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The most common title for New York’s business support professionals, Executive Assistants (EAs) work across every level of private equity and alternative investments firms – with salaries based on job scope, length of service, and strategic involvement.
With salaries starting from $90,000 per year and with benefits and bonuses, Joss Search is your perfect recruiting and staffing specialist to help you find your next role.
An Executive Assistant offers support to senior leads within an organization, like CEOs, CFOs or executives.
You may be involved with preparing calendars and meetings, but also actively sitting in meetings and taking notes, following up with different stakeholders and communicating across teams. For more experienced Executive Assistants such as an EA to CEO, Senior EA or Chief of Staff, they would also give their opinion on key decisions.
In the finance or private equity industry, having a background in business or finance is often beneficial – and there are typically opportunities for career growth within the organization over time.
Managing complex calendars and coordinating meetings.
Arranging domestic and international travel. This can involve creating itineraries, booking accommodation
Handling calls, emails and correspondence on behalf of the executive.
Creating agendas, taking notes during meetings and ensuring follow-ups.
Supporting special projects, tracking deadlines and liaising with other teams.
Handling sensitive information with discretion.
Helping executives focus on the most important tasks and filtering requests.
For 15 years we’ve been the leading recruitment and staffing partner to private equity firms, asset managers, boutique investment banks, hedge funds, venture capital firms and UHNW family offices.
At Joss Search, we’ve redefined quality recruitment. We dive deeper, search smarter and prove ourselves with every placement. 96% of our roles come from existing clients and recommendations, which is proof of our unmatched expertise.
With a local knowledge of the New York City area and market, we’re your trusted recruiting and staffing partner for finding EA jobs or finding the right candidate for your organization.
In addition to offering EA jobs with competitive salaries and the opportunity to work with high-level personnel, our team of consultants will work closely with you to help and guide you throughout the application process.
Joss Search is proud to be an Equal Opportunity employer, passionately supporting and promoting equality, diversity and inclusion. We’re committed to building an inclusive culture, respecting our individual differences and bringing our community together.
You can search through our list of EA jobs and once you’ve selected the right one for you, you can apply directly through our website by adding your full name, email address and attaching your CV or resume.
If you wish to submit multiple job applications or would like some job search advice, please contact us directly by calling us on
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You can also email our team at hello@josssearch.com.
The roles of Executive Assistant (EA) and Personal Assistant (PA) are very different, with each supporting different aspects of an individual’s life.
An Executive Assistant is a business-focused professional who supports an executive’s corporate responsibilities. This includes managing calendars, coordinating meetings and handling travel logistics. EAs are deeply embedded in the business, sometimes contributing to strategic planning and decision-making at the very senior end.
A Personal Assistant is dedicated to managing the personal side of someone’s life. This might involve scheduling family appointments, running errands, booking holidays, managing household staff, or overseeing private events.
Both roles require discretion, organisation and exceptional communication skills. You’ll find highly experienced professionals in both roles, but their responsibilities are very different.
No, you do not necessarily need a college degree in business or finance to be an Executive Assistant working in private equity or hedge funds.
However, any background in finance, business or project management could make you more competitive during the application process.
Salaries for EA jobs in finance range from $90,000 to $200,000 depending on the organization, level of experience and based on permanent roles in New York City.
Yes, we may have temporary or contract jobs for Executive Assistants available, depending on the timing and the organization.
We offer EA Jobs in finance, private equity and alternative investments across New York City, predominantly in Midtown, Hudson Yards and some in Wall Street in the Financial District.
Many companies offer opportunities for career advancements for their EAs, including enabling you to advance into different departments internally, or may offer development within the role such as assistance with special projects, events, or providing support within operational functions within the business.
The employer may provide continuous education, courses and professional development opportunities.
Also, building a strong network of professional contacts within the industry and demonstrating strong performance in the role can also lead to opportunities for advancement.
Travel isn’t that common, and typically only happens if you’re supporting a very international CEO and very experienced in your career.
The majority of Executive Assistant job roles we recruit for are not remote. You will primarily work at the organization’s office or visit other locations for meetings and events. Depending on your employer’s guidelines, some days may be designated for remote work.
No, we do not charge fees to any candidates that apply or are placed into any of our roles. We receive a discretionary fee from our employment partners (clients) by working with them as their recruiters.
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