Operations Manager and PA to CEO

About Admiral Pioneer    

Admiral Pioneer is a new entity within Admiral Group with the objective of seeding, launching and scaling new businesses in areas of increasing societal importance. We are focussing on three significant domains:

• Mobility
• Future of Work
• Live to 101

These domains are long term growth areas for Admiral. We anchor around meeting customer needs and are focussed on experimenting and proving new products, business models and partnerships through a discovery driven approach.

We are building a dynamic and energizing environment where we will provide all the excitement and freedom of a start-up, with the support and stability of an established organization. We want to recruit passionate people who look at the world and see huge opportunities to change it.

About the role

This is a fantastic opportunity to join a business at the early stages of its journey and to help shape the culture, ways of working and environment we create to help nurture and grow our portfolio of businesses

Personals Assistant| You will work in partnership with the CEO of Admiral Pioneer to proactively manage her busy schedule and coordinate with the wider Pioneer leadership team and broader stakeholders such as Pioneer Board, Group Board, Admiral Executive team and external stakeholders

Operations Manager | You will oversee and coordinate the operations for the AP team including in conjunction with team leads in People Services, Risk, Finance, Tech services and Procurement:

• Team coordination – day to day queries and updating team on required actions e.g. training, new processes / policies (teaching team to be self-sufficient)
• Liaising with facilities and tech support to ensure Pioneer environments are enabling hybrid working
• Team budget and spend review of operational activities e.g. core operational expenses, travel, training

About you

Knowledge and abilities

In this role attitude and approach is as important as experience. We expect the successful candidate to be.

• Self- motivated and positive - you won’t require much direction
• Great communicator- you can engage at all levels and work effectively with a diverse range of people
• Attention to detail – is critical given the nature of the stakeholders involved and the pace at which we operate
• Resilience – you are able to remain calm under pressure and influence appropriately to manage your workload

Experience

• At least five years of experience as a personal / executive assistant
• Strong track record in operations management in a fast moving, innovative environment
• Strong knowledge of enabling software such as Teams, Zoom, Miro and excel and working with these in a hybrid model

Additional Information

The role will report into the CEO of Admiral Pioneer

Due to Covid, the whole Admiral Pioneer team is working remotely. We will provide you with everything you need to work comfortably from home.

We expect you to be working remotely for the foreseeable future, however, once it is safe to return to the office, we will have days when the whole team comes together to collaborate. 

Salary, Benefits, and Work-Life Balance

We do not have a set salary for this position, as it will be dependent on the successful candidate’s experience. We are happy to see CVs from all candidates who meet the requirements and will be happy to discuss the remuneration package. Do not hesitate to contact the Recruitment Officer looking after this position if you would like to discuss this further.

At Admiral, we are proud to be a diverse business where we put our people and customers first. We have great benefits to ensure employees have a great work-life balance;it's one of the reasons why we're consistently voted one of the Sunday Times’ Best Big Companies to work for in the UK. We want you to have an element of freedom to define a working lifestyle that supports this, so accommodate flexible hours wherever possible.