Executive Assistant

About the role

As the Executive Assistant to the CEO, you will manage the day-to-day operations of the CEO's office to ensure focus on strategic priorities. You will oversee diary management, coordinate board and leadership meetings, and handle complex travel arrangements. This role serves as a primary point of contact for the CEO, requiring high levels of discretion and the ability to manage relationships with senior stakeholders.

Responsibilities

• Own the CEO's diary end to end: prioritise what matters, protect focus time and make sure every meeting has a clear purpose and the right people in the room.
• Coordinate board and leadership meetings: pull the papers together, chase actions and make sure nothing falls through the cracks between sessions.
• Manage complex travel and itineraries, so the CEO turns up ready and without the faff.
• Be the first point of contact for the CEO, handling sensitive and confidential information with discretion and representing them well with senior stakeholders, investors and the exec team.
• Keep the leadership team's rhythm on track by coordinating offsites, leadership meetings and the cross-team moments that keep everyone aligned.
• Spot where things could run better and fix them.

Required skills

• Executive support
• Diary management
• Stakeholder management

Qualifications

• Experience supporting a CEO, founder or senior executive in a fast-moving business

Benefits

• Competitive salary
• Annual bonus
• Equity scheme
• Health and wellbeing support
• Learning support
• Gym membership
• Smart Tech Scheme
• Cycle Scheme
• Birthday/special day leave
• Buy & sell holiday scheme

About the Company

Checkatrade is the UK’s leading platform for finding a tradesperson, with more than 50,000 trades listed and over 6 million reviews. The company is focused on transforming the home improvement landscape through better products, smarter data, and AI.