Strategic CEO Assistant: Drive Leadership & Execution

Greene King; Burton upon Trent; On-site; GBP 80,000 - 110,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Career development across brands

Brand discounts for you and family

Employee assistance program (wellbeing

Hotel/inn discounts

Refer a friend incentive

Job summary

Greene King is seeking a CEO Executive Assistant to act as a strategic partner to the CEO, ensuring priorities are aligned and executive activity runs seamlessly. You will drive accountability, influence senior stakeholders, and support governance and decision-making across the business.

You will help develop ways of working across the Executive Assistant community, partnering with colleagues to build capability, streamline processes, and adopt technology-enabled solutions.

Qualifications

• Significant experience supporting C-Suite or Executive-level leaders within a fast-paced organisation.
• Strong strategic planning and prioritisation skills with the ability to manage competing demands.
• Exceptional stakeholder management and influencing capability.
• Proven ability to operate with discretion, integrity and professionalism when handling confidential information.
• Excellent communication skills with experience producing executive-level presentations, reports and board materials.
• Strong organisational skills and attention to detail, with the ability to manage complex logistics and multiple priorities simultaneously.
• Experience leading, coaching or developing administrative support colleagues would be advantageous.
• A proactive, solutions-focused mindset with excellent judgement and decision-making skills.
• Strong digital capability and enthusiasm for leveraging technology to improve ways of working.

Responsibilities

• Strategic Executive Support: Act as a trusted partner to the CEO, managing priorities, actions and outcomes to support strategic business objectives.
• Drive follow-up actions with senior stakeholders to ensure commitments are delivered within agreed timelines.
• Anticipate challenges, identify risks and proactively resolve issues before they escalate.
• Maintain visibility of key strategic initiatives, removing blockers and ensuring momentum is maintained.
• Build strong relationships with senior internal and external stakeholders.
• Lead and coordinate small projects on behalf of the CEO and wider Executive team where required.

Skills

Executive support

Stakeholder management

Project coordination

Diary management

Travel arrangements

Executive communication

Leadership development

Digital proficiency

Job description

Greene King is seeking a CEO Executive Assistant to act as a strategic partner to the CEO, ensuring priorities are aligned and executive activity runs seamlessly. You will drive accountability, influence senior stakeholders, and support governance and decision-making across the business.

You will help develop ways of working across the Executive Assistant community, partnering with colleagues to build capability, streamline processes, and adopt technology-enabled solutions.