TEMP EA/PPA To Co-Founders
Posted 14 hours 15 minutes ago by Knightsbridge Recruitment - Angela Mortimer Plc Group
MUST BE IMMEDIATELY AVAILABLE
Shortlisting now for an exceptional Temp Private PA/Executive Assistant to support two entrepreneurial co-founders (CEO & CIO) of a highly successful, global financial trading business operating within the energy markets. The business is fast paced, ambitious, and internationally established. The founders are both ex traders; driven, commercial, and decisive, but down to earth, collaborative, and great to work with. They value pace, discretion, humour, and absolute trust.
This is a 40/60 Business/Private Support role, and a truly immersive position for a senior EA/PPA who enjoys being at the centre of a demanding, ever changing environment. You will act as a true gatekeeper and trusted right hand, with significant responsibility, variety, and real scope to grow alongside both the founders and the business.
KEY DETAILS:- Location: This is a fully flexible/remote role, with your time being split between your own home, their homes (London/Ascot), and the London Office.
- Hours: Core hours are 08:00-18:00, but a lot of flexibility will be required - you will need to be accessible outside of these hours.
- Start Date: ASAP/Immediate - might consider up to a month's notice for the right candidate.
- Length: TBD, approximately 2 months
- Acting as the gatekeeper for both individuals, prioritising their time and priorities at all costs.
- End to end diary management (business and personal) across multiple time zones.
- Inbox oversight and priority management.
- Global travel coordination (business and personal), including any last minute amendments.
- Client and board support: liaison, agendas, communications.
- Private PA support: appointments, personal projects, shopping, contractors, household support.
- Liaising with spouses and wider family.
- Managing personal finances: payments, subscriptions, invoicing.
- Supporting multiple projects (media, podcasts, YouTube, publishing, hospitality, investments).
- Organising private events, dinners, members' clubs, celebrations, and children's parties.
- Handling urgent, last minute, and often unusual requests with calm and creativity.
- Exceptional EA/PPA experience supporting founders or C suite.
- Proven ability to work at pace in fast moving, demanding environments.
- Comfortable with a blended business and private role.
- Highly organised, proactive, and solutions focused.
- EXTREMELY IT savvy; confident with WhatsApp led communication.
- Strong judgement, discretion, and emotional intelligence.
- Confident, resilient, able to upward manage, and push back when needed.
- A strong work ethic, ambition, and sense of humour.
- Open on background, though experience in financial services, trading, or high growth environments is a plus.
- High trust, high responsibility, high reward.
- Exposure to entrepreneurial founders, and global markets.
- Huge variety, no two days are the same.
- Genuine scope to grow and evolve with the role.
- A chance to make an impact at the highest level.