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Executive Operations Lead (Chief of Staff / Executive Operations Specialist)

Work from home Full-time role Hiring

Overview

Stealth, mission-critical sector. Seeking a full-time, UK-hours operator who makes high-pressure personal and business problems disappear calmly and fast. You'll work directly with the Director, owning outcomes end-to-end with minimal hand-holding.

Role Snapshot

  • Type: Full-time employed role, fully remote
  • Schedule: 40 hours/week, 08:00 - 17:00 UK 
  • Responsiveness: Acknowledge new requests within 10 minutes during core hours; set and keep realistic ETAs
  • Location: Global, provided you can work UK hours

What You'll Own (examples, not exhaustive)

  • Personal operations at pace: appointments, travel, purchases, vendors, events, follow-ups, and sensitive errands handled discreetly
  • Business support as needed: supplier sourcing, light research, simple site/landing commissioning, basic recruitment coordination
  • Vendor/partner management: define brief, obtain quotes, compare options, recommend, instruct, and track to completion
  • Executive communications: convert long briefs into a crisp TL;DR with options/risks; phone-first to unblock, email to confirm
  • Systematisation: every solved task becomes a short SOP/checklist so the next time is faster

How You'll Work (standards and SLAs)

  • Phone-first, bias to action: ask the right clarifying questions once, decide, act, and update
  • Planning: propose Plan A with pre-validated Plan B/C; escalate early if constraints shift
  • Delivery speed: same day for simple actions; 23 days for complex multi-step tasks unless re-agreed in advance
  • Documentation: brief options decision outcome captured in a simple, reusable template/SOP

Authority & Guardrails

  • You act with sound judgement and seek approval before any material commitment or long-term contract
  • Clear escalation paths: surface blockers early, offer options, and recommend a decision
  • Occasional out-of-hours support may be required; scheduled in advance where possible

Must-Have Skills & Experience

  • Fluent, confident English (C1/C2), including live phone calls with UK-based contacts
  • 5+ years in operations/service delivery where you owned outcomes, not just tasks
  • Microsoft 365 power user (Outlook, Excel, Word, SharePoint/OneDrive); comfortable with VoIP and virtual desktops
  • Research & decision-making: turn noisy inputs into decision-ready comparisons with a clear recommendation
  • SOP mindset: you naturally codify repeatable steps and keep things organised
  • High integrity & discretion; comfortable handling confidential personal and business matters

Security & Work Setup

  • Use your own laptop/desktop; you'll access our secure, virtualised Windows desktop environment 
  • Reliable internet 50 Mbps down / 10 Mbps up, latency
  • Quiet workspace and a good headset for calls
  • We provide the software and secure access you need

Not a Fit If You

  • Need step-by-step instructions or avoid making decisions with incomplete information
  • Cannot work 08:00 - 17:00 UK or cannot acknowledge within 10 minutes during those hours
  • Avoid the phone or prefer long email threads over fast resolution
  • Are uncomfortable handling discreet personal matters alongside business tasks

What Success Looks Like

  • Clear same-day acknowledgements with plan, ETA, and risks
  • Fewer escalations and faster resolutions week-on-week
  • A growing library of concise SOPs/checklists that make repeat tasks near-instant

Hiring Process (fast and focused)

  1. Quick CV screen plus electronic screening questions to confirm fit
  2. Long skills assessment online (self-paced), including an e-interview video component
  3. Final interview with the Director (Microsoft Teams)
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