Secretarial Manager, Financial Services (West End, Hybrid 4/1)

Secretarial Manager, Financial Services (West End, Hybrid 4/1)

£85,000 + and excellent package/total comp

Are you a professional, approachable PA Manager with experience in Financial/Professional Services?

Do you have experience leading, motivating and developing a team of PAs and support staff across all business areas?

Are you a leader with high EQ, who engages and communicates successfully with people at all levels?

And are you a strong decision-maker, who uses strategic thinking and corporate experience to bring out the best in people and situations?

If so, we’d love to hear from you! Our client is looking for a solutions-driven PA Manager to motivate and manage a growing team of high-calibre PAs.

What you’ll be doing day to day:

• Day to day management of the PA team (approx. 30)
• Building strong relationships with every member of the PA team
• Liaising daily with Head of Operations and HR on team strategy, innovation, training and development
• Allocating PA support to all new Investment teams
• Working closely with HR and senior stakeholders to bring the best talent to the PA team
• Interviewing and liaising with HR and business leaders
• Coordinating the onboarding process for all new joiners
• Working closely with HR and PA team to deliver training requirements
• Holding regular PA meetings to understand workloads and projects
• Leading PA meetings, team events and presentations
• Monitoring all elements of the PA process life cycle
• Actively working on conflict-resolution with HR and senior stakeholders
• Continually monitoring the PA day-to-day workload
• Identifying areas for improvement
• Contributing to annual reviews for all London PAs

The skills you need to bring:

• Proven extensive experience of managing a full PA team from a Financial/Professional Services firm
• Evidence of leadership, people management and people development
• High levels of self-motivation and autonomy
• Ability to build trust quickly and effectively
• Excellent relationship building skills at all levels
• Emotionally intelligent and approachable
• Solution driven approach
• Discreet and able to problem-solve