Senior Executive Assistant, CEO Office

About the role

The Senior Executive Assistant to the CEO supports the Chief Executive Officer of Sapphire, a joint‑venture manufacturing industrial robots in Riyadh. The role acts as the trusted coordination hub for the CEO, handling strategic priorities, governance matters, stakeholder communications and follow‑up actions with discipline, professionalism and confidentiality.

Key responsibilities

• Provide high‑quality senior‑level support to the CEO across daily priorities, strategic matters, governance requirements, stakeholder engagements, meetings, correspondence, reports and executive commitments.
• Act as the central coordination point for CEO‑directed actions, ensuring they are organized, documented, tracked, followed up and closed in a timely manner.
• Anticipate CEO needs by preparing briefs, documents, meeting materials and follow‑up actions while maintaining ownership, speed, accuracy and confidentiality.
• Develop and maintain action trackers for CEO priorities, Board and Executive Committee items, shareholder requests and strategic initiatives, capturing owners, due dates, dependencies, risks and progress.
• Follow up with company management, function heads and employees to ensure timely completion of assigned actions and prepare regular status dashboards for the CEO.
• Prepare executive reports, formal communications and meeting materials that improve execution, accountability and decision‑making across the organization.
• Coordinate interactions with VVIP visitors, external partners and internal teams on behalf of the CEO.

Required profile

• Business‑minded professional with strong ownership and excellent follow‑up capability.
• High‑quality written and verbal communication skills with a focus on confidentiality.
• Ability to work effectively with senior management, shareholders, board members, VVIP visitors, external partners and internal employees.
• Proven experience in a senior executive support role within a fast‑paced, high‑visibility environment.
• Strong organizational skills and the ability to manage multiple priorities simultaneously.

Required skills

• Excel
• PowerPoint
• Word