Executive Assistant to Chief Executive Officer

About the role

We are looking for an exceptional Executive Assistant to serve as the right hand to our Chief Executive Officer. The role demands rigorous organization, absolute discretion, and the poise to operate at the highest level of international hospitality.

Key responsibilities

• Manage a complex, constantly shifting calendar across multiple time zones, protecting the CEO’s time and arbitrating competing priorities.
• Coordinate meetings, calls, and engagements, ensuring the CEO is fully prepared with agendas, briefing notes, presentations, and supporting documents.
• Draft and manage correspondence in English and French on behalf of the CEO.
• Track commitments and action items across the business and follow up until closed.
• Act as a trusted point of contact between the CEO and internal/external stakeholders, filtering and prioritising requests.
• Arrange complex international travel, itineraries, accommodation, and ground transportation, handling disruptions in real time.
• Support site visits, restaurant openings, and executive events across the UAE and internationally.
• Engage confidently with high‑profile guests, partners, and investors, applying luxury hospitality standards.
• Assist with selected personal and family matters for the CEO, maintaining total confidentiality.
• Support communication and coordination across departments and maintain confidential records.

Required profile

• Proactive and anticipatory, always one step ahead without waiting for instructions.
• Discreet by instinct, able to handle confidential business and personal matters.
• Warm and personable, capable of reading rooms instantly and building trust.
• Excellent judgment to protect the CEO’s time and prioritize competing demands.
• Comfortable operating across multiple time zones and cultures.

Required skills