Executive Assistant to Hedge Fund Manager, Remote Position (5 days a week). Dubai or London.
Executive Assistant / PA to Hedge Fund Manager (ideally a Russian-speaking EA, not mandatory)
Agency: Educated Households (Ref: EH/26/45)
Location: Full-time Remote (UK / UAE office space available; UAE visa sponsorship offered if needed)
Schedule: 5 days/week with flexibility across international time zones
Salary: Dependent on experience (please, state expectations upon application)
Start Date: ASAP.
Educated Households is a higher-tier household staff agency, based in London, placing élite educated private staff with VIP, VVIP, HNW & UHNW families in London, the Middle East, Russian-speaking countries and worldwide.
Please, visit Educated Households' website to read the full & exhaustive job description. The job reference is EH/26/45. Indeed, the position described below is only a snapshot of this fully remote full-time role as an Executive Assistant to a Hedge Fund Manager. Offices are available in Dubai and in London for occasional in-person work, when needed.
Role Summary
A private employer (Hedge Fund Manager) overseeing multiple businesses across the UK, UAE and BVI is seeking an experienced degree-educated, organised, discreet and reliable Executive Assistant / Personal Assistant / Executive Secretary to work within a fully remote framework.
You will work exclusively for the employer, managing business obligations, corporate compliance, logistics, and personal affairs.
Speaking Russian is an advantage.
KEY RESPONSIBILITIES
Business & Executive Support:
- Manage personal and business calendars across multiple time zones and 4 entities.
- Maintain a central corporate compliance calendar (licence renewals, VAT, tax filings, audits, insurance, banking, statutory filings).
- Liaise with external legal, financial and corporate service providers.
- Prepare board meetings & shareholders' meetings.
- Prepare agendas, track action items, organise documents and escalate urgent matters.
Financial Administration:
- Track and organise invoices, coordinate approvals & maintain expense reports.
- Monitor recurring payments and subscriptions.
- Coordinate with bookkeepers, accountants and auditors.
- Ensure and track regulatory compliance deadlines across the U.K., the UAE and BVI (the British Virgin Islands).
Travel & Logistics:
- Plan and book international travel, flights, visas and accommodation.
- Track passport/visa expiries and manage complex itineraries cost-effectively.
Personal Assistance:
- Manage personal bookings, household service coordination and administrative requests with strict confidentiality.
CANDIDATE PROFILE
Essential Requirements:
- Proven experience as an EA/PA supporting senior executives, hedge fund managers, investors or family offices.
- Degree-educated with excellent written/spoken English.
- Speaking Russian will be advantageous.
- Strong experience in calendar management, expenses & document administration.
- Expert at creating and dealing with complex spreadsheets.
- High tech proficiency (cloud document systems, spreadsheets, video conferencing).
- Ability to work independently in a fully remote environment with absolute discretion.
Preferred Experience:
- Background in hedge funds, private equity, wealth management or within any other financial services and high-profile institutions.
- Speaking Russian (ideally, but by no means mandatory).
- Familiarity with UK, UAE, or BVI corporate administration, tax/VAT calendars & multi-jurisdictional structures.
- Anticipating, tracking and adhering to tax, VAT and any regulatory requirements across multiple jurisdictions.
- Ensuring compliance.
Key Working Terms & Application
- Work Pattern: 5 days a week (+ some degree of flexibility).
- Reporting: Direct and exclusive to the employer.
- Confidentiality: Signing a comprehensive NDA is mandatory due to sensitive financial and corporate data.
- Package: Competitive salary & package to be discussed at the second round of interviews with the employer or employer's representative.
- Accommodation: No accommodation offered.
- To Apply: Submit your CV and cover letter (including salary expectations). Only shortlisted candidates will be contacted.
- The role is to start ASAP. Interviewing now.
NON NEGOTIABLE
Only Candidates with a PROVEN background as an Executive Assistant will be considered for this role.
Only Candidates with a PROVEN banking, hedge fund, wealth management or family office background will be considered for this role.
Disclaimer: We will be happy to provide any feedback, provided that the Clients do so.
Thank you for your understanding.