Job Description

Overview:
A private American family residing in Abu Dhabi is seeking a live-out, service-minded Executive/Personal Assistant to streamline their lives. The candidate will serve as the trusted right hand to the two principals, a couple with young children. This is a high-impact role for a candidate who can manage complex schedules, different time zones, international travel, high-stakes projects, and personal, philanthropic, and household matters. The position provides the opportunity to build systems, operate on a high level, and highlight your extraordinary skill-set. Relocation package being offered. Responsibilities:
Responsibilites include, but are not limited to:
Personal & Household Coordination

• Support scheduling of personal and family appointments
• Organize recurring household matters, including staff schedules, wardrobe and gift tracking, and key medical or personal records
• Build systems to keep information and tasks organized across locations
• Ad Hoc tasks

Problem-Solving & Process Improvement

• Anticipate needs and proactively resolve issues with discretion and judgment
• Introduce tools and practices that improve productivity for both principals and their support network

Executive Support

• Manage dynamic calendars for two principals across time zones using Google Workspace
• Prepare briefs, presentations, and meeting materials; drive follow-ups and accountability
• Maintain CRM and related systems for contacts, priorities, and commitments
• Ad Hoc tasks

Travel & Logistics

• Plan and execute global travel for the principals and their family, including flights, visas, ground transport, accommodations, and itinerary changes on short notice

Projects & Properties

• Coordinate select projects such as retreats, book launches, philanthropic initiatives, and special events
• Liaise with designers, contractors, and vendors on property upgrades and ongoing

Qualifications:

• Minimum 5 years' EA/PA experience supporting senior executives or UHNW principals
• Experience across both corporate and private household environments preferred
• Proven end-to-end project management and ability to prioritize under pressure
• Advanced professional English
• High proficiency with Google Workspace, CRM, expense, and travel tools, and quick adoption of new technology
• Discreet, resourceful, and culturally adaptable with a global 24/7 mindset
• Comfortable working in both traditional office and private-residence settings
• Flawless integrity and utmost discretion.
• Self-starter able to work independently with a high level of ambiguity under minimum supervision.
• Creative and resourceful problem solver.
• Thrives in a non-traditional work setting, equally comfortable working from the principals' home or their places of business.
• Ability to handle both executive and personal tasks
• Highly organized with excellent time management skills.
• Respectful of boundaries and self-aware
• Not a clock watcher
• Energetic and can keep up with a fast-paced environment
• Willing to relocate to Abu Dhabi

Requirements:

• Must sign NDA
• Must pass background check

Salary and Benefits:

• AED 35K-55K monthly, depending on experience (up to $180k annual base salary)
• Visa provided - Relocation package
• Health insurance for employee, spouse, and up to three children
• Paid holidays
• Monthly flight allowance AED 800 to AED 2000 per month
• Life insurance for employee
• Educational allowance up to 3 children, AED 20,000 to AED 60,000 per year
• Gratuity on basic salary after one year

Skills Required