing Director in driving the organisation forward.

This role is suited to somebody who has strong organisational abilities, business momentum and operational effectiveness.

The successful candidate will act as a strategic enabler for the Managing Director, ensuring priorities are executed, decisions are followed through and the business operates efficiently at the highest level. This role requires confidence, discretion, exceptional organisational skills and the ability to manage complexity across multiple workstreams.

Key Purpose of the Role

To maximise the Managing Director’s effectiveness by:

• Structuring, prioritising and coordinating business activities
• Ensuring strategic initiatives progress from decision to delivery
• Acting as a central point of organisation across senior stakeholders
• Proactively identifying risks, gaps, and opportunities within the business

This role is focused on business organisation and forward momentum, rather than diary only or personal support.

Key Responsibilities

Business & Organisational Support

• Act as a trusted organisational partner to the Managing Director, managing priorities across strategic, operational and commercial activities
• Ensure key business initiatives, projects and decisions are tracked, progressed, and delivered
• Monitor progress against objectives and proactively flag delays, risks or misalignment

Strategic Coordination

• Prepare and structure materials for senior leadership meetings, board meetings and strategic reviews
• Capture actions, decisions and outcomes, ensuring follow-up and execution
• Liaise with senior leadership, external partners and stakeholders on behalf of the Managing Director
• Act as a filter and gatekeeper, ensuring focus remains on high-value priorities

Operational Effectiveness

• Design and maintain effective systems, processes and workflows to support the Managing Director and wider team
• Coordinate cross-functional activity, ensuring alignment between departments
• Support planning cycles, including quarterly priorities, annual objectives and business reviews
• Anticipate operational challenges and proactively propose solutions

What This Role Is Not

• This is not a traditional PA role focused on personal errands or lifestyle management
• Minimal emphasis on personal organisation; maximum emphasis on business organisation and impact

Skills & Experience

• Proven experience as a PA, Executive Assistant or a similar role supporting a Managing Director, CEO or senior executive
• Exceptional organisational and prioritisation skills, with the ability to manage multiple complex workstreams
• Strong commercial awareness and understanding of how businesses operate
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills

Desirable

• Experience in a fast paced or growth focused organisation
• Project coordination or operational management experience

Why this role matters

This role is central to the effectiveness of the Managing Director and the performance of the wider business. You will play a critical role in ensuring strategy turns into action, priorities are delivered and the organisation continues to move forward with clarity and pace.