Executive Associate, Global Practice

Working closely with the firm's leadership on confidential board and leadership appointments, with a part in The Selion Circle.

Fully remote | Full-time

Monday morning. The chair of a family company in Milan has read the shortlist over the weekend and wants to talk. A candidate in Singapore has gone quiet. The partner leading the assignment is somewhere over the Gulf.

Someone has noticed and brought the threads together. By the time the partner lands, the conversation is prepared and nothing important has been left unattended.

That someone is the person we are appointing at Selion Global.

You may already be doing work of this kind in executive search or leadership advisory, a founder's office, executive education or the finest end of hospitality: understanding what matters to people, exercising judgement on their behalf and making sure that what was intended actually happens. Those professional instincts are the foundation. Executive search itself can be learned alongside partners who have practised it for decades.

Selion Global advises boards, founders and chief executives on appointments and leadership decisions that carry lasting consequence. Anchored in Singapore and London, with partner offices internationally, we also convene private leadership residencies and gatherings through The Selion Circle.

You would work alongside the partners on international client assignments, learning to understand the brief, the business behind it and the judgements that shape a successful appointment. From the outset, you would contribute to delivery, combining preparation with direct client and candidate contact and responsibility for agreed parts of the work.

Between partner conversations, you would often be the person clients and candidates hear from. You would keep them informed, prepare correspondence and ensure that commitments are followed through. Briefs, client updates, candidate reports and shortlist documents would also be yours to draft, which calls for an understanding of the context as well as accuracy and care.

You would handle exchanges within your remit, recognise what needs the partner's attention and make sure they have what they need to respond well.

The Selion Circle adds another dimension. Alongside the client work, you would help shape its residencies and gatherings, look after invitations and guests, and work with the places and people who host us. It asks for the same qualities: a sense of occasion, discretion, and care for people who are used to being well looked after.

The role does not include routine diary management or personal travel and expense administration.

You bring several years of experience in which you have carried projects and relationships. Wherever you have worked, your contribution has extended beyond administration: you have understood the purpose of the work, exercised judgement and taken responsibility for its progress.

Communication is a strength. You read a situation quickly and adjust to the person in front of you. When an exchange becomes difficult, you remain courteous and precise and represent the firm with tact.

Your spoken and written English is of a high order. You absorb complexity and express what matters with clarity, economy and a feel for tone. You have meaningful international experience and are comfortable across multiple business cultures. Discretion is second nature.

You use AI and modern tools intelligently, learn new systems readily and apply your own judgement to the result. You are curious about business and people, and practical when there is no obvious route forward. In a lean firm, you are willing to think beyond the immediate task and see the detailed work through.

If you have also had a hand in curated gatherings or programmes for senior people, so much the better. It is welcome rather than required.

This is an opportunity to bring established strengths into a wider professional world. You would see how companies are led, how decisions about their leaders are made and how enduring advisory relationships are built. Through The Selion Circle, you would also come to know that world in a more private setting.

You would work closely with experienced partners and deepen your understanding of the business. As your contribution develops, your responsibility on client assignments would grow, and with it your part in The Selion Circle.

The appointment is fully remote, offering independence and close collaboration across an international…