Personal Assistant
Salary: £30-32k p.a. plus equity
Location: Remote, but based in Richmond/Twickenham area
About Vestd
The Vestd platform exists to make share schemes a breeze, and to help people to manage their equity more easily. We are driven by a mission to see a fairer world of work in which people are rewarded properly for their graft.
Given our equity expertise, we also help businesses prepare for investment and we help investors to manage all of their holdings in one place.
Job summary
Our CEO is seeking a highly organised and proactive Personal Assistant.
As PA, you will be a key member of the Vestd team, optimising the CEO’s time; supporting him with covering both work and personal activities to achieve this.
While Vestd is a fully remote business, this role will involve in-person meeting with the CEO on a regular, and often ad-hoc, basis, the frequency to be determined by operational needs, hence the requirement for the candidate to be based in the Richmond/Twickenham area. You will develop processes and systems to allow you to take more responsibility and autonomy covering the agreed bases in partnership with the CEO and collaborate with all other parts of the organisation where appropriate in line with the above objective.
You will be experienced in working at this level within a fast-paced, remote environment. A natural problem-solver, with experience of managing up and confidence to share process improvements suggestions. Multi-tasking and proactivity are essential to this role, as well as the ability to prioritise competing demands.
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What you can expect
As the UK’s first and most advanced equity management platform, Vestd is an innovative company, always looking for ways to break new ground.
Our culture is our backbone (we were named in the ‘Top 3 Companies in the Country for Company Culture’ by BreatheHR) and we take team happiness seriously.
Vestd strives to be as principled as possible. We’re all about Goal 8 of the United Nations ‘Sustainable Development Goals’. This goal is about ‘Decent Work and Economic Growth’ and we consider that both in relation to our external activities and in relation to our internal workings.
We expect every team member to consider how they can be part of our push to see a world in which 1bn people are enrolled on a share scheme.
We’ll do everything we can to help you grow in your role and in return, you’ll want to learn all about our industry, so that you can help us to continue leading it.
Vestd is 100% remote so you’ll have a lot of freedom around your working day. Some roles do demand office hours (to fit with our customers’ schedules) but we are committed to being flexible where possible.
Happy employees make for happy customers and that’s demonstrated in our five star reviews. Vestd’s excellence has also been recognised by The Europas, The Fintech Awards London, The Hustle Awards, TechRound, and BusinessCloud’s Fintech50.
So if you’re an autonomous and self-driven individual who likes the idea of being part of a mission and you like the idea of joining a close-knit team, we’ll be a great fit.
Why work for Vestd?
Vestd’s a great place to work. Don’t just take our word for it - take a look at our award-winning suite of benefits that you can look forward to as one of our folk:
We’re looking for somebody with initiative who can see both the business and their own growth path. It is a great time to join our team and this is a superb role for the right person.
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We’re striving to build a diverse team and welcome applicants from all backgrounds to apply. We believe that unique differences are what makes a strong team and are actively committed to building an inclusive work environment.
This job is primarily remote, with regular travel around the Richmond area. You will need to be UK-based and eligible to work in the country.