About the Role
The Executive Assistant provides high-level administrative and operational support to the RTP International Leadership Team, enabling efficient operations through expert calendar management, meeting coordination, travel planning, communications support, and administrative activities. This role requires exceptional organizational skills, attention to detail, sound judgment, and the ability to manage multiple priorities in a fast-paced environment while maintaining confidentiality and professionalism.
Responsibilities
- Provide direct support to senior leaders, including complex calendar management and scheduling across multiple time zones.
- Coordinate meetings, manage correspondence, maintain records, and support day-to-day department operations.
- Arrange domestic and international travel, including flights, accommodation, ground transportation, and visa requirements.
- Manage expense reporting, purchasing activities, and card reconciliations in accordance with company policies and budget requirements.
- Plan and coordinate internal and external events, including venue selection, logistics, catering, and stakeholder communications.
- Prepare presentations, reports, communications, memoranda, and other business documentation to support leadership activities.
- Assist with departmental budgeting, reporting, and administrative programs or projects.
- Support corporate applications, compliance processes, and internal systems including access management and expense management platforms.
- Act as a key liaison between leadership, team members, and stakeholders across the organization.
- Support onboarding activities for new team members and provide additional administrative support as required.
- Ensure adherence to Mastercard policies, procedures, and operating standards.
Requirements
- Experience providing administrative support within a corporate environment, including direct support for senior leaders and executive stakeholders.
- Strong interpersonal skills with the ability to build trusted relationships and collaborate effectively across teams and functions.
- Results-oriented, highly proactive, and able to manage changing priorities with a strong sense of urgency.
- Demonstrated ability to exercise sound judgment, prioritize effectively, and handle confidential information with discretion.
- Exceptional attention to detail and organizational skills, with the ability to manage multiple tasks simultaneously.
- Comfortable working in a dynamic environment and performing effectively under pressure.
- Excellent written and verbal communication skills.
- Proficiency with Microsoft Office applications including Excel, PowerPoint, Word, and Outlook.
- Experience with enterprise systems such as Oracle is desirable.
- University education preferred.
- Abide by Mastercard’s security policies and practices.
- Ensure the confidentiality and integrity of the information being accessed.
- Report any suspected information security violation or breach.
- Complete all periodic mandatory security trainings in accordance with Mastercard’s guidelines.
Skills
- Calendar management
- Meeting coordination
- Travel planning
- Communications support
- Administrative activities
- Organizational skills
- Attention to detail
- Sound judgment
- Managing multiple priorities
- Confidentiality
- Professionalism
- Interpersonal skills
- Collaboration
- Urgency
- Prioritization
- Discretion
- Written communication
- Verbal communication
- Microsoft Office Suite (Excel, PowerPoint, Word, Outlook)
- Enterprise systems (e.g., Oracle)
- Information security
- Budgeting
- Reporting
- Event planning
- Expense management
Location
- London
- Harrogate
Work Type
- Hybrid
Experience Level
- Senior
Education Level
- University education preferred
About the Company
- Mastercard powers economies and empowers people in 200+ countries and territories worldwide.
- Together with our customers, we’re helping build a sustainable economy where everyone can prosper.
- We support a wide range of digital payments choices, making transactions secure, simple, smart and accessible.
- Our technology and innovation, partnerships and networks combine to deliver a unique set of products and services that help people, businesses and governments realize their greatest potential.
