Executive Assistant

SPR India; Chennai District; On-site; INR 3,000,000 - 6,000,000; Full time

Job summary

SPR India, a reputed real estate company based in Chennai, seeks a high‑calibre Executive Assistant to the Managing Director. The role drives execution, alignment, and strategic initiatives across the organisation, coordinating with department heads to accelerate decisions and outcomes.

Ideal candidates will have 10–15 years of overall experience, with exposure to Strategy, Business Operations, Corporate Planning, or Chief of Staff functions.

Qualifications

• MBA with strong analytical and strategic capabilities.
• Graduate/Postgraduate in Business Administration, Management, Commerce, Engineering, or related discipline.
• Experience in Strategy, Operations, Corporate Planning, or Chief of Staff roles is preferred.
• Prior exposure to Real Estate/Construction/Infrastructure is advantageous.

Responsibilities

• Identify, prioritize and drive strategic initiatives with the MD.
• Track projects, set up reviews, dashboards and escalation mechanisms.
• Prepare briefs, reports and presentations for key action items.
• Coordinate across departments to ensure alignment on goals and timing.
• Develop dashboards and analytics to monitor progress, costs and customer experience.

Skills

Strategy

Operations management

Analytics

Stakeholder management

Cross-functional coordination

Education

MBA

Bachelor or Master in Business/Commerce/Engineering

Job description

About the Company

SPR is a reputed real estate company based in Chennai with an established track record, strong market credibility, and a growing portfolio of residential and/or commercial development projects. As the company enters its next phase of growth, with multiple projects planned for delivery over the coming decade, we are looking to strengthen the Managing Director’s Office with a high-calibre EA to MD who can drive execution, alignment, and strategic initiatives across the organisation.

Key Responsibilities

• Strategic Initiatives and Business Planning: Work with the MD to identify, prioritize and drive key strategic initiatives. Convert leadership priorities into clear work streams, ownership, timelines and measurable outcomes.
• Execution and Project Governance: Track MD's projects and coordinate with cross-functional teams for timely execution. Set up reviews, dashboards and escalation mechanisms to resolve risks, delays and dependencies.
• Director’s Office Support: Act as a trusted support partner to the MD on business priorities, execution challenges and organisational issues. Prepare briefs, reports, presentations and follow up on key action items.
• Cross-Functional Coordination: Serve as a bridge between the MD and department heads to ensure alignment on goals and deliverables. Drive collaboration, structured communication and accountability across teams.
• Performance Monitoring and Analytics: Develop dashboards and review reports covering project progress, sales, collections, approvals, costs and customer experience. Analyse data and provide insights to support faster leadership decisions.
• Process Improvement and Organisation Building: Identify opportunities to improve processes, documentation, decision speed and accountability. Support SOPs, tools, governance structures and scalable practices as the company grows.
• Success Measures : Success will be measured by timely execution of priorities, stronger project visibility, faster issue resolution and better leadership reporting. The role should improve cross-functional coordination and support disciplined execution as the company scales.

Education

• Graduate/Postgraduate in Business Administration, Management, Commerce, Engineering, or related discipline.
• MBA from a premier or reputed institution preferred.

Experience

• 10–15 years of overall experience.
• Experience in Real Estate / Construction / Infrastructure / Hospitality / Consulting / Investment preferred.
• Prior experience working closely with a MD, CEO, Promoter, or CXO is highly desirable.
• Candidates with experience in Strategy, Business Operations, Corporate Planning, Management Consulting, or Chief of Staff roles preferred.