Powering Great Work
We started as the place to find a trusted trade. Now, as we shape the future of home improvement, we're building the tech to transform that landscape for everyone - better products, smarter data, AI where it actually helps - so trades can spend less time on admin and consumers can find someone they trust, first time. That's Powering Great Work, and it's why every team here exists:
🔧 Trades spend less time on admin and more on winning work and growing their business
🏠 Homeowners get a trusted trade, first time, every time
🚀 We get to build products that change homes and lives across the country
As our next Executive Assistant to the CEO, you'll keep the day-to-day running smoothly so they can focus on the big calls. You'll own the diary, the priorities and the details in between, with a seat close to the decisions shaping Checkatrade's next chapter. It's a 12-month fixed-term contract covering maternity leave.
The job, unfiltered:
Own the CEO's diary end to end: prioritise what matters, protect focus time and make sure every meeting has a clear purpose and the right people in the room.
Coordinate board and leadership meetings: pull the papers together, chase actions and make sure nothing falls through the cracks between sessions.
Manage complex travel and itineraries, so the CEO turns up ready and without the faff.
Be the first point of contact for the CEO, handling sensitive and confidential information with discretion and representing them well with senior stakeholders, investors and the exec team.
Keep the leadership team's rhythm on track by coordinating offsites, leadership meetings and the cross-team moments that keep everyone aligned.
Spot where things could run better and fix them. You'll have real ownership of how the CEO's office runs day to day.
The fit:
Experience supporting a CEO, founder or senior executive in a fast-moving business, ideally at C-suite level.
A sharp eye for detail, and the judgement to know what's urgent, what's important and what can wait.
Total discretion with confidential and sensitive information. People trust you with the details that matter.
A calm, organised approach under pressure, with the confidence to manage upwards and push back when needed.
(Don't self-select out because you don't tick every box. We'd rather meet you.)
What you get
💰 Competitive salary, annual bonus & equity scheme
🩺 Health, wellbeing and learning support
🚲 Gym membership, Smart Tech Scheme, Cycle Scheme
🎂 Birthday/special day leave, buy & sell holiday scheme
❤️ 1 week's paid charity leave, and more
How this goes
Screening call with one of our Talent Acquisition Partners
1st stage interview with our Senior Executive Assistants
2nd stage interview with the VP Strategy and Corporate Development
3rd stage interview with our CEO
Not this one? Stay close anyway. Join the Talent Community and we'll ping you the second something better fits.
About us
We’re Checkatrade – the UK’s leading platform for finding a tradesperson. With more than 50,000 trades listed and over 6 million reviews, we help homeowners get jobs done right and help tradespeople grow their business.
We’re growing fast, with big plans to become the go-to brand for home improvements. If you care about great work, take pride in the details, and want to make an impact, you’ll fit right in.
Skills Required
- Experience supporting a CEO, founder, or senior executive in a fast-moving business, ideally at C-suite level
- Strong attention to detail
- Sound judgment to distinguish urgent, important, and deferrable tasks
- Discretion when handling confidential and sensitive information
- Calm, organized approach under pressure
- Confidence managing upwards and pushing back when necessary
What We Do
Checkatrade is one of the UK’s top online marketplaces for home improvements and repairs. Our mission is to be the trusted foundation of every home by connecting people with trades and tools to make home improvements easy – because we believe safe and happy homes improve lives, support livelihoods, and build communities. From our humble beginnings in 1998 to becoming a national household name, we’re on an exciting journey. For more than 25 years Checkatrade has stood for reputation and raising standards – whether that is for our trade members, consumers, or our colleagues. We think big and are passionate about changing the face of home improvements and repairs. Today, we are a modern online marketplace and a force for good. We strive every day to support people to improve their homes and we don’t settle for the status quo – we are evolving, innovating, and growing. With generous investment from private equity partners Brookfield, we have an ambitious growth plan and a robust roadmap to get there. Led by our values – Be All In, Always Customer Obsessed, Get It Done, Be Bold, and Do The Right Thing – we are 500 high-performing individuals working across the UK, with high-spec offices in London and Portsmouth. We are here to be the best and inspire others to do the same, and to get there we need exceptionally talented, bright, and driven people – so if that sounds like you, you couldn’t join at a better time!
