Report To: CEO 

Employment Status: 12-month Fixed Term Contract

Salary: Competitive and market-based 

Who is ControlPlane?

We are a London-based cloud technology company, helping to keep people safe online. We work with cloud providers and their customers to secure the building blocks of the internet, by offering consulting, training and products related to cloud native and AI development, security and operations.

ControlPlane’s priority is to continue to lead in the Kubernetes, AI, and DevSecOps spaces. We secure the next generation of software systems and provide a clear, risk-based adoption guide for organisations looking to implement best practices.

What We’re Looking For in an Executive Assistant: 

We are seeking an exceptional Executive Assistant to support our Founder & CEO, Andrew Martin. Andrew has bootstrapped ControlPlane to a 50-person organisation through a keen, enthusiastic work ethic and operates at a consistently high frequency. He travels and speaks internationally, holds multiple advisory and community positions, and leads ControlPlane with deep technical and visionary expertise. You will be expected to match this cadence and thrive in a fast-moving, high-energy environment.

This is a brilliant opportunity to provide combined high-level executive and personal support to an approachable, dynamic CEO. This role is a highly valued and crucial part of the team, offering the chance to make a meaningful impact within a successful, growing tech consultancy. The EA will act as a trusted right hand and a key point of contact for clients and internal stakeholders, which is ideal for someone eager to immerse themselves in the tech world, build strong relationships, and grow in a collaborative setting.

Location & Working Style

This is a London-based role supporting our CEO, who is based near London Bridge. Travel into central London is required Monday to Thursday to support in-person collaboration, including attendance at our small Shoreditch office.

Key Responsibilities

• Serve as the CEO’s trusted right hand, ensuring seamless business and personal operations, aligning priorities and best practices, and operating autonomously to anticipate needs, mitigate risks, and resolve issues
• Manage the CEO’s inbox and communications by monitoring, summarising, and responding on their behalf, while serving as the primary point of contact for clients, partners, and internal stakeholders
• Oversee heavy diary management and complex scheduling across business and personal commitments (including outside core hours) while coordinating end-to-end internal and external meetings with venues, agendas, note-taking, action tracking, and follow-ups
• Coordinate extensive international business and personal travel across the US and Europe, including full itineraries, transport, and expenses 
• Prepare, review, and proof high-quality documents, presentations, and written communications on behalf of the CEO
• Manage and reconcile expenses accurately and efficiently
• Oversee personal home matters, errands, special projects, and personal/family gifts
• Provide hands-on problem-solving to ensure technology, systems, and office operations run smoothly

Preferred Experience

Experience & Background 

• 5+ years supporting founders, directors, or business owners as an Executive/Personal Assistant in a startup or small–to–mid-size tech environment, with experience reviewing technical documentation, improving processes, and structuring information efficiently 

Professional Attributes

• Highly organised, solutions-driven Executive Assistant who remains calm in fast-paced, high-pressure environments. Discreet and diplomatic, exercising sound judgement and strict confidentiality, with a proactive, growth-focused approach to continuous improvement and impactful support

Communication & Interpersonal Skills

• Exceptional written and interpersonal communication skills with strong attention to detail, collaborating effectively to build positive relationships across all levels

Organisation & Execution

• Strong planning, prioritisation, and time management, delivering complex strategic tasks efficiently using deep-focus principles to maintain quality, productivity, and consistency

Technology & Systems

• Confident early adopter of technology with advanced proficiency in Google Workspace and Microsoft Office, able to troubleshoot daily technical issues and quickly learn new tools and systems

Ownership & Problem Solving

• Resourceful and proactive problem solver who anticipates needs, takes initiative, and demonstrates accountability through dependable execution

Flexibility & Commitment

• Responsive to urgent matters outside core working hours when required, demonstrating adaptability, reliability, and strong commitment.

Benefits

ControlPlane is a dynamic, cutting edge and passionate business for which to work. Our employees are the heart of our business, which means we care about our company culture and their well-being and development. Alongside this, as our colleague, you will have the following benefits:

• Generous and competitive salary
• Bonus
• Pension 
• 33 days of paid holiday, including paid leave for the standard 8 UK Bank Holidays 
• Cycle to Work scheme
• Enhanced Parental Leave
• Private Medical Insurance

We believe our peers are equally important as the technology we use. We're looking for people of the highest personal calibre, quietly confident, with a good work ethic, keenness to learn, emotional maturity and respect, who know that “we” is more than “me", and who embrace human diversity of all kinds. As we grow, you will help us build a company culture we can all be proud of. If you espouse these values, we want you!

NOTE FOR RECRUITMENT AGENCIES: Please do not call or email our team speculatively; we do not accept unsolicited CVs.