Business Assistant (all genders)

Step into the fast-paced world of investment banking as a Business Assistant. Your expertise will support senior stakeholders and drive business success in the EMEA Commercial & Investment Bank team.

As a Business Assistant within our Commercial & Investment Bank team, you will provide high-level support in a dynamic and demanding environment. Your role is crucial in managing senior stakeholders' schedules, ensuring confidentiality, and maintaining a strong focus on business and client deliverables.

Job responsibilities

• Manage advanced, proactive diary scheduling, including meetings and conference calls.
• Support travel and entertainment bookings, ensuring compliance with policies.
• Handle internal and external client interactions and coordinate departmental activities.
• Collaborate with support groups and business management across lines of business.
• Utilize internal systems for data entry, reporting, and information collation.
• Oversee distribution lists, technology usage, and administrative tasks.
• Integrate into the business to understand priorities and expectations.
• Partner with assistants across lines of business for coverage as needed.
• Engage in PowerPoint presentations, projects, and training opportunities.

Required qualifications, capabilities, and skills

• Professional client handling and relationship-building skills.
• Competency in diary management with good judgment on priorities.
• Strong executive communication skills, both written and verbal.
• Experience in arranging travel and creating accurate itineraries.
• Demonstrated proactivity and ownership in the role.
• High-level technical capabilities.
• Awareness of expense systems and cost control initiatives.
• Polished, professional demeanor with the ability to work under pressure.
• Positive, common-sense approach to managing senior schedules.
• Flexibility and receptiveness to change.
• Attention to detail and delivery of high-quality results.

Preferred qualifications, capabilities, and skills

• Understanding of investment banking culture and political landscape.
• Strong team player with a solution-oriented mindset.
• Potential to act as a role model to peers.
• Ability to escalate concerns or issues effectively.