Executive Assistant

Posted 9 Days Ago
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Thiruvananthapuram, Kerala, IND
In-Office
Mid level
HR Tech • Professional Services • Consulting
The Role
Support the Founder and Managing Director with calendar and priority management, meeting preparation, action tracking, stakeholder coordination, documentation, follow-ups, travel arrangements, and confidential administrative tasks. The role requires proactive communication, strong organization, discretion, and the ability to manage competing priorities across internal teams and external partners.
Summary Generated by Built In
Job Title: Executive Assistant to the Founder / Managing Director
Location: Trivandrum, Kerala
Employment Type: Full-time
Experience Required: 4+ Years
Department: Executive Office / Executive Support
Reports To: Founder / Managing Director
Job Summary

We are looking for a highly organised, proactive, and detail-oriented Executive Assistant to support the Founder / Managing Director in managing priorities, schedules, communications, and stakeholder coordination.

The ideal candidate will ensure that meetings, decisions, and commitments are translated into clear action items, assigned to the appropriate stakeholders, tracked, and followed through to completion. This role requires strong coordination skills, professional communication, discretion, and the ability to manage multiple priorities in a fast-paced environment.

Key Responsibilities

1. Executive & Calendar Management

  • Manage the Managing Director's calendar, appointments, scheduling, and rescheduling.
  • Identify scheduling conflicts and ensure priorities are appropriately managed.
  • Send timely reminders regarding meetings, deadlines, and appointments.
  • Coordinate professional and personal appointments and communications on behalf of the MD.

2. Priority & Action Tracking

  • Maintain action trackers covering tasks, owners, deadlines, and status updates.
  • Proactively follow up with stakeholders to ensure timely completion of assigned tasks.
  • Identify delays, dependencies, and potential roadblocks.
  • Escalate matters requiring the MD's attention and drive action items through to closure.

3. Meeting & Information Management

  • Prepare meeting agendas, relevant documents, background information, and previous action items.
  • Attend meetings when required and document key discussions, decisions, and action points.
  • Share meeting summaries and follow-up communications with relevant stakeholders.
  • Prepare briefing notes and executive summaries as required.

4. Internal Team Coordination

  • Coordinate with department heads, functional leaders, and internal teams.
  • Organise cross-functional meetings, reviews, and follow-ups.
  • Collect updates, reports, and documents from relevant departments.
  • Ensure decisions made by the MD are communicated to the appropriate stakeholders and followed through.

5. External Stakeholder Coordination

  • Coordinate meetings and communications with external partners, institutions, agencies, faculty, and speakers.
  • Manage meeting logistics, documentation, and advance materials.
  • Track external commitments and ensure timely follow-ups.
  • Coordinate relevant communications, priorities, and decisions with the fractional CEO.

6. Documentation & Administrative Support

  • Maintain organised records of meetings, decisions, action items, and correspondence.
  • Update task trackers and maintain documentation using tools such as Notion.
  • Ensure proper document organisation and version control.
  • Assist with travel arrangements, events, and executive logistics.
  • Handle confidential information with professionalism, integrity, and discretion.

RequirementsRequired Skills & Qualifications
  • Experience in Executive Assistance, Operations Coordination, Executive Coordination, or Administrative Support.
  • Excellent organisational, time-management, and communication skills.
  • Proven experience maintaining action trackers and ensuring tasks are completed on time.
  • Ability to follow up confidently and professionally with senior stakeholders.
  • Strong attention to detail and a proactive approach to problem-solving.
  • Ability to manage competing priorities in a fast-paced work environment.
  • High level of discretion when handling confidential and sensitive information.
  • Proficiency in Google Workspace, Microsoft Excel, and Notion, or the ability to learn these tools quickly.
  • Good judgement and the ability to identify when matters require escalation.
Preferred Qualifications
  • Experience supporting a Founder, Managing Director, CEO, or other senior executive.
  • Experience coordinating across multiple departments and stakeholders.
  • Previous exposure to the education sector or multi-vertical organisations.
  • Experience coordinating with external partners, consultants, agencies, or institutions.
  • Ability to work effectively in dynamic and ambiguous environments.


Skills Required

  • Experience in executive assistance, operations coordination, executive coordination, or administrative support
  • Excellent organizational, time-management, and communication skills
  • Proven experience maintaining action trackers and ensuring tasks are completed on time
  • Ability to follow up confidently and professionally with senior stakeholders
  • Strong attention to detail and a proactive approach to problem-solving
  • Ability to manage competing priorities in a fast-paced work environment
  • High level of discretion when handling confidential and sensitive information
  • Proficiency in Google Workspace, Microsoft Excel, and Notion, or ability to learn these tools quickly
  • Good judgment and ability to identify matters requiring escalation
  • Experience supporting a Founder, Managing Director, CEO, or other senior executive
  • Experience coordinating across multiple departments and stakeholders
  • Previous exposure to the education sector or multi-vertical organizations
  • Experience coordinating with external partners, consultants, agencies, or institutions
  • Ability to work effectively in dynamic and ambiguous environments
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The Company
8 Employees
Year Founded: 2025

What We Do

Exalans & Hunar is an India-focused virtual HR partner serving global companies, local founders, and small and medium-sized businesses. It provides flexible HR support covering recruitment, payroll, HR compliance, labour law, and related people operations. The company positions itself as an HR service provider, drawing on its professionals’ experience across banking, financial services and insurance (BFSI), IT, and consulting sectors.

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