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Executive Assistant (Part‑Time Remote)
Cherry Assistant
Job description
About the role
We are seeking a proactive Executive Assistant to support senior leadership of a high‑growth technology company operating in the professional services sector. This part‑time, fully remote position is based in Europe and may evolve into a full‑time role. The successful candidate will bring structure, empathy, and foresight to a fast‑paced environment, handling complex calendars, global travel, and stakeholder coordination.
Key responsibilities
- Own and optimise a multi‑time‑zone executive calendar, building travel buffers and recovery time.
- Plan and manage end‑to‑end international travel, including visas, flights, accommodations, ground transport, contingency plans and detailed itineraries.
- Serve as primary liaison with internal and external stakeholders; draft, proofread and send professional communications.
- Prepare executives for meetings with agendas, briefs, research and talking points; drive follow‑up actions to completion.
- Manage executive inboxes, prioritise communications and triage urgent items.
- Build SOPs, checklists and templates to increase clarity, predictability and efficiency.
- Coordinate recurring leadership rhythms such as weekly reviews, pipeline tracking and status reporting.
- Protect executive focus time through thoughtful gate‑keeping and context‑switch reduction.
- Track expenses, reconcile receipts and support budget and vendor coordination.
- Implement and optimise tools and workflows, including light use of AI productivity tools.
Required profile
- Minimum 3 years supporting C‑level executives in fast‑paced, international environments.
- Proven success managing complex calendars and global travel across multiple time zones.
- Exceptional written and verbal English communication with executive presence and discretion.
- Strong judgment, prioritisation and proactive problem‑solving.
- Demonstrated ability to create structure, streamline processes and follow through to results.
Required skills
- Google Workspace or Microsoft 365 (Calendar, Mail, Docs/Sheets)
- Slack and Zoom (or similar communication tools)
- Project/task management tools such as Asana, Trello or Notion
- Comfort adapting to custom or in‑house AI software
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