Executive Assistant

Hello, let us introduce ourselves!

We are watchTowr, a VC-backed cyber security startup helping organisations continuously discover vulnerabilities in their Internet-facing attack surface. Cyber security veterans and technical experts, we are obsessed with building cybersecurity technology to help prevent breaches.

With experience informed by years of simulating sophisticated cyber attacks against some of the world's largest organisations, our mission is to enable organisations to continuously understand how an attacker would successfully compromise their business - with cutting-edge Attack Surface Management and Continuous Automated Red Teaming technology.

watchTowr was named within Gartner’s Emerging Tech Impact Radar report in 2023, and is utilised by Fortune 500 and other large enterprises globally. Our research is well-known and respected across the cybersecurity industry, and can be found in various news outlets - while fuelling the watchTowr Platform.

We are a young, high-energy and high-performing team delivering world-class technology to help our clients prevent breaches. We are in a high and aggressive growth phase of our journey, and are excited to continue adding colleagues to join our phorce of nature.

Our vision for offensive security is continuous.

But what’s the role?

We're looking for a highly organised and efficient Executive Assistant to support our CEO and key leadership team members based in the UK

Sounds great! What will I do?

For CEO

• Provide proactive diary management and scheduling support.
• Ensure CEOs time is well utilised, as well as protecting from unnecessary meetings, emails and administration
• Organise travel and external event attendance
• Assistance with confidential and personal matters as required
• Follow up on outstanding items with Leadership team on behalf of CEO

For UK Leadership team

• Manage and support leadership team with scheduling and coordination matters
• Provide full range of support activities the team including procurement and administration
• Support, monitor and progress action items
• Organise and coordinate team events
• Involvement in ad-hoc projects and Private and Confidential assignments if required
• Assist with matters such as travel arrangements and claims

Sounds perfect to me, what specifics are you looking for?

• The ability to move at pace and execute with minimal guidance is essential for this role
• Startup experience, especially from the cybersecurity or tech industry is highly desirable
• Experience in executive coordination of at least 3 - 5 years
• Bachelor's degree in HR, Psychology, Business or equivalent
• Strong team player; able to work in an environment with high inter-dependencies between teams and cross-cultural colleagues
• Excellent communication and negotiation skills
• Strong organisation skills and attention to detail
• Proficiency with Microsoft Office, Notion and BambooHR

What’s in it for me?

• Competitive compensation - we believe that hard work, skills and ambition should be fairly compensated.
• Meaningful role in a company - You will be a key and early contributor to a fast-growing cyber security business that helps protect some of the world's largest enterprises.
• The best tools and powerful kit - we enable you with the tools to effectively fulfil your role.
• Endless opportunities – we are in a high-growth phase of our journey, and plan to promote from within as we scale.
• Work hard, play hard - we work hard together, but we also have fun together. On Fridays, we regularly turn on the speakers, open the beer fridge, and prepare for the weekend.

This is a remote working role, based in the UK. However, please note that at this time we cannot sponsor visas for candidates who do not already have the right to work in the UK.