Executive Assistant to CEO, UK Consumer

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Want to do the best work of your life? With 24 million customers in 6 countries, make your mark at Europe's leading media and entertainment brand. A workplace where you can proudly be yourself; our people make Sky a truly exciting and inclusive place to work.

Join us in a role positioned at the core of Sky's UK Consumer business. As Executive Assistant to the CEO, UK Consumer, you will provide trusted, high-level support to a senior leader driving strategy, performance, and delivery across a complex and fast-moving organisation. This role demands exceptional judgement, discretion, and organisational excellence, operating with confidence and credibility across a broad stakeholder landscape. It's a position for someone who thrives in a high-impact environment and brings the professionalism and precision required to support leadership at this level.

What you'll do:

• Act as the first point of contact for senior internal and external stakeholders, representing the CEO, UK Consumer with credibility and professionalism.
• Anticipate priorities, proactively identifying and resolving potential issues before they cause delay.
• Provide comprehensive, end-to-end support, including complex, high-level diary management via Outlook.
• Manage a busy weekly travel schedule - including international travel when required - coordinating all logistics seamlessly.
• Managing the CEOs Inbox, responding to emails or delegating where necessary. Bringing urgent emails to the CEOs attention.
• Act as a trusted gatekeeper, managing emails and requests with sound judgement, sensitivity, and discretion.
• Prepare relevant information and briefing materials for meetings; respond to appropriate requests from other EMC and the EA team, or Directors within Sky.
• Oversee executive expense reporting and submissions and approvals.
• Using internal systems, oversee approval requests
• Plan, organise, and support team offsites, events and social activities.
• Meet and manage visitors to ensure the best impression and a professional image is maintained.

What you'll bring:

• Proven EA experience supporting a CEO or COO in a large, complex organisation.

• Exceptional organisational and prioritisation skills, able to manage multiple competing demands in a fast - paced environment.

• Experience building trusted, effective working relationships across functions, levels and EA support team.

• Ability to operate autonomously while working collaboratively as part of a high performing Executive Support team.

• Sound judgement, discretion, and integrity when handling highly confidential and sensitive information.

• Highly professional, reliable, and trusted, with a calm and resilient approach under pressure.

• Proactive and solutions - focused , with a strong service mindset and consistently high standards of delivery.

• Confident, approachable, and credible, with the ability to engage effectively with senior internal and external stakeholders.

• Excellent written and verbal communication skills.

• Proven experience of managing complex travel for senior executives.

• Strong capability overseeing executive expenses, ensuring accuracy, timeliness, and compliance with company governance and policy.

• Advanced IT skills across the full Microsoft Office suite, with the agility to adapt quickly to new systems and ways of working. Experience with Ariba and Workday would be beneficial.

The Rewards:

There's one thing people can't stop talking about when it comes to #LifeAtSky : the perks . Here ' s a taster:

• Sky Q, for the TV you love all in one place

• The magic of Sky Glass at an exclusive rate

• A generous pension package

• Private healthcare

• Discounted mobile and broadband

• A wide range of Sky VIP rewards and experiences

How you'll work:

We know the world has changed, and we want to offer our employees the chance to collaborate at our unique office spaces, whilst enjoying the convenience of working from home.

We've adopted a hybrid working approach to give more flexibility on where and how we work. You'll find out more about what this means for this role during the recruitment process.

Your office base:

Osterley

Our Osterley Campus is a 10-minute walk from Syon Lane train station. Or you can hop on one of our free shuttle buses that run to and from Osterley, Gunnersbury, Ealing Broadway and South Ealing tube stations. There ' s also plenty of bike shelters and showers.

On campus, you ' ll find 13 subsidised restaurants, cafes, and a Waitrose. You can keep in shape at our subsidised gym, catch the latest shows and movies at our cinema, get your car washed and even get pampered at our beauty salon.

Inclusion:

At Sky we don't just look at your CV. We're more focused on who you are and your potential. We also know that everyone has a life outside work, so we're happy to discuss flexible working.

We are a Disability Confident Accredited Employer, and welcome and encourage applications from all candidates. We will look to ensure a fair and consistent experience for all and will make reasonable adjustments to support you where appropriate . Please flag any adjustments you need to your recruiter as early as you can.

Why wait?

Apply now to build an amazing career and be part of a brilliant team. We can't wait to hear from you.

To find out more about working with us, search #LifeAtSky on social media. A job you love to talk about.

Just so you know: if your application is successful, we'll ask you to complete a criminal record check. And depending on the role you have applied for and the nature of any convictions you may have, we might have to withdraw the offer.