Executive Business Partner in London

Valarian Technologies is a dual-use technology company building critical tools to safeguard the future in an era of evolving global security challenges. We're rethinking security beyond traditional military domains, addressing asymmetric threats that impact our technological advantage, economic strength, and democratic institutions.

We build Acra – the platform foundation for everything we do as a dual-use technology company. The platform’s name, rooted in the Greek word for citadel (or, fortress), reflects the design and purpose of our infrastructure-agnostic secure enclaves: protecting critical data. Some of the government and commercial workflows include: increased operational resiliency for mission-critical systems and functions; enabling organizations to more quickly and widely adopt emerging technologies while ensuring the integrity of their intellectual property; information flow during disaster response scenarios, and zero-trust / least-privilege environments for M&A, attorney-client privileged communications, etc.

At our core, we're driven by a shared mission and a belief in making a tangible impact on our world. Whether you join our London HQ or the wider global organisation, you’ll be a part of collaborative, high-performing teams, creating cutting-edge software, platforms, and infrastructure.

The Role

We are seeking a highly motivated and versatile Executive Business Partner to join our growing team. This role sits at the intersection of Executive Assistant, Chief of Staff and Operations, serving as a trusted partner to our CEO and leadership team.

You will be responsible for maximising executive effectiveness by managing priorities, coordinating strategic initiatives, improving operational cadence, and ensuring critical projects move forward. You'll combine exceptional organisational skills with strong business judgement, helping the leadership team to stay focused on the highest impact opportunities while maintaining operational excellence across the company.

This is an ideal role for someone who enjoys switching between strategic thinking and hands-on execution, and who thrives in a fast-paced, high-growth environment.

What you’ll do:

• Executive Partnership
• Manage the CEO's calendar, priorities, travel and communications to maximise effectiveness and focus.
• Act as a trusted thought partner and sounding board, helping identify priorities, risks and opportunities.
• Prepare briefing materials, research, presentations and decision support documents ahead of key meetings.
• Ensure leadership team actions and commitments are tracked through to completion.
• Strategic Projects & Chief of Staff Support
• Drive cross-functional initiatives on behalf of the CEO and executive team.
• Coordinate strategic projects, ensuring alignment, accountability and timely execution.
• Conduct research and analysis on market opportunities, partnerships, customers and competitors.
• Support company planning processes, including quarterly objectives, leadership reviews and business reporting.
• Assist with fundraising, investor updates, board materials and executive communications as required.
• Operational Excellence
• Establish and improve operating rhythms, meeting cadences and internal processes.
• Own action tracking and follow up across leadership meetings.
• Build systems, documentation and workflows that improve organisational effectiveness.
• Help identify bottlenecks and operational inefficiencies and drive improvements.
• Communication & Coordination
• Serve as a key liaison between executives, employees, customers, investors and external stakeholders.
• Draft internal communications, presentations and company-wide updates.
• Ensure information flows effectively across teams and departments.
• Administrative Support
• Coordinate domestic and international travel, accommodation and itineraries.
• Manage meeting logistics, agendas, notes and follow up actions.
• Handle confidential information with the highest levels of professionalism and discretion.
• Provide ad hoc support for special projects, events and executive initiatives.

What you’ll bring:

• 4+ years of experience in an Executive Assistant, Chief of Staff or Founder's Associate role, ideally in a start-up environment.
• Demonstrated ability to manage complex priorities and operate independently.
• Exceptional organisational skills and attention to detail.
• Strong written and verbal communication skills.
• Excellent project management and stakeholder management capabilities.
• Strong business judgement and problem-solving ability.
• High levels of discretion, integrity and emotional intelligence.
• Comfortable working with ambiguity and shifting priorities.
• Experience with Google Workspace, Slack and modern productivity tools.
• Ability to balance strategic thinking with hands-on execution.
• Experience supporting founders, executives or leadership teams in a high growth company is highly desirable.

Benefits

Our benefits are designed to ensure our employees feel taken care of and are proud to be a part of the Valarian team. We are committed to consistently enhancing our benefit package, taking into account the overall well-being and needs of our teammates. Here are the key benefits accessible to all employees at Valarian Technologies:

• Equity – because you have the right to own what you’re building
• A competitive salary – because we value your unique skills
• Employer pension contributions – because you deserve a secure future
• Hybrid work setup – because everyone has different needs
• Rewarding company retreats and meetups that respect your work/life balance – because we love getting to know each other!

Life at Valarian

Our culture is built on inclusivity, compassion and flexibility – we want everyone to be empowered to achieve their goals at Valarian. The world is changing, and so is our way of working. If you want to join us in the London office – it’s quite nice! – you’re welcome to; and if you’d prefer to work remotely, that’s fine too. And as we build elegant solutions to simplify the complexities of business collaboration, we also simplify work life: contribute wherever and whenever allows you to be your best self. We trust each other to consistently raise the bar, and we challenge each other to continually reach new heights.

Valarian Technologies Limited is an equal opportunity employer and welcomes applications from individuals regardless of race, colour, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender, identity or expression, national origin, age, disability, genetic information, marital status, veteran, amnesty, or any other legally protected characteristic.

We are committed to ensuring a fair and inclusive recruitment process and providing employment opportunities to all applicants. Decision recruitment, hiring, and employment are based solely on qualifications, skills, and experience relevant to the job requirements. We may use artificial intelligence (AI) tools to support parts of the hiring process, such as reviewing applications, analyzing resumes, or assessing responses. These tools assist our recruitment team but do not replace human judgment. Final hiring decisions are ultimately made by humans. If you would like more information about how your data is processed, please contact us.