Executive Assistant To CEO -Strategic planning

88 Pictures; Mumbai; On-site; INR 4,000,000 - 7,000,000; Full time

Job summary

88 Pictures is seeking a strategic executive assistant to partner with the CEO on priority initiatives and studio-wide objectives. You will research, prepare leadership materials, and track progress across stakeholders, while coordinating cross-functional teams from Production to Operations.

You will own projects from planning to execution, manage timelines, mitigate risks, and ensure follow-through, all while handling sensitive information with discretion in a fast-paced studio environment.

Qualifications

• MBA/PGDM from a reputed institute is mandatory.
• Bachelor's degree in any relevant discipline.
• 5–10 years of experience in Executive Office, Strategy, Consulting, Business Operations, Project Management, or a similar role.
• Experience working closely with CXOs, founders, senior leadership, or business heads will be preferred.
• Experience managing cross-functional strategic projects is highly desirable.

Responsibilities

• Partner closely with the CEO on strategic priorities, business initiatives, and studio-wide objectives.
• Support the CEO in preparing for leadership meetings, reviews, presentations, and key business discussions.
• Conduct research, analysis, and prepare presentations/briefing documents to support decision-making.
• Track strategic priorities and ensure timely follow-up and closure across stakeholders.
• Take ownership of projects and initiatives driven by the CEO from planning through execution.
• Coordinate with cross-functional teams including Production, Creative, Technology, Finance, HR, and Operations.
• Establish timelines, milestones, action plans, and tracking mechanisms for key initiatives.
• Identify dependencies, risks, and bottlenecks and proactively escalat them to the CEO.
• Drive follow-ups and ensure accountability for agreed actions.
• Act as a central point of coordination between the CEO and senior leadership/stakeholders.
• Facilitate effective communication and alignment across teams.
• Manage sensitive and confidential information with a high degree of discretion.
• Build strong working relationships with internal and external stakeholders.
• Develop an understanding of the studio's business, projects, workflows, and operational priorities.
• Support the CEO in identifying opportunities for process improvement and operational efficiency.
• Track key business metrics, project updates, and leadership action items.
• Assist with special projects, strategic reviews, and new initiatives as required.

Skills

Business acumen

Strategic thinking

Project management

Analytical skills

Communication

Stakeholder management

Independence

Discretion

Education

MBA/PGDM

Bachelor's degree

Tools

PowerPoint

Excel

Google Workspace

MS Office

Project tracking tools

Job description

Role & responsibilities

Strategic Support to the CEO

• Partner closely with the CEO on strategic priorities, business initiatives, and studio-wide objectives.
• Support the CEO in preparing for leadership meetings, reviews, presentations, and key business discussions.
• Conduct research, analysis, and prepare presentations/briefing documents to support decision-making.
• Track strategic priorities and ensure timely follow-up and closure across stakeholders.

Project & Initiative Management

• Take ownership of projects and initiatives driven by the CEO from planning through execution.
• Coordinate with cross-functional teams including Production, Creative, Technology, Finance, HR, and Operations.
• Establish timelines, milestones, action plans, and tracking mechanisms for key initiatives.
• Identify dependencies, risks, and bottlenecks and proactively escalat them to the CEO.
• Drive follow-ups and ensure accountability for agreed actions.

Leadership & Stakeholder Management

• Act as a central point of coordination between the CEO and senior leadership/stakeholders.
• Facilitate effective communication and alignment across teams.
• Manage sensitive and confidential information with a high degree of discretion.
• Build strong working relationships with internal and external stakeholders.

Business & Studio Operations

• Develop an understanding of the studios business, projects, workflows, and operational priorities.
• Support the CEO in identifying opportunities for process improvement and operational efficiency.
• Track key business metrics, project updates, and leadership action items.
• Assist with special projects, strategic reviews, and new initiatives as required.

Qualifications & Experience :

• MBA / PGDM from a reputed institute is mandatory.
• Bachelors degree in any relevant discipline.
• 510 years of experience in Executive Office, Strategy, Consulting, Business Operations, Project Management, or a similar role.
• Experience working closely with CXOs, founders, senior leadership, or business heads will be preferred.
• Experience managing cross-functional strategic projects is highly desirable.

Key Skills :

• Strong business acumen and strategic thinking.
• Excellent project management and organizational skills.
• Strong analytical, problem-solving, and presentation skills.
• Excellent written and verbal communication.
• Strong stakeholder management and follow-through.
• Ability to work independently and manage multiple priorities in a fast-paced environment.
• High level of discretion, maturity, ownership, and professionalism.
• Comfortable working with senior leadership and handling ambiguity.
• Proficiency in PowerPoint, Excel, Google Workspace/MS Office and project tracking tools.

What Were Looking For:

• MBA/PGDM Mandatory
• 510 years experience in Strategy, Business Operations, Consulting, Project Management, or CEOs Office.
• Strong analytical, communication, stakeholder management, and execution skills.
• Ability to think strategically, work independently, and operate in a fast-paced environment.

Preferred candidate profile

A proactive business professional who can think, analyse, coordinate, and executeand wants to work closely with leadership on building and scaling a creative studio.