Senior Team Assistant

C & C search; City Of London; Hybrid; GBP 45,000 - 55,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Private medical insurance

Competitive bonus scheme

Generous pension contribution

Holiday allowance

Life assurance

Employee wellbeing initiatives

Professional development and training

Long term career progression

Access to a supportive network and own

Job summary

C&C Search is recruiting an exceptional Senior Team Assistant for a large global financial services firm in Central London. The role supports senior leaders and a busy investment team, providing high-level diary management, travel coordination and administrative support.

You'll join a dynamic, collaborative culture with long-term career development, exposure to senior stakeholders, and a strong community of assistants.

Qualifications

• Proven experience as an Executive Assistant, Senior Team Assistant or Team Assistant in a fast-paced corporate environment.
• Experience supporting senior executives and busy teams.
• Financial services or investment management exposure is advantageous.
• Outstanding organisational and prioritisation skills.
• Excellent attention to detail and multi-priority management.
• Strong relationship building and stakeholder management skills.
• Proactive solutions-focused approach.
• Strong written and verbal communication skills.
• Advanced Microsoft Office skills.
• Experience using AI-enabled productivity tools would be beneficial.

Responsibilities

• Complex and proactive diary management for senior stakeholders.
• Coordinating extensive international travel, meetings and logistics.
• Managing team administration, expenses and documentation.
• Supporting team projects, events, offsites and internal initiatives.
• Tracking priorities, deadlines and key deliverables across a busy team environment.
• Acting as a trusted point of contact for internal and external stakeholders.
• Building strong relationships across the wider business and assistant community.
• Ensuring seamless support that enables senior leaders to focus on business priorities.
• Maintaining absolute discretion when handling confidential information.

Skills

Diary management

Travel coordination

Stakeholder management

Written and verbal communication

Discretion

Microsoft Office

AI-enabled productivity tools

Proactive problem solving

Organisational skills

Tools

Microsoft Office Suite

AI productivity tools

Job description

Executive Assistant | Financial Services | Central London | £45,000 to £55,000 + Bonus + Benefits C&C Search is currently recruiting an exceptional Team Assistant for a large and highly respected financial services firm based in Central London. This is an outstanding opportunity for an experienced Team Assistant to join a high performing team within a global organisation, offering excellent exposure, long term career development, a collaborative culture and the support of a strong community of assistants. The office is conveniently located within easy reach of Charing Cross station and offers a professional and dynamic working environment.

All about the role and company I would be working for!

Position:

Senior Team Assistant supporting senior leaders and a busy investment team

Salary:

£45,000 to £55,000 plus discretionary bonus

Hybrid set up:

Predominantly office based with some flexibility

Benefits:

• Private medical insurance
• Competitive bonus scheme
• Generous pension contribution
• Holiday allowance
• Life assurance
• Employee wellbeing initiatives
• Professional development and training opportunities
• Long term career progression
• Access to a supportive network and wider community of assistants

What they do:

A leading global financial services organisation specialising in investment and asset management. The business operates at the highest level of the market and is known for its professional excellence, collaborative culture and impressive growth trajectory.

Size of company:

Large international organisation with offices across multiple global locations.

Company culture and what makes them great to work for:

This organisation combines high performance with a genuinely supportive culture. Employees are encouraged to develop their careers, broaden their skills and contribute ideas. Assistant professionals are highly valued and are part of an established assistant network that promotes collaboration, knowledge sharing and ongoing development. This is a fantastic environment for an ambitious Senior Team Assistant seeking long term career growth and progression. The business invests heavily in its people and provides exposure to senior stakeholders, meaningful responsibility and opportunities to grow within the organisation. Based on the role brief, the organisation places a strong emphasis on collaboration, professionalism, relationship building and delivering exceptionally high standards.

Key responsibilities for this Executive Assistant position:

• Complex and proactive diary management for senior stakeholders
• Coordinating extensive international travel, meetings and logistics
• Managing team administration, expenses and documentation
• Supporting team projects, events, offsites and internal initiatives
• Tracking priorities, deadlines and key deliverables across a busy team environment
• Acting as a trusted point of contact for internal and external stakeholders
• Building strong relationships across the wider business and assistant community
• Ensuring seamless support that enables senior leaders to focus on business priorities
• Maintaining absolute discretion when handling confidential information

These responsibilities reflect the need for intelligent diary management, coordination, stakeholder management, travel planning, operational excellence and contribution to a collaborative assistant community.

What background and experience are the company looking for:

• Proven experience as an Executive Assistant, Senior Team Assistant or Team Assistant within a fast paced corporate environment
• Experience supporting senior executives and busy teams
• Previous exposure to financial services, investment management, professional services or a similarly demanding environment would be advantageous
• Outstanding organisational and prioritisation skills
• Excellent attention to detail and ability to manage multiple priorities simultaneously
• Strong relationship building and stakeholder management skills
• Proactive and solutions focused approach
• Strong written and verbal communication skills
• Advanced Microsoft Office skills
• Experience using AI enabled productivity tools would be beneficial
• Ability to maintain discretion and handle confidential information professionally
• A positive, adaptable and collaborative mindset

These experience requirements are aligned with the role's focus on senior level support, commercial awareness, relationship management, organisation, discretion and collaboration.

At C&C Search, diversity, equity and inclusion are at the core of who we are and how we operate. Our commitment to these values is unwavering across all our work in recruitment, and in our training and development programmes. C&C Search fosters a culture of inclusion and belonging and has a deep commitment to being a part of creating a fairer society through partnering with clients who are also committed to a seat at the table for everybody. We work with companies that are committed to reflecting our communities, where people can bring their authentic selves to work. We know that having varied perspectives helps generate better ideas, better businesses and better societies. There is much to be done, but together we can achieve equality for all.