Right-Hand EA to Founder | Hybrid, Fast-Paced & Discreet

Bain and Gray; Greater London; Hybrid; GBP 45,000 - 65,000; Full time

Job summary

Bain and Gray is seeking an Executive Assistant to support a founder in a fast-paced, creative-entrepreneurial setting in Central London. The role requires superb organisational skills, discretion, and the ability to manage a dynamic mix of professional and personal commitments.

The successful candidate will act as a trusted right hand, handling inboxes, calendars, travel, and high-priority projects with calm, clarity, and pragmatic decision-making.

Qualifications

• Proven experience as an EA to a Founder or senior executive.
• Experience supporting a principal with changing priorities on short notice.
• Exceptional organisational skills and ability to create structure from ambiguity.
• Confident handling high-volume inbox, complex diary, and competing priorities.
• Ability to anticipate needs and stay ahead.
• Excellent written communication, drafting in the Founder’s voice.
• Discretion with confidential business and personal matters.

Responsibilities

• Inbox and correspondence management.
• Dynamic diary management.
• Meetings and stakeholder management.
• Confidentiality and discretion.
• Global and complex travel management.
• Personal and family support.
• Household and supplier management.
• Research and project management.
• Systems and organisation.

Skills

EA to Founder

Diary management

Executive support

Discretion

Written communication

Adaptability

Problem solving

Tools

Calendar tools

Job description

Bain and Gray is seeking an Executive Assistant to support a founder in a fast-paced, creative-entrepreneurial setting in Central London. The role requires superb organisational skills, discretion, and the ability to manage a dynamic mix of professional and personal commitments.

The successful candidate will act as a trusted right hand, handling inboxes, calendars, travel, and high-priority projects with calm, clarity, and pragmatic decision-making.