Executive Assistant to CEO of Founders Forum Group, Founders Forum
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4+ days a week in office (Central London)
Community for entrepreneurs & start up investments
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Community for entrepreneurs & start up investments
21-100 employees
Open for applications
More information about location
4+ days a week in office (Central London)
21-100 employees
Company mission
To champion innovators and drive outcomes that leave a positive impact on our world.
Role
Who you are
- This is an entry-level opportunity for someone looking to build a career in operations, executive support, or business leadership
- You don’t need years of experience — what matters most is curiosity, organisation, judgement, and a willingness to learn
- Internship, placement, or 1–2 years’ experience in admin, operations, events, or office environments
- Direct executive support experience is a bonus
- Strong organisational habits and attention to detail
- Confidence using Google Workspace
- Curiosity about startups, tech, or events
- Right to work in the UK
- You are exceptionally organised, detail-oriented, and calm under pressure
- You enjoy anticipating needs rather than reacting to them
- You are comfortable spinning multiple plates and are a ruthless prioritiser
- You are discreet, trustworthy, and confident handling sensitive information
- You thrive in a fast-moving, unstructured environment
- You are kind, composed, and emotionally intelligent
What the job involves
- As Executive Assistant to the CEO, you’ll learn how a senior executive’s time, priorities, and relationships are managed day-to-day
- You’ll work closely with the CEO, Chief of Staff, and senior colleagues, gaining exposure to decision-making, events, and projects across the organisation
- You’ll be supported to grow into the role and gradually take on more responsibility as your confidence develops
- Full ownership of the CEO’s complex diary, inbox, and meeting cadence, ensuring time is spent on the highest-impact priorities
- Proactive diary planning across short, medium, and long-term horizons (daily flow, weekly priorities, long-term travel and personal commitments)
- Managing all CEO travel logistics end-to-end, including international travel, visas, itineraries, and contingency planning
- Expenses management and administrative support, exercising efficiency and discretion at all times
- Acting as a trusted gatekeeper and point of contact for internal and external stakeholders
- Working closely with the Chief of Staff on briefing materials for meetings, events, and speaking engagements
- Assisting preparation agendas, briefing documents, and drafting follow-ups to ensure meetings lead to action
- Supporting key projects where CEO time, coordination, or preparation is critical
- Supporting Chief of Staff closely on special projects and new ventures as required
- Own executing the sending of invitations on the CEOs behalf to ensure the highest calibre speakers and attendees are secured for Founders Forum and Tech Nation events
- Helping to spearhead to ongoing organisation of the CEOs quarterly leading women in business events
- Facilitating email introductions on the CEOs behalf to ensure she is supporting connections across the tech ecosystem as much as possible
- Managing sensitive and confidential information with exceptional judgement
- Anticipating risks, clashes, and pressure points before they arise
- Building strong working relationships across the Founders Forum Group to enable fast, effective collaboration
- Keeping the CEO and team connected as we grow
- This role is designed as a starting point for someone with strong potential who can grow with the group, events business. Over time, scope may expand into:
- Ownership of CEO rhythm and operating cadence
- Greater involvement and ownership in strategic projects and cross-functional initiatives
- Travelling with the CEO to give on the ground support
- Leading on dinner events that are close to the CEO's heart
- You’ll have knocked our socks off in 6 months if…
- The CEO’s time feels calmer, more intentional, and more impactful
- You are consistently one step ahead of priorities, travel, and decision-making needs
- Stakeholders trust you as an extension of the CEO
- Meetings are better prepared, more focused, and more productive
- You are supporting the FF & TN team in contextualising the CEOs key relationships to support with the execution of key events
- We have a hybrid working model with 4 days spent in the office and 1 day with the option to work remotely/from home
Salary benchmarks
Our take
Founders Forum started in 2005 to create an optimised environment for collaboration. The community was established as a response to the lack of credible, peer-to-peer European entrepreneur networks to rival those that existed in Silicon Valley.
Founders Forum hosts invite-only, not-for-profit forums to accelerate the positive impact of technology on the world. The company organises two flagship forums annually, as well as numerous smaller events globally, assembling a global community of founders, global leaders, senior investors and rising stars.
Founders Forum has also launched a family of businesses that exist to support entrepreneurs at all stages of their journey, covering advisory, executive search, education, diversity & inclusion, charitable giving and various others. The company remains committed to developing the future of industries, discovering and unearthing the latest trends in technology, and promoting avenues to create a positive impact on society.
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Company benefits
- Access to the Founders Family network of businesses and wider tech ecosystem
- 26 days annual leave, with the option to work remotely abroad for up to 2 weeks/year
- Wellbeing budget via Juno
- Learning and development budget
- Private healthcare insurance (Bupa)
- Join an ambitious and passionate team with quarterly socials and team lunches 1/week
- Great new office at 180 Strand, London
Company values
- Collaborators - We believe in the power of the network. We facilitate connections, learn from experts and inspire each other to continuously reach the next level
- Innovators - We are constantly thinking about new opportunities to support the innovators that make up our community. We are innovators ourselves, building new solutions and harnessing new technologies to deliver greater value
- Pioneers - We are bold in our approach to a changing world, taking pride in doing things differently. Our success reflects the specialist expertise drawn from the community and shared entrepreneurial spirit to pioneer the future of digital
- Driven by impact - We are here to make a big impact on the world. The people we work with are highly aspirational. and we harness the potential by creating an ecosystem where they can push themselves to the limit
Company HQ
London, UK
Leadership
Brent Hoberman
(Co-Founder & Executive Chairman)Founders Forum, Brent is Co-Founder and Executive Chairman of Founders Forum, Founders Factory and firstminute capital. Previously, Brent co-founded lastminute.com in 1998, Made.com and Karakuri.
Jonathan Goodwin OBE
(Co-Founder)Jonathan has previously founded PROFounders Capital and worked as the European Senior Advisor for Opera Solutions. Since creating Founders Forum, they have also founded Lepe Partners and are the current Head of Merchant Banking at Alvarium.
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