Trading Floor Assistant, Innovative World-Leading Investment Bank

Join a leading global Investment Bank based in the City, and become part of their highly valued Assistant group. Working in a highly supportive, collaborative environment, you will be supporting senior executives in a fast-paced environment, in a role offering seniority, variety and challenge.

Our client, a world leading firm, is looking for an exceptional experienced Assistant, who is well skilled at juggling priorities, managing multiple diaries, liaising with senior level contacts across the City and the globe, and would take pride in supporting the team in a fast paced, high achieving environment.

Supporting 2 Managing Directors, and a wider team of 12 (within the Sales and Trading division) you will manage their complex diary and schedules across different time zones. As an integral part of the business, you will work proactively, reflecting the positive environment, as you juggle priorities and workload and learn about the business and clients.

While initially hired as a temporary maternity cover contract, the firm are always interested in meeting strong candidates who would ultimately wish to be hired permanently. Experience needed:

• EA experience required, supporting a team. This is an inclusive team support role, not a 1:1.
• Experience should be gained in a corporate, fast-paced, international environment. Ideally Investment Banking or Finance, or Professional Services.
• Good level of education; A level or degree educated
• Extensive experience of complex diary management across multiples time zones
• Ability to juggle many priorities, thriving on a fast pace and with multiple tasks and responsibilities – this is not a monotonous role, with huge variety across the day
• Resilient and flexible
• Strong attention to detail essential – the MDs are under time and performance pressure and need to be able to rely on their exceptional EA to ensure detail focus in all areas.
• Manner – you should be calm and unflappable, with the maturity to mentor and guide other Assistants, leading by example.