Executive Assistant to CEO

Scalapay is transforming the way people buy online and in-store, empowering merchants to give their customers magical experiences. With over 4,000 retailers in fashion, beauty, homeware & travel trusting us (Dsquared2, Veralab, Calzedonia, Shein to name a few), we have more than 1M+ customers using Scalapay today across Europe.  

Following a $497 million series B in February 2022 led by Tencent and Willoughby Capital, we are now a unicorn With this in mind, our teams are growing fast: we’re looking for extraordinary talents to come join the adventure and help us shape and sell the future of ecommerce payments & checkout products.  

Working with us means a day-to-day where things go very fast, where you get the opportunity to lead exciting & challenging projects, and be part of team driven by 4 values: #createmagic #staycurious #beimpactful #playasateam. We’re proud of being one of the top 10 startups to work for according to LinkedIn, and 2021’s Startup of the Year in Italy. This is where your magic happens.

If you love it, Scalapay it

Simone, our CEO, is looking for an Executive Assistant to support him on his super busy scheduling!  

This role is based in Milan, where we’ll expect to see you often, but we have the possibility to work from home as well some days per week.

We like to think that we're pretty good at offering a job where you can thrive and that fits nicely into a fulfilled life. 

- Manage the CEO agenda, arranging meetings and business events. He has an extremely active calendar of appointments!

- Filter requests for information, identify issues which need immediate attention and manage conflicting priorities

- Support the CEO with his email correspondence

- Make travel and accommodation arrangements, in compliance with Covid procedures

- Coordinate and assist with special projects as needed 

- At least a high school diploma

- A previous experience in the same role, better if in a structured environment

- Fluent Italian and English Good communication skills, both written and verbal

- Good time management and organizational skills

- Flexibility 

- Ability to anticipate needs

- Strong technical and analytical abilities including experience with G Suite and MS Office (in particular Excel, Power Point..)

- Eye for detail 

- Experience multitasking with the ability to handle changing priorities in a scale up environment

- Handle confidential information and communications tactfully, with efficiency and attention to detail

- Data-driven and organised, you like things to run like a machine 

- You’re a self-starter, autonomous & proactive: we’re looking for someone who will go and get things done, not wait for instructions  

- An attractive package based on your skills and experience

- A stimulating and international working environment with big challenges to be met every day

- The opportunity to showcase your skills, to shine, grow and develop

- The opportunity to join a fast-growing scale up

- A first interview with the HR Team

- An interview with our CEO

- A Meet The Team session where you’ll get to meet different people at Scalapay and see if you’ll fit into our culture