Oner Active Executive Assistant to Founder

Oner Active; New York (NY); On-site; USD 100,000 - 130,000; Full time

Job summary

Oner Active in New York City is seeking an Executive Assistant to the Founder. This role is based in our NYC office, supporting the Founder during US business hours and coordinating with the London team to align across time zones.

You will manage calendars, travel, meetings, and high-priority requests with discretion, anticipate needs, and act as a gatekeeper while maintaining strong relationships with senior stakeholders. This is a fast-paced, global role requiring 5+ years of PA/EA experience.

Qualifications

• 5+ years of PA/EA experience supporting a Founder or senior executive.
• Experience handling confidential and commercially sensitive information with discretion.
• Outstanding organisational skills and calendar management.
• Ability to prioritise, make decisions and filter requests effectively.
• Capability to coordinate across UK, US and international time zones.
• Strong communication and relationship-building with senior stakeholders.

Responsibilities

• Own and manage the Founder's business calendar including meetings, travel and key commitments.
• Act as primary contact during US working hours and coordinate with London and global teams.
• Coordinate schedules across UK/US time zones and plan ahead for launches and events.
• Prepare agendas, briefing materials and ensure follow-ups are tracked.
• Plan domestic and international travel with detailed itineraries.
• Support on-site events, shoots and business moments in NYC with cross-team collaboration.
• Maintain discretion and gatekeeping to minimise distractions for the Founder.
• Provide clear handovers between US and UK working days and ensure continuity.

Skills

PA/EA experience

Discretion with confidential info

Organisational skills

Priority management

Time-zone coordination

Stakeholder management

Job description

Role: Executive Assistant to Founder

Reports into: Founder

Contract Type: Full Time, working 7.5 hours per day, 5 days per week

Location: New York City - based in the Oner Active NYC office, working closely with the London team and wider global business

About Us

Nothing is clearer to us than the belief that every woman should include strength training in her life to enhance both physical and mental well-being. It's about building strong bodies and even stronger minds, asserting their right to take up space in the gym, and allowing the spotlight to shine bright on their progress.

To us, strength training represents a determined, goal-oriented mindset and an unwavering work ethic. We don't wait for success; we create it through hard work and determination. When faced with challenges, we don't back down; instead, we break through barriers, recognising that true progress lies on the other side.

These are the pillars that form the foundation of Oner Active. We consistently challenge ourselves to create innovative and impactful products, so that you can perform better. With our range of products and innovative approach, we provide a wide variety of colours to ensure that all skin tones genuinely radiate in Oner.

Our Purpose and Mission

We are on a mission to unite and empower women to be the strongest version of themselves through strength training. We want to inspire women to take centre stage in the gym by promoting strength training, which underpins all movement and sport, as a healthy foundation in life.

The Role

The Executive Assistant's primary role is to be the right-hand person to the Founder, providing highly proactive, commercially aware and discreet executive support across the Founder's business responsibilities.

This is a NYC-based role and the EA will be the Founder's primary business support during the US working day. The role will work closely with the London team ensuring clear communication, strong follow-through and a seamless handover between the US and UK working days.

The role is focused on the Founder's business responsibilities. Personal and household support is managed separately, with the EA working alongside the relevant support where business and personal requirements overlap.

You’ll be responsible for:

Calendar & Executive Management

• Owning and managing the Founder's business calendar, including meetings, calls, events, shoots, travel and key business commitments.
• Acting as the primary point of contact for the Founder during the US working day and proactively managing priorities, changes and competing demands.
• Working closely with the London team and senior stakeholders to coordinate schedules across UK, US and international time zones.
• Planning the Founder's calendar well in advance, mapping key meetings, launches, shoots, events and business priorities across global locations.
• Protecting the Founder's time by understanding priorities, challenging meetings where appropriate and ensuring time is focused on the highest-value work.
• Preparing meeting agendas, briefing information and relevant documents, and ensuring actions and follow-ups are captured and progressed.
• Anticipating the Founder's needs and proactively identifying potential conflicts, gaps or issues before they arise.

Founder & Leadership Support

• Supporting the Founder in operating effectively across the senior leadership team and wider business.
• Coordinating with Directors and Heads of Department to ensure the Founder has the information, decisions and materials required ahead of key meetings.
• Following up on agreed actions and commitments, helping ensure priorities continue to move forward after meetings.
• Supporting the flow of information between the Founder, NYC team and London team, including clear end-of-day handovers where required.
• Managing sensitive and confidential information with a high level of discretion and judgement.
• Helping reduce unnecessary noise around the Founder by acting as an effective gatekeeper and filtering requests according to priority and business need.

Travel & Logistics

• Planning and coordinating domestic and international business travel for the Founder, including flights, hotels, transfers and detailed itineraries.
• Managing complex travel across multiple time zones and ensuring the Founder has a seamless door-to-door experience.
• Coordinating travel around shoots, launches, events, meetings, conferences and other business commitments.
• Working with the relevant personal support where business and personal travel overlap, ensuring responsibilities are clearly coordinated.
• Anticipating changes and managing last-minute travel requirements calmly and efficiently.

Events, Shoots & On-Site Support

• Supporting the Founder at business events, shoots, launches, meetings and other key Oner Active moments as required.
• Coordinating with relevant teams, including Production, PR, Brand, Marketing and Creative, to ensure the Founder is fully briefed and supported.
• Being present on set or at events when required to manage logistics, schedules and real-time requests.
• Ensuring the Founder's schedule remains on track during high-pressure or fast-moving business days.
• Supporting NYC-based activity while maintaining close alignment with the London team and wider global calendar.

Administrative & Communication Duties

• Managing incoming business correspondence, invitations and requests for the Founder and ensuring appropriate follow-up.
• Acting as a key point of contact for employees and external stakeholders seeking access to the Founder.
• Coordinating business gifting, couriers, shipments and other ad-hoc business logistics.
• Maintaining clear records, trackers and follow-up systems where required.
• Taking ownership of urgent and last-minute business requests, using sound judgement to determine priority and elevate where necessary.
• Keeping the Founder informed of important developments, changes or risks without creating unnecessary noise.

US-UK Working & Handover

• Work from the Oner Active NYC office and operate as the Founder's dedicated business EA during the US working day.
• Maintain strong day-to-day communication with the London team, ensuring key decisions, actions, changes and upcoming priorities are clearly communicated.
• Provide a concise and reliable handover into the UK working day so that business continuity is maintained across time zones.
• Build strong relationships across both the NYC and London teams and become a trusted bridge between the two offices.
• Understand the wider Oner Active business and its priorities across Brand, Marketing, Creative, Product, Merchandising, CX, Content, Partnerships and Distribution.

You’ll need to have:

• Ideally 5+ years' PA/EA experience, with strong experience supporting a Founder, CEO or senior executive.
• Experience supporting a high-profile individual or senior leader, managing confidential and commercially sensitive information with discretion.
• Exceptional organisational skills and the ability to manage a complex, constantly changing business calendar.
• Strong judgement and the confidence to prioritise, challenge and make decisions on the Founder's behalf where appropriate.
• The ability to comfortably and continuously re-prioritise based on conflicting schedules, business priorities or unforeseen last-minute changes.
• A proactive, self-sufficient approach, with the ability to anticipate the Founder's needs before being asked.
• Excellent communication skills and the ability to build trusted relationships with senior stakeholders across different teams and time zones.
• Strong attention to detail without losing sight of the bigger picture.
• A solutions-driven mindset and natural ability to stay calm and effective under pressure.
• Ability to work across UK, US and international time zones.
• Ability and willingness to travel internationally, sometimes at short notice.

Equality, Diversity, and Inclusion

At Oner Active it's about embracing diversity and empowering every individual to reach their full potential. We are committed to creating an environment where everyone feels valued, supported, and able to thrive.

We welcome applications from all backgrounds and are dedicated to ensuring that everyone has equal access to opportunities during the recruitment process. If you require any reasonable adjustments or additional support, we encourage you to reach out to our Recruitment team - we're here to support you every step of the way.

Salary Range: We're offering an annual base salary of $100,000 to $130,000 for this role. The exact offer will reflect your experience, skills, and location.