EXECUTIVE ASSISTANT (C-Suite) - R 600k pa - R720k pa - …, Soweto

Claremont, South Africa | Posted on 01/16/2026

EXECUTIVE ASSISTANT (C-Suite) - R 600 - R 720k pa - Southern Suburbs, CPT

The role This is a high-trust, high-impact Executive Assistant role supporting a CEO and COO in a fast-moving, entrepreneurial financial services environment.

You’ll be the calm, organized centre in a business where decisions are made quickly, ideas move fast, and leadership operates at a high level. One executive is highly driven, detail-focused, expressive, and particular. The other is strategic, composed, and exceptionally busy. They work in lockstep and trust each other completely. You will be the person who makes that partnership run smoothly.

This is not a passive support role. You’ll be deeply embedded in how the business operates day to day, anticipating needs, filtering noise, and ensuring nothing important slips.

Why this role is special

Direct access to senior decision‑makers

Real influence and visibility

A role that will stretch you intellectually and professionally

Long‑term opportunity for someone who wants to be genuinely embedded in a business, not just support it

If you’re the kind of Executive Assistant who takes pride in excellence, thrives alongside demanding leaders, and wants to be part of something driven and purposeful, this role will feel like home.

The environment This is a unique financial services firm with an entrepreneurial mindset. Decisions are made quickly. There’s no unnecessary hierarchy. If something makes sense, it gets done. If it doesn’t, it’s dropped. The culture values competence, trust, and results over politics and noise.

What you’ll be doing

Managing complex executive diaries, priorities, and logistics with precision

Acting as a gatekeeper and translator between leadership and the wider business

Handling sensitive, confidential information with discretion and sound judgment

Preparing, proofreading, and organizing high‑level correspondence, documents, and presentationsFollowing up on actions, deadlines, and commitments without being asked

Creating order in fast‑changing situations and ambiguous moments

Supporting ad hoc projects that require sharp thinking, structure, and follow‑through

Keeping executives focused by removing friction from their day

Anticipating and being proactive

Requirements

Matric

Relevant Diploma / Degree (advantageous)

10+ years experience supporting senior executives

Experience in financial services, legal, property, or professional services

The kind of person who thrives here

Highly organized, naturally structured, and meticulous about detail

Comfortable working with strong personalities and different communication styles

Confident enough to push back when needed, tactful enough to do it well

Emotionally intelligent, intuitive, and able to read the room

Calm under pressure and unflappable when plans change

A natural fixer who enjoys bringing clarity to complexity

Loyal, reliable, and deeply professional

Energised by pace, responsibility, and being relied on

You don’t need hand‑holding. You spot problems before they become problems. You enjoy being the person leadership depends on.

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