Senior Executive Assistant

Senior Executive Assistant

Executive Assistant | Executive Support | CEO Assistant

Leeds, Yorkshire

Salary: £40,000 – £45,000

Contract: Full-time, Permanent (40 hours per week, flexible)

Benefits: Permanent, stable role within a growing SME, close working relationship with the CEO, direct exposure to board activity and strategic decision‑making, company events & a positive work culture

Commutable from: Leeds, York, Sheffield, Harrogate, Wakefield, Bradford, Keighley

We are representing a well‑established SME stairlift engineering business with a turnover of circa £7m and a workforce of around 50 employees. Operating nationwide, the company is entering an exciting phase of strategic growth.

This is a pivotal, trusted role that supports the CEO at the executive and board levels. As Senior Executive Assistant, you will serve as the CEO’s right-hand, ensuring day‑to‑day efficiency while supporting strategic initiatives across the business. This role suits a confident, experienced EA who values autonomy and close involvement in decision‑making.

• Provide comprehensive, proactive executive support to the CEO
• Manage complex and ever‑changing diaries, meetings, and priorities
• Prepare agendas, board packs, briefing notes, and presentations
• Attend board and senior leadership meetings
• Take accurate, professional minutes and clearly document actions
• Track actions and ensure follow‑up across the business
• Support the CEO in chairing strategic meetings across the UK
• Coordinate domestic and international travel, itineraries, and logistics
• Act as a key liaison between the CEO, board members, and senior stakeholders

• Proven experience as a Senior Executive Assistant supporting C‑suite executives
• Demonstrable exposure to board‑level meetings
• Exceptional minute‑taking and action‑tracking capability
• Advanced diary, schedule, and stakeholder management skills
• Highly organised, proactive, and confident working autonomously
• Comfortable travelling across the UK with occasional European trips
• Professional, discreet, commercially aware, and trusted at a senior level

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Marmon Lift Recruitment is passionate about understanding what is truly important to you in your next move before entering the application or interview process. This commitment to you will ensure we represent your best interests at all times, and together we can secure your next move in the passenger lift industry