Senior EA

Marcilly Recruitment Ltd; London; On-site; GBP 80,000 - 100,000; Full time

Job summary

A recruitment firm specializing in business support seeks a high-calibre Senior EA to manage diverse tasks across luxury hospitality and other sectors. This role demands strong initiative and advanced communication skills, suitable for candidates with at least eight years in a senior role. The position offers a competitive salary and benefits including discretionary bonuses and a flexible working environment.

Benefits

Discretionary bonus

Healthcare

Pension

25 days holiday

Annual ski trip

Qualifications

• Minimum of eight years as an EA at a senior C-suite level.
• Experience working in a high-level, entrepreneurial environment.

Responsibilities

• Full ownership of the principal's business diary.
• Inbox management of multiple business inboxes.
• Meeting preparation, document production, and presentations.

Skills

Impeccable communication skills

Advanced IT skills

Strong interpersonal skills

Self-starter

Creative problem solving

Education

Degree (Russell Group graduate preferred)

Job description

Senior EA to UHNW

Marcilly Recruitment’s client, a creative UHNW Entrepreneur, is seeking a high-calibre Senior EA to work across his different businesses spanning luxury hospitality, sustainability, travel, technology and investment. They range from new start-ups to fully established businesses worth billions.

This is a true right-hand Senior EA role working across logistics, projects, admin and strategy. You will be given a lot of autonomy to run with projects, so they are seeking a savvy, bright Senior EA with a strong business acumen, the ability to think outside the box and use your initiative.

Salary: £80,000 - £100,000
Benefits:discretionary bonus; healthcare; pension; 25 days holiday; annual ski trip
Hours:09:00 – 17:30 Monday to Friday with flexibility when needed
Location:Family office in Kensington & Chelsea five days a week
Start date:September 2025

Senior EA Key Responsibilities:

• Full ownership of the principal’s business diary, busy but manageable which allows you to work across a complete range of tasks
• Inbox management of four business inboxes. Autonomy to reply on behalf of the principal, drafts responses, flag and file
• Act as a gatekeeper for the Chairman and UHNW Entrepreneur across his various businesses and investments
• Manage extremely high-level relationships with VIPs, politicians, business leaders, C-suite Executives etc.
• Project management across different verticals
• Extensive research across different industries and new business ventures
• Liaison with the family office, accountants, lawyers etc
• Financial management
• Travel management by both private and commercial, visas, accommodation, multileg trips etc.
• Creative problem solving and fire fighting
• Board work for multiple businesses
• Meeting preparation, document production, presentations, research, agendas, create meeting packs, minutes and any necessary follow up
• Business strategy
• Internal and external comms
• Troubleshooting and working as part of a team

Senior EA Requirements:

• A minimum of eight years as an EA at a senior C-suite level
• A degree, ideally Russell Group graduate
• Experience working in a high-level, entrepreneurial environment – ideally a fast-paced luxury or creative setting Impeccable communication skills with excellent English language and grammar
• Advanced IT skills and the ability to troubleshoot
• Strong interpersonal skills and the ability to build relationships easily with people at all levels
• A strong work ethic and the dedication to see tasks through to completion
• A self-starter with the ability to work independently and use their initiative
• A good team player, who is adaptable to different working styles.
• No ego, someone down to earth and happy to get stuck into the task at hand.
• Assisting other members of the team when needed

Marcilly Recruitment is a London and Dubai based recruitment firm specialising in business support and private household recruitment across Europe and the Middle East.

Unfortunately, due to the sheer volume of applications we receive, we are unable to respond to each candidate individually. If you have not heard from Marcilly Recruitment within five working days, sadly your application has been unsuccessful.