Executive Assistant at Pika Insights

Pika Insights is building the data and financial inclusion infrastructure that will unlock growth for and from Africa’s informal economy. By transforming daily retail activity into trusted, structured data, Pika enables financial institutions, FMCGs, and public sector partners to engage the informal sector with confidence and at scale. Pika is not just an app. It is infrastructure for data, trust, and economic participation.

We are recruiting to fill the position below:

Job Title: Executive Assistant

Location: Lagos 
Employment Type: Full-time

Role Overview

• As Executive Assistant, you will serve as a trusted partner to the Chief Executive Officer, helping maximize effectiveness across both professional and personal commitments.
• Your mandate is to create leverage for the CEO by managing priorities, coordinating schedules, driving follow through, and ensuring that important matters are handled efficiently and professionally.
• This includes supporting business responsibilities, strategic initiatives, stakeholder engagement, and selected personal and family related matters that enable the CEO to remain focused on leading and growing the company.
• You will work across every function within Pika and engage regularly with external partners, customers, investors, service providers, and other stakeholders.
• This role requires exceptional organization, discretion, judgment, initiative, and the ability to execute without constant supervision.

Core Objectives

• Maximize the effectiveness and productivity of the CEO
• Ensure critical priorities are organized, tracked, and executed
• Improve coordination and communication across teams and stakeholders
• Provide trusted support across selected personal and family commitments
• Create structure, visibility, and accountability around key initiatives 31 Balarabe Musa Crescent, Victoria Island

Key Responsibilities

• Manage the CEO’s calendar, scheduling, and prioritization of time
• Coordinate internal and external meetings, including agendas, preparation materials, and follow up actions
• Track action items, decisions, and commitments arising from meetings and ensure timely execution
• Prepare briefing notes, presentations, reports, and other materials required by the CEO
• Coordinate communication between the CEO and employees, customers, partners, investors, and other stakeholders
• Support leadership meetings, board meetings, and strategic planning sessions
• Assist with project coordination across teams and help ensure execution against company priorities
• Maintain organized records, documentation, and key business information
• Monitor progress against important initiatives and proactively surface risks, delays, or bottlenecks
• Anticipate needs and solve problems before they become distractions
• Coordinate business travel, accommodation, logistics, and itineraries
• Manage selected personal administrative responsibilities including appointments, reservations, errands, family logistics, and service providers
• Coordinate with household, travel, and personal vendors where required
• Assist with special projects and responsibilities that support the CEO’s effectiveness both professionally and personally

Qualifications & Experience

• Bachelor’s Degree in Business Administration, Communications, Management, or a related field
• 5+ years of relevant experience supporting senior executives, founders, entrepreneurs, or leadership teams
• Exceptional organizational and project management skills
• Strong written and verbal communication abilities
• High attention to detail and follow through
• Strong judgment and ability to handle confidential information with discretion Comfortable managing multiple priorities simultaneously
• Ability to operate independently and take ownership of outcomes
• Strong proficiency with productivity and collaboration tools.

What Success Looks Like

• The CEO is able to focus more time on high value strategic priorities
• Important commitments and action items are consistently executed
• Meetings are well organized, productive, and followed by clear accountability
• Communication across teams and stakeholders is timely and effective
• Business and personal logistics are handled proactively and professionally
• The organization experiences fewer delays caused by coordination gaps.
• Key initiatives move forward with greater speed and consistency

Application Closing Date
6th July, 2026.

How to Apply
Interested and qualified candidates should send their Resumes to: thehrhive@gmail.com using the Job Title as the subject of the mail.