Executive Assistant to CEO

Randstad (Schweiz) AG; London; Hybrid; GBP 30,000 - 60,000

Job description

ROLI is seeking a dedicated Executive Assistant to enhance our CEO's productivity. If you are interested in Music tech and being part of a vibrant community, then keep reading.

About the role:

ROLI is looking for an executive assistant for the CEO to join our collaborative team and work closely with our founder/CEO.

The ideal Executive Assistant will have a broad range of experiences that demonstrate the key competencies needed to succeed in this role, including an ability to dive into every area of the business and learn quickly, work flexibly, and bring great initiative to all activities. As a core support of the CEO, the candidate must also be discreet, tenacious, and intellectually curious.

Executive Assistants with excellent written and analytical skills will be best placed to succeed in this role. As you work with the CEO, you will gain 360-degree insight into our rapidly growing and innovative business, with exposure to all areas of development and operations.

This is a unique opportunity for an Executive Assistant to be a part of a dynamic startup environment reimagining music learning and music making across a network of hardware and software, platform and developer products.

About ROLI:

ROLI's mission is to enable more people to experience the transformative power of life-long music-making. We do this by making the whole process of music learning and practice more inspiring and effective. We are a hardware, software, and content music technology company based in Dalston, London. Our focus on pioneering new and innovative technological solutions to the challenges that face music learners and makers has meant that our products are used by composers, producers, artists, engineers, and hobbyists worldwide.

Responsibilities:

Organize and support the CEO's time management

• Coordinate all CEO meetings with home life responsibilities.
• Deliver a weekly schedule snapshot every Monday, provide daily updates and key info, and swiftly tackle any scheduling conflicts.
• Ensure all technology is set up and thoroughly tested before each meeting to avoid any issues.
• Proactively monitor and anticipate upcoming events, ensuring all necessary preparations are made in advance to guarantee smooth execution and avoid any last-minute concerns.
• Coordinate all aspects of travel for appointments, including booking transportation, accommodations, and itineraries, ensuring a hassle-free experience from start to finish.

Provide administrative and business support to the CEO

• Keep the CEO's devices and ROLI products charged, updated, and ready to go.
• Assist with food and drinks when required.
• Manage all domestic and international travel arrangements.
• Provide extensive fundraising support, from investor research to investment materials preparation to due diligence.
• Create Keynote presentations and slides, and write copy for investment presentations.
• Keep a running spreadsheet of investment leads, processes, and follow-ups.

Assist the CEO in managing the balance between family, home life, and work commitments

• Offer business and admin support to Tahmima Anam (Executive Director).
• Manage the intersection of professional and personal schedules.
• Handle daily personal tasks like dry cleaning, house/car maintenance, and coordinating with healthcare professionals and insurance providers.
• Organize all home tech - smart speakers, iPads, passwords, ROLI Learn and Create devices.

What you'll need:

• Proven successful experience in VC, finance, consulting, strategy, and/or investment banking.
• Excellent writing skills.
• Extensive report-writing and presentation experience.
• Familiarity with financial modelling.
• Execution-oriented but with the ability to see the wider strategic picture.
• Extremely well-organised, with ability to drive projects forwards independently and with ambiguous direction.
• Strong initiative and drive to succeed, with excellent follow-through.
• Extremely resilient, someone who thrives on the pressure of building a fast-growing business.
• Exceptional communication skills with internal and external stakeholders at all levels.
• Willing to travel and take on all support-related tasks on business trips.
• A passion for music, technology, and/or startups.

Luminary ROLI Ltd offers:

• The opportunity to work with the leading, progressive minds within technology, hardware, and music creation to directly impact the way we create and interact with music.
• A competitive salary according to your level of experience.
• A range of meaningful benefits including:
• • Following probation, a competitive health care cash plan and a generous bike-to-work scheme.
  • A competitive company pension scheme following 3 months of full-time work.
  • 23 days holiday and the standard 8 statutory holiday days.
  • 5 day volunteering allowance.
  • 20 hours per year dedicated to volunteering within the local community.
  • Flexible working hours.
  • 'Lending Library' of all ROLI products.
  • Team member discounts on ROLI products.
  • Apple laptop and relevant software licenses for your role.
  • Generous Parental Leave policy.
  • Company-wide Hack Days and team outings.
  • In-house bike storage.
  • Currently on hold due to office renovation:
  • • Daily homemade plant-based lunches and limitless homemade GOLDnola.
    • Friends and family events.
  • We offer a hybrid working approach. We will discuss the latest updates with regards to remote working as part of our interview process.

Luminary ROLI Ltd wholeheartedly believes that difference stimulates a healthy and productive environment, as well as positively impacts the products we create. We actively encourage diversity of background and perspective. As an equal opportunities employer, we oppose all forms of unlawful or unfair discrimination in all of our employment related processes and matters.