Executive Assistant to Principal - Private Investment & Property Business, Mayfair

Working Pattern: 4 days office / 1 day WFH

Our client is a long-established, privately owned property business with an exceptional reputation and an entrepreneurial spirit. Family-owned and highly successful, the business has grown steadily over several decades and today employs around 300 people across the UK.

They are seeking an experienced Executive Assistant to become the trusted right-hand to one of the business’s Principals. This is a great opportunity to join a stable, values-led organisation where long-term relationships are genuinely valued.

A classic Executive Assistant position, you will be supporting a dynamic and commercially minded Principal whose days are varied, fast-paced and relationship-driven.

Responsibilities will include:

• Complex diary, inbox and meeting management
• Extensive UK and international travel coordination
• Preparing meeting papers, presentations and briefing documents
• Acting as a gatekeeper and key point of contact for senior internal and external stakeholders
• Managing confidential correspondence and sensitive information with complete discretion
• Supporting personal appointments, family logistics and private administration
• Coordinating projects and ensuring actions are followed through to completion
• Anticipating priorities, solving problems proactively and keeping the principal one step ahead

What we are looking for: 

• Experience supporting Founder, CEO, Principal or C-suite level Executives
• Calm, proactive and highly organised, with the confidence to manage competing priorities whilst maintaining absolute discretion
• Exceptional attention to detail
• Outstanding organisational and diary management skills
• Strong commercial awareness and sound judgement
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills
• The ability to build trusted relationships across all levels of an organisation
• A genuine desire to commit to a long-term opportunity