Company Overview
Keyal Empire Designs Pvt Ltd is a premier house in the luxury Indian bridal wear segment, proud creators of celebrated couture brands including Marwar Couture, Asiana, and Payal Keyal Couture. With an advanced manufacturing hub in Sector 8, Noida, and flagship retail showrooms in Delhi’s high-fashion destinations (Chandni Chowk and Mehrauli), our organization values operational efficiency, premium brand presentation, and rapid business execution at the executive leadership level.
Role Summary
We are seeking a highly adept, articulate, and organized Executive Assistant (EA) to the Managing Director. This high-visibility role acts as the primary extension of the Managing Director's office. The successful candidate will not only manage day-to-day corporate administration and gatekeeping but will also carry the mandate to deputize for the MD, manage strategic inter-departmental workflows, and make calculated operational decisions in the MD’s absence.
This role requires a blend of emotional intelligence, corporate diplomacy, analytical research skills, and a deep understanding of luxury business operations.
Key Responsibilities & KRAs
1. Executive Deputization & Strategic Liaison
Operational Deputization: Act on behalf of the Managing Director during their absence or when designated, ensuring business continuity, reviewing critical workflows, and making administrative decisions within authorized boundaries.
Inter-Departmental Coordination: Liaise actively between the MD's office and key stakeholders—including factory heads, store managers, luxury clients, major suppliers, and corporate teams—to ensure seamless production timelines and smooth product dispatches.
Project Management: Spearhead specific business projects, market research initiatives, and operational tasks directly assigned by the MD, monitoring execution from conception to delivery.
2. High-Level Gatekeeping & Calendar Management
Primary Point of Contact: Serve as the strategic first point of contact for all internal employees and external dignitaries, screening all phone calls, high-level inquiries, and meeting requests with absolute discretion and diligence.
Master Calendar Control: Dynamically organize and maintain the MD's corporate diary. Schedule, de-conflict, and prioritize appointments with external luxury buyers, trade partners, government authorities, and internal department heads.
3. Executive Travel, Logistics & Event Curation
Comprehensive Travel Management: Design end-to-end domestic and international itineraries for the MD and Board Directors, managing visa documentation, flight bookings, luxury hotel accommodations, and local transit.
Meeting Readiness: Organize high-level executive meetings, board conferences, and external reviews. Ensure the MD is fully briefed with required agendas, dossiers, and background research ahead of every interaction.
4. Advanced Documentation, Research & Reporting
Business Intelligence: Carry out thorough background research on market trends, competitor movements, and vendor profiles, distilling complex data into clear briefing papers, analytical reports, and executive summaries.
Presentations & Correspondence: Prepare highly polished corporate presentations, draft official letters, and handle confidential incoming/outgoing communications (emails, formal mail, and posts) often corresponding independently on behalf of the MD.
Secretarial Precision: Attend executive meetings alongside the MD to take precise dictation, record comprehensive minutes of meetings (MoMs), and track the status of action items across departments.
5. Office Systems & Workplace Optimization
Data Management: Devise, upgrade, and maintain secure, highly organized physical and digital filing systems, ensuring immediate data retrieval and absolute confidentiality of proprietary design and financial records.
Workplace Continuity: Assist in ensuring the executive office suite operates at peak efficiency at all times, maintaining professional ethics and an immaculate workflow standard.
Candidate Profile & Qualifications
Experience: 6–12 years of core corporate experience as an Executive Assistant, Strategy EA, or Chief of Staff to a Managing Director, CEO, or Promoter. Experience within luxury retail, premium apparel, fashion export houses, or high-touch hospitality environments is highly advantageous.
Education: Bachelor's degree in Arts or commerce. An MBA or a Post Graduate Diploma in Corporate Communications/Business Management from a reputable institution is preferred.
Technical Skillset:
Advanced mastery of the Microsoft Office Suite (highly sophisticated PowerPoint presentations and advanced data tracking in Excel).
Pay: ₹125,000.00 per month
Benefits:
Work Location: In person
