Technology
Executive Assistant to the CEO
Supporting the CEO of a fast-growing global software company, across a business operating on several continents.
Executive Assistant search · United States
Placing exceptional Executive Assistants with senior leaders across the US.
We headhunt the Executive Assistants trusted with an executive's time, priorities and relationships.
Headhunted, never advertisedEvery candidate assessed6-month replacement guarantee
The right Executive Assistant gives back hours every week. The wrong one costs far more than a fee.
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Time back
The calendar, travel and inbox handled, so the person they support can focus on the work only they can do.
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A trusted gatekeeper
Someone who decides what gets through, what doesn't, and looks after the relationships that matter.
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Complete discretion
Confidential business and personal matters handled with care, every time.
Who we work with
Every search starts with the person, not the sector.
How they work, the pace they keep and what they need from the person beside them.
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Financial services and investment firms
Banks, private equity, hedge funds, asset managers and family offices, where discretion is everything and the calendar moves with the markets.
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Companies, public and private
Executive teams running businesses at scale, whose calendar spans the board, investors and the business.
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Founders and growing businesses
Founders building an executive office for the first time, who need an EA to bring structure as the business grows.
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Professional services
Partners whose time is split between clients, the firm and winning new work.
Selected placements
A selection of our placements.
Our searches are confidential, so we never name clients.
Energy
Executive Assistant to the CEO
Supporting the CEO of a major oil company: a role that called for someone already operating at the most senior level of a global business.
Fintech
Executive Assistant to the CEO
Supporting the CEO of a global payments technology company through a period of fast growth.
Private equity · Family office
Executive Assistant to the Founder
Supporting the founder of a private equity firm and family office, across both the business and the founder's private office.
Professional services
Executive Assistant to the Managing Partner
Supporting the Managing Partner of a global advisory firm, whose time is split between clients, the firm and offices around the world.
Tested before you meet them
You see how they think, not just what's on their resume.
Every shortlisted candidate works through real situations from an executive office, against the clock. We look at the decisions they make, the order they make them in, and how they protect the person they support.
By the time you meet them, the hard questions are answered. Your interview can focus on the one thing only you can judge: how you'll work together.
The board has moved its meeting forward to Thursday at 10am, the same time as a meeting with a new investor that has been on your CEO’s calendar for six weeks.
Your CEO is in back-to-back meetings until 5pm. The Chair’s office wants to know if your CEO will attend in person.
What do you do before your CEO comes out of their meetings?
Your CEO is due to sign an acquisition in New York tomorrow at noon. Their 6pm flight from Chicago tonight has just been canceled.
The other side wants your CEO in the room at signing, and the next direct flight is full.
What do you do in the next hour, and in what order?
A reporter calls your CEO’s direct line asking for comment on a rumored acquisition. They say they only want to confirm a date.
Your CEO is on a flight for the next three hours. Nothing has been announced.
How do you handle the call, and what happens next?
The quarterly board meeting is tomorrow at 9am, and the finance update for the board pack was due two days ago.
You’ve emailed twice and called once, with no reply. Your CEO needs the numbers tonight.
It’s now 3pm. What do you do over the next two hours?
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Why EA Search
What you can expect from us.
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Senior-led, start to finish
The person who takes your brief runs your search personally, meets every candidate and manages the offer through to the start date.
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Headhunted, not advertised
We approach Executive Assistants who already work at the level you need, most of whom aren't looking.
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A shortlist, not a pile of resumes
You meet a small number of candidates who can already do the job, with our honest view of each.
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Honest advice on salary
We tell you what the market pays for the person you want, before the search begins.
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Guaranteed
Every placement carries a 3-month rebate period and a 6-month free replacement guarantee.
How we work
From first call to first day.
Permanent placements only.
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Brief
A conversation about the person the EA will support, the role and the culture of the business.
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Search
We go out and approach the Executive Assistants who fit, across leading companies, investment firms and family offices.
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Assessment
Every candidate completes a practical, timed assessment before you meet them.
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Shortlist
You meet only the strongest candidates, with the full assessment report and our honest view of each.
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Offer
We manage the offer through to start date, backed by our guarantee.
For Executive Assistants
Thinking about your next move?
We work with Executive Assistants who support senior executives. Every conversation is confidential, and we'll only call you about roles that genuinely fit.
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