Executive Assistant to Global CEO Office

COMPANY OVERVIEW

Croud is a global, full service digital marketing agency with a unique business model that helps businesses drive sustainable growth in the new world of marketing. Croud was recently named a Sunday Times Best Place to Work for the second year in a row, and was named Performance Marketing Employer of the Year by PMW.

At Croud, we unlock potential by elevating our people, clients, and communities within a rapidly advancing and complex economy. We operate as a unique scaled network of Intelligent, Creative Specialists, enabling us to deliver superior brand outcomes and unlock potential for our people, our clients and our communities.

Our culture is strategically driven and inspired by a shared long-term vision. It is collaborative and connected, with a focus on continuous learning and mutual support.

We are energised by future thinking, driving innovation to achieve better outcomes. We are instinctively generous, actively including and empowering our people. Above all, we are purpose-driven, committed to positively impacting our people, the planet, and our global communities.

The Executive Assistant to the CEO Office plays a pivotal role at the centre of Croud’s leadership and governance operations. Reporting directly to the Global CEO, this role provides high-level, confidential support across the CEO Office, including the CEO, CFO, Chair, and Board of Directors.

Operating as a trusted partner, the Executive Assistant ensures the smooth running of executive and board activity through exceptional organisation, judgement, discretion, and relationship management. This role requires someone who can confidently operate across executive, board, and sensitive personal domains, anticipating needs, managing complexity, and enabling senior leaders to focus on driving the business forward.

This is a highly visible and influential role, requiring professionalism, emotional intelligence, and the ability to manage competing priorities in a fast-paced, global environment.

• Executive & Board Support

  • Provide high-level, confidential support to the Global CEO, with occasional additional support to the Chair, CFO, Board of Directors, and Private Equity stakeholders as required.
  • Act as a key liaison between the CEO Office and internal/external stakeholders, including executive leaders, board members, investors, and external partners.
  • Build trusted relationships across the organisation, exercising sound judgement and discretion at all times.

• Diary, Inbox & Priority Management

  • Own complex, proactive diary management for the Global CEO, coordinating internal and external meetings across multiple time zones.
  • Support scheduling for board and executive activity, including confidential meetings involving the Board, investors, and senior leadership.
  • Manage the CEO’s inbox, triaging communications, highlighting priorities, drafting responses where appropriate, and ensuring timely follow-up.

• Meeting, Governance & Briefing Support

  • Attend Board and Executive Leadership Team meetings, taking accurate and concise minutes and tracking actions to completion.
  liEnsure agendas, papers, and pre-read materials are prepared, distributed, and stored appropriately ahead of meetings.
  • Proactively brief the CEO ahead of internal and external meetings, ensuring clarity on objectives, context, and required outcomes.
  • Support governance rhythms, including board cycles, off-sites, and senior leadership forums.

• Travel, Expenses & Personal Administration

  • Coordinate complex international travel for the CEO and other senior stakeholders, including visas, flights, accommodation, and ground transport.
  • Manage expense submission and reconciliation, including corporate credit card transactions.
  • Provide discreet personal administrative support to the CEO, including booking personal appointments and handling ad hoc requests.

• Events & Executive Engagement

  • Assist with planning and coordinating internal and external events, including all-hands meetings, executive off-sites, speaking engagements, board dinners, and client-facing events.
  • Ensure all logistics, materials, and follow-ups are handled to a consistently high standard.

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