Executive Assistant to Senior Partner (Consulting)

About the role

We are seeking an Executive Assistant to support a senior partner in a consulting environment. The role is focused on managing the partner’s calendar, communications and decision‑follow‑through to ensure commercial priorities are met across multiple continents.

Key responsibilities

• Design and maintain the senior partner’s weekly agenda, prioritising commercial activities, protecting preparation windows and coordinating travel across three continents.
• Act as the gate‑keeper for meeting requests, declining or rescheduling on the partner’s behalf while maintaining relationships.
• Attend or review internal and client meetings, capture decisions, owners and deadlines, and drive follow‑up across Delivery, Acquisition and Operations teams.
• Prepare concise one‑page briefs and pre‑reads that outline participants, commercial history, open items and desired outcomes.
• Tri‑age the partner’s inbox, draft routine correspondence in the partner’s voice and escalate only critical matters.
• Serve as the first point of contact for senior client stakeholders, keeping relationships warm between substantive touchpoints.
• Maintain document hygiene, engagement records and strict confidentiality of commercial, client and personnel information.

Required profile

• Minimum 5 years experience supporting a partner, managing director or principal within a consulting firm, Big Four, strategy house or boutique advisory practice.
• Demonstrated ability to manage high‑stakes calendars and travel logistics across multiple time zones.
• Proven track record of handling client communications independently, including senior‑level executives.
• Exceptional judgment in prioritising commercial priorities over routine requests.
• High level of discretion and confidentiality.

Required skills

• Advanced calendar and travel management.
• Strong written communication and briefing skills.
• Stakeholder management and relationship building.
• Ability to capture and track decisions and actions across functions.