Business Operations Manager
Turn your understanding of senior priorities, coordination and business processes into broader ownership of how teams and operations run.
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What careers can an Executive Assistant move into?
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YOUR STARTING POINT
Executive Assistant
Executive Assistant can be much broader than diary and administration. Supporting senior leaders often develops judgement, stakeholder management, project coordination, research, communication and a close understanding of how organisations operate. Those capabilities can create routes into operations, projects, workplace management, governance and strategic executive support.
POSSIBLE NEXT MOVES
Where this experience can take you
Project Manager
Use planning, prioritisation, stakeholder coordination and delivery experience to take ownership of defined projects, timelines and outcomes.
Office / Workplace Manager
Apply organisation, supplier management, problem-solving and people coordination to the wider operation of an office or workplace.
Company Secretary
Build on board support, governance exposure, discretion and senior stakeholder management in a more specialist corporate governance direction.
Chief of Staff
For experienced EAs already operating strategically, broaden executive support into priorities, cross-functional initiatives, decision support and organisational execution.
TRANSFERABLE CAPABILITIES
Your title only tells part of the story.
Senior stakeholder management, prioritisation, project coordination, written communication, research, meeting and board support, discretion, diary and workflow management, event planning, problem-solving, business software, relationship management and cross-functional coordination.
SALARY SIGNAL
£65k+
National Careers Service currently places Executive Assistant salaries at around £28,000 to £60,000. Pay varies by sector, location, executive seniority and the strategic scope of the role. Experienced EAs supporting senior leadership can also move towards wider business operations or specialist governance responsibilities.
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Executive support can provide unusually broad exposure to leadership decisions and business operations. National Careers Service notes progression towards greater responsibility in business operations and specialist company secretarial work. The strongest adjacent move depends on whether your experience is weighted towards projects, operations, workplace coordination, governance or strategic support.
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