09 Sep
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Slingshot Solutions
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India
09 Sep
Slingshot Solutions
India
Company Description Slingshot Solutions is an offshoring partner for businesses across Australia, US, UK. The company connects clients with highly skilled talent in India, helping them build efficient, high-performing teams. Slingshot Solutions is designed to give businesses a competitive edge through reliable support and streamlined operations. Team members are part of a growing organization that values professionalism, quality service, and long-term partnerships.
Role Description We are looking for an exceptionally organised, trustworthy and capable person to provide executive and operational support to our UK client's leadership team. This role will work alongside our existing Executive Assistant (based in Leeds, UK) and wider team. The emphasis will be on organisation, execution and follow-through, taking ownership of administrative and logistical tasks.
The client requires someone who does not require constant supervision and who can take a short brief, work out what needs to happen and bring the task through to completion.
This is broader than a traditional diary-management EA position. The successful candidate will become a trusted execution partner to the leadership team and should be comfortable switching between executive support, research, administration, project coordination and selective personal assistance. There is significant scope for the role to grow.
Key responsibilities include but are not limited to:
Provide day-to-day executive support to the Managing Director and Head of Finance & Ops
Manage complex calendars across multiple time zones, including scheduling, rescheduling and protecting time for priorities
Monitor important commitments, deadlines and follow-ups and proactively chase actions where necessary
Coordinate business travel including flights, accommodation, transfers, visas,
itineraries and changes
Organise appointments, reservations, memberships and other professional or personal arrangements
Maintain well-organised digital files, records, presentations and correspondence
Assist with expenses and administrative elements of purchasing and payments, without owning the accounting function
Handle confidential information with a very high degree of discretion
Support employee onboarding and offboarding o Maintain onboarding checklists and coordinate equipment, accounts and system access o Maintain employee documentation and administrative records
Essential requirements for the role:
Exceptionally trustworthy and discreet, including with commercially and personally sensitive information
Previous experience in an Executive Assistant, executive operations, project coordination, business operations or similarly demanding support role
Highly personable, with strong qualitative and quantitative problem-solving skills
Excellent verbal and written communication skills
Strong organisation, time management abilities, with excellent attention to detail
Enthusiastic, open-minded and very willing to learn
Tech savvy – highly proficient in working with technology (laptops, phones, etc.), Microsoft software (Windows, Excel, PowerPoint etc.) and Gen AI (e.g., ChatGPT)
Self-motivated and proactive in anticipating needs
Committed to going above and beyond expectations
Able to work independently under remote management
Advantageous/desirable qualities A degree from a reputable and academic university
Experience supporting founders, entrepreneurs or senior executives in a quick-growing SME
Previous HR or people-operations exposure
Experience working across multiple countries and time zones
Experience improving or automating administrative processes
📌 Executive Assistant (India)
🏢 Slingshot Solutions
📍 India