Executive Assistant to CTO (Mandarin Speaker) – Abu Dhabi

About the role

The Executive Assistant will support the CTO/Head of Technology in a fast‑moving financial services firm based in Abu Dhabi. This role ensures smooth executive operations, effective communication, and coordination across multiple business functions.

Key responsibilities

• Manage complex calendars, schedules, meetings and executive priorities.
• Prepare meeting agendas, record minutes and produce executive summaries and action logs.
• Track key deliverables, follow up with stakeholders and ensure timely completion.
• Support the creation of presentations, reports, dashboards and leadership communications.
• Coordinate activities across Technology, Product, HR, Finance, Security and Operations.
• Assist with project tracking, documentation management and operational reporting using collaboration tools.
• Analyse and summarise data to aid decision‑making and executive reporting.
• Build strong relationships across internal teams and act as a trusted point of coordination.

Required profile

• Highly organised, detail‑oriented professional with proven experience supporting senior executives.
• Bachelor’s degree in Business Administration, Management, Information Systems or related field.
• Exceptional organisational, prioritisation and multitasking capabilities.
• Strong written and verbal communication skills; confident engagement with senior stakeholders.
• Experience using AI‑powered productivity tools for research, documentation and reporting.
• Strong analytical ability to collect, organise, interpret and present information.
• Mandarin language proficiency is essential.

Required skills

• Microsoft Excel
• Microsoft PowerPoint
• Jira
• Confluence
• GitLab