Executive Assistant - General & Administrative

Reposted 23 Days Ago
London, Greater London, England, GBR
In-Office
Expert/Leader
Financial Services
The Role
Provide Executive Assistant support to two SRE EMEA Partners, manage complex diaries and travel, oversee London SRE Administrative Team, coordinate team calls, events and logistics, handle expenses in Concur, and support ad hoc operational initiatives and front-of-house collaboration.
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We are global private markets specialists delivering tailored investment solutions, advisory services, and impactful, data driven insights to the world’s investors. Leveraging the power of our platform and our peerless intelligence across sectors, strategies, and geographies, we help identify the advantages and the answers our clients need to succeed.

Position Overview

Provide dedicated Executive Assistant support to two SRE EMEA Partners in their oversight of SRE’s investment and business activities across Europe.

In addition, this role carries responsibility for the coordination, oversight, and day-to-day management of the London SRE Administrative Team, ensuring consistency of standards, smooth team operations, and effective execution of team-wide initiatives and events.

Essential Job Functions

Coverage: Two SRE EMEA Partners

  • Manage complex diaries across multiple time zones, coordinate internal/external meetings, and anticipate priorities.
  • Resolve scheduling conflicts, confirm approvals for external engagements, and prepare materials for key meetings.
  • Coordinate travel, including researching options, liaising with travel agents, preparing itineraries, and ensuring compliance with visas and passports.
  • Oversee expenses, track submissions in Concur, manage receipts, and support the full reimbursement lifecycle.

London SRE Administrative Team Oversight

  • Lead and coordinate the London SRE Admin Team, promoting alignment on administrative standards and best practices.
  • Act as liaison between the Partners and the admin team, providing guidance on prioritization, workload distribution, and coverage planning during absences.
  • Support coordination of team-wide initiatives, including weekly calls, agendas, materials, and follow-ups.
  • Manage logistics for team events and off-sites, including summer and holiday activities.

Team Calls, Agendas & Coordination

  • Schedule and manage weekly SRE team calls, preparing agendas, distributing materials, tracking action items, and ensuring deadlines are met.
  • Organize regular check-ins with senior leaders to align on team priorities and operational matters.

Ad Hoc & Operational Support

  • React quickly to urgent or unexpected matters.
  • Support broader SRE operational initiatives and process improvements as needed.

Front-of-House & Shared Services Collaboration

  • Partner with the Shared Services Admin team to ensure smooth front-of-house operations.
  • Welcome guests, manage meeting logistics, coordinate catering and presentation materials, and provide general administrative support.

Required Knowledge, Skills & Abilities

  • Minimum 10 years’ experience supporting senior teams
  • Experience managing both executive coverage and team-level coordination
  • Strong organizational and project management skills
  • Excellent written and verbal communication
  • Ability to multitask and prioritize effectively
  • High discretion with confidential matters
  • Advanced proficiency in Outlook and Microsoft Office

Other Attributes

  • Five days in-office presence (with occasional Friday flexibility)
  • Outgoing team player eager to participate in SRE events
  • High level of confidentiality
  • Strong sense of ownership and accountability
  • Commitment to learning

 

At StepStone, we believe that our people are our most important asset and crucial to our success.  We are an Equal Opportunity Employer that strives to create an environment that empowers our employees and allows them to be heard, regardless of title or tenure.  Our organizational community features multiple Employment Resource Groups as well as mentorship programs to enhance the employee experience for all.  

As an Equal Opportunity Employer, StepStone does not discriminate on the basis of race, creed, color, religion, sex, national origin, citizenship status, age, disability, marital status, sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression, genetic information or any other characteristic protected by law.

Candidates must be at least 18 years old to apply.

Developing People at StepStone

 

Skills Required

  • Minimum 10 years' experience supporting senior teams
  • Experience managing both executive coverage and team-level coordination
  • Strong organizational and project management skills
  • Excellent written and verbal communication
  • Ability to multitask and prioritize effectively
  • High discretion with confidential matters
  • Advanced proficiency in Outlook and Microsoft Office
  • Experience with expense management and Concur
  • Five days in-office presence (with occasional Friday flexibility)
  • Outgoing team player eager to participate in SRE events
  • Commitment to learning

StepStone Group Compensation & Benefits Highlights

The following summarizes recurring compensation and benefits themes identified from responses generated by popular LLMs to common candidate questions about StepStone Group and has not been reviewed or approved by StepStone Group.

  • Healthcare Strength Health coverage is described as generous with multiple plan options, and in some cases employee‑only premiums are fully paid. Feedback suggests wellness resources and plan choice enhance the overall value of the package.
  • Retirement Support Retirement offerings include a 401(k) program that is viewed favorably. Feedback suggests long‑term incentive elements complement core retirement benefits.
  • Parental & Family Support Parental support includes leave coaching, paid parental leave, and resources for new parents alongside related travel and logistical supports. Feedback suggests these policies are a meaningful part of the benefits package.

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The Company
HQ: New York, NY
909 Employees
Year Founded: 2007

What We Do

StepStone Group (Nasdaq: STEP) is a global private markets investment firm focused on providing customized investment solutions and advisory and data services to our clients. StepStone’s clients include some of the world’s largest public and private defined benefit and defined contribution pension funds, sovereign wealth funds and insurance companies, as well as prominent endowments, foundations, family offices and private wealth clients, which include high-net-worth and mass affluent individuals.StepStone partners with its clients to develop and build private markets portfolios designed to meet their specific objectives across the private equity, infrastructure, private debt and real estate asset classes.

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