Executive Assistant
The Executive Assistant provides high-impact, proactive administrative and operational support to the Chief Risk Officer. This role is critical in enabling the Chief Risk Officer to focus on driving global risk strategy, governance, regulatory engagement, compliance oversight, operational resilience, and enterprise risk management priorities.
Operating in a fast-paced, global environment, the Executive Assistant acts as a trusted partner, managing complex schedules, communications, and coordination across the Risk function and wider executive team. The successful candidate is highly organised, discreet, and confident working with senior executives, with the ability to anticipate needs, exercise sound judgement, and manage competing priorities effectively.
- Manage the highly complex and dynamic calendar of the Chief Risk Officer, balancing strategic priorities, leadership commitments, Board and Executive Committee meetings, regulatory engagements, and external stakeholder interactions.
- Proactively resolve scheduling conflicts and prioritise time-sensitive matters across a global stakeholder network.
- Act as a gatekeeper for executive time, ensuring efficient information flow, decision-making, and alignment with organisational priorities.
- Coordinate Risk Leadership Team meetings, governance forums, Board and Committee meetings, regulatory reviews, and business planning sessions.
- Coordinate Risk leadership meetings, governance forums, offsites, regulatory engagements, and strategic planning sessions, including agenda preparation, briefing materials, and follow-up actions.
- Prepare, edit, and proofread presentations, reports, risk committee materials, executive communications, and correspondence with a high degree of accuracy and professionalism.
- Capture key decisions and actions from meetings and ensure timely tracking and completion across stakeholders.
- Support preparation for Board, Executive Committee, Audit & Risk Committee, Compliance Committee, and Regulatory Committee materials as required.
- Arrange complex domestic and international travel for the Chief Risk Officer, including itineraries, accommodation, transport, and expense coordination.
- Anticipate logistical challenges and provide contingency planning to ensure seamless execution of travel and key events.
- Coordinate logistics for Risk team leadership meetings, governance sessions, strategy workshops, and organisational events.
- Serve as a key point of contact between the Chief Risk Officer, Executive Leadership Team members, Board representatives, Risk leadership, regulators, and external stakeholders.
- Build strong working relationships across Risk, Compliance, Legal, Internal Audit, Finance, Technology, Operations, and other business functions.
- Partner closely with Executive Assistants across the organisation to ensure alignment and efficient coordination of executive priorities.
- Facilitate cross-functional collaboration and support the execution of strategic Risk initiatives.
- Support operational needs including document management, project tracking, action planning, governance reporting, leadership dashboards, and confidential risk-related matters.
- Handle highly sensitive and confidential information with the utmost discretion, professionalism, and integrity.
- Coordinate key Risk processes including leadership meetings, regulatory reviews, governance forums, and annual planning cycles.
- Identify and implement opportunities to improve administrative processes, workflows, and operational efficiency.
- Own the consolidation, coordination, and distribution of executive-level Risk reporting, ensuring accuracy, consistency, and alignment across the function.
- Support the tracking and governance of strategic Risk initiatives and key deliverables.
- Bachelor's degree in Business Administration, Risk Management, Finance, Communications, or a related field, or equivalent professional experience. (required)
- 5+ years' proven experience as an Executive Assistant supporting C-suite executives, preferably within Risk, Compliance, Legal, Financial Services, or other corporate functions in a global organisation. (required)
- Demonstrated ability to support senior executives in a fast-paced, matrixed environment. (required)
- Exceptional organisational, planning, and prioritisation skills with strong attention to detail. (required)
- Excellent written and verbal communication skills, with confidence interacting with senior leaders, Board members, regulators, and external stakeholders. (required)
- Advanced proficiency in Microsoft Office applications (Outlook, PowerPoint, Word, Excel). (required)
- Experience leveraging AI-enabled productivity tools. (nice-to-have)
- High level of discretion and professionalism when handling confidential organisational, regulatory, and executive information. (required)
- Experience supporting Risk, Compliance, Legal, Governance, or Financial Services functions. (preferred)
- Comfortable working across multiple time zones and coordinating with international stakeholders. (required)
- Strong problem-solving mindset with the ability to anticipate needs and think proactively. (required)
- Adaptable, resilient, and able to operate effectively in a dynamic and evolving environment. (required)
- Strong project coordination and stakeholder management skills with the ability to manage multiple priorities simultaneously. (required)
Paysafe is a global payments platform powering the experience economy, with a strong focus on the iGaming, video gaming, e-commerce, retail, travel and hospitality sectors. With 30 years of expertise in payment technology, Paysafe helps businesses and consumers lift every experience through seamless, secure payment solutions, including card payments, digital wallets such as Skrill, eCash solutions like PaysafeCard, and a suite of local payment methods. With approximately 2,900 employees across 12 countries and annualized transactional volume of $167 billion in 2025, Paysafe connects people and businesses worldwide through innovative digital payment experiences.