Business Manager for CEO of Global Energy Company
Business Manager for CEO of Global Energy Company
Added : 13/02/2025
Expiry : 13/03/2025
A privately owned, well-established energy trading company headquartered in West London with offices across the globe are looking for a Business Manager to head up the Group CEO’s office. Working alongside their intelligent, high energy and considerate UHNW CEO across his business and personal life. Working with a hardworking, very friendly and collaborative team.
The CEO is a family man with grown-up children, and homes and other assets in London and internationally. Very active, loves sport, EXTREMELY NICE KIND MAN, non-confrontational, needs upward managing, dress-down in the office.
The ideal candidate will have a background in finance, corporate professional services or law in Business Management, Business Operations Management or Strategic Chief of Staff.
The role –
• Right-hand full business management with and on behalf of the CEO
• Extensive travel management - CEO travels every week, a mix of commercial and private
• Correspondence, complex diary giving downtime, travel time etc., prioritising
• Setting up international meetings with VIPS, Government etc.
• Managing a small team of PAs based internationally.
• Overseeing contracts, dealing with lawyers, accountants and other consultants
• Managing the conveyance and financing of properties overseas and in the UK
• Coordinating/managing extensive contemporary art, prestige cars and fine watch collections.
• Bring order to CEO’s life
• KYC, fees, checks for personal banking and household finances
• Household staff, recruitment, management
• Adhoc support for other family members
• Property management for London property and a London property portfolio
• Household and superyacht staff
• Family event management
• Adhoc business and personal projects
Looking for -
• 10-15 years of Business Management, Business Operations Management or strategic Chief of Staff experience, ideally in corporate/investment banking, corporate professional services or law
• Gravitas, grounded, tough, bulldog approach, on it, committed
• Gatekeeper, resourceful, forward planner, brings structure
• CEO likes to be upwardly managed and told what to do, steered through the day
• Thoughtful, nurturing, high EQ
• Some availability outside hours but not 24/7
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