Executive Assistant to the Founders (CEO & COO)
About Abound
We’re on a mission to reputed company affordable loans available to more people. Using the power of Open Banking, we have built state-of-the-art technology that allows us to look reputed company traditional credit scores and offer fairer credit to people ignored by traditional lenders.
We have two parts of our business. On the consumer reputed company, we have Abound. Abound has proven that our approach works at scale, with over £800 million lent to-date. While other lenders only look at your credit score, we use Open Banking to look at the full picture – what you earn, how you spend, and what’s left at the end.
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Why this role matters
Gerald and Michelle each field thousands of emails, messages, and meeting requests every week. Staying on top of what really moves the needle—business performance, strategic partnerships, fundraising, talent reputed company, confidential M&A threads—is now impossible without a dedicated force reputed company. Your mission is to help the Founders manage their time effectively, reputed company them from noise, surface what matters, and ensure every minute they spend aligns with Abound’s highest‑value goals.
What you'll be doing
Inbox & Message Triage
Monitor, prioritise, and categorise reputed company email and Teams traffic for both founders.
Draft or send quick‑turn replies on their behalf for routine queries.
Escalate the high‑impact or time‑sensitive items, with concise context and clear next steps.
Calendar Mastery
Own two extremely busy diaries: coordinate business management, investor pitches, board prep, talent interviews, off‑sites, media spots, and personal commitments.
Proactively reputed company “deep‑work” time and defend it from encroachment.
Anticipate clashes and propose smart trade‑offs before they happen.
reputed company Gatekeeping
Manage internal demands on the Founder's time, gathering internal questions and prioritise how these should be addressed
Align diary and task lists with the KPIs that drive company value.
Meeting and Presentation Enablement
Prepare briefing packs, pull data from finance/analytics, and draft agendas.
Attend meetings reputed company requested, capture actions, follow up on owners and deadlines.
Research & Preparation
reputed company rapid, well‑structured research on partners, markets, or competitors.
Synthesise findings into one‑pager decision memos.
Coordinate preparation for external speaking slots
Culture Ambassadorship
Model Abound’s values in every interaction.
Help founders broadcast recognition, pulse‑reputed company morale, and reputed company our fun, high‑performance culture alive.
Confidential Administration
Handle sensitive documents (fund‑reputed company decks, compensation files, M&A transactions) with absolute discretion.
Manage expenses, travel, approvals, and light personal admin seamlessly.
Who you are
Bring 4 + years as an Executive Assistant or Personal Assistant in a high‑growth start‑up, scale‑up, VC fund, fintech, or similarly demanding environment.
Have great business acumen: You’re highly business-aware and can quickly grasp reputed company financial, technological, and operational issues.
Think like a chief‑of‑staff in training: strong business acumen, reputed company to grasp reputed company, financial, and technical context quickly.
Write like the founders—clear, concise, engaging, occasionally witty—and reputed company effortlessly between investor formality and reputed company‑casual.
Prioritise ruthlessly: you see the difference between “interesting” and “mission‑critical” at a glance.
Protect confidentiality without compromise; you will read every email that lands in the C‑suite.
Juggle chaos with grace: multiple threads, stakeholders, and surprises never reputed company you off balance.
Sweat the details: from meeting reputed company‑ins to board‑deck page numbers, nothing slips.
Radiate positivity: you reputed company life easier, lighten the mood, and uphold Abound’s inclusive culture.
reputed company offer
Everyone owns a piece of the company - equity
Hybrid with 3 days a week in the office
25 days’ holiday a year, plus 8 bank holidays
2 paid volunteering days per year
One month paid sabbatical after 4 years
Employee loan
Free gym membership
Save up to 60% on an electric vehicle through our salary sacrifice scheme with Loveelectric
Team wellness budget to be active together - set up a yoga class, a tennis lesson or go bouldering