Company Description Speciality Restaurants Limited is one of Indias leading hospitality companies, known for creating memorable dining experiences across a diverse portfolio of iconic brands such as Mainland China, Asia Kitchen by Mainland China, Oh! Calcutta, Sigree Global Grill, Sweet Bengal, Episode One, Gong, Caf Mezzuna, and Siciliana. With over three decades of presence, the company focuses on a people-first culture and culinary excellence. It is the only publicly listed restaurant company on the NSE in India, offering strong professional visibility and growth opportunities. Speciality Restaurants Limited is dedicated to delivering outstanding guest experiences by combining great food, warm hospitality, and meaningful connections at every touchpoint. Team members are encouraged to contribute to a collaborative environment that values service, innovation, and integrity.
Role Overview The Executive Assistant will act as a key support system to the CEO, ensuring that time, priorities, meetings, communication, and follow-ups are managed efficiently. This role requires someone who is discreet, detail-oriented, fast, structured, and able to coordinate with senior leadership, brand teams, operations, finance, HR, marketing, vendors, consultants, and external stakeholders. The person should be more than a calendar manager they should help drive discipline, follow-through, and accountability across the organisation.
Key Responsibilities
CEO Office Management
Manage the CEOs calendar, meetings, appointments, travel plans, and daily schedule. Prioritise meetings based on business importance and ensure the CEO is fully prepared with notes, documents, agendas, and follow-up points.
Meeting Coordination & Follow-ups
Organise internal and external meetings, prepare agendas, take minutes, track action points, and follow up with relevant teams to ensure deadlines are met.
Cross-Department Coordination
Coordinate with operations, marketing, finance, HR, projects, purchase, legal, and brand teams on behalf of the CEO. Ensure key tasks are tracked and escalated when required.
MIS & Reporting
Prepare and maintain business trackers, review notes, weekly updates, performance summaries, project status reports, and other MIS formats required by the CEO.
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Draft emails, WhatsApp messages, internal notes, presentations, letters, and business communication on behalf of the CEO when required.
Project Tracking
Support the CEO in tracking important initiatives such as new outlet launches, brand revamps, marketing campaigns, recruitment, menu development, vendor coordination, expansion projects, and strategic assignments.
Travel & Logistics
Manage travel bookings, hotel reservations, itineraries, meeting schedules, restaurant visits, and guest coordination.
Confidential Work
Handle sensitive information related to company strategy, leadership decisions, financial matters, HR discussions, and business planning with complete confidentiality.
External Stakeholder Coordination
Coordinate with consultants, agencies, investors, landlords, architects, designers, chefs, vendors, PR agencies, and business partners as required.
Personal Productivity Support
Help the CEO stay organised by maintaining priority lists, reminders, pending trackers, document folders, call lists, and daily/weekly action plans.
Candidate Requirements Experience Minimum 3 to 7 years of experience as an Executive Assistant, Personal Assistant, Founders Office Associate, Business Coordinator, or similar role. Experience in hospitality, retail, FMCG, luxury, real estate, consulting, or family-run businesses will be preferred. Education Graduate degree required. MBA or hospitality/business background is an added advantage.
Skills Required
The candidate must have excellent communication skills, strong follow-up discipline, and the ability to work with senior management. They should be comfortable with Microsoft Excel, PowerPoint, Word, Google Workspace, calendar tools, and WhatsApp-based coordination. They should be able to write professional emails, prepare simple presentations, maintain trackers, and organise information clearly.
Ideal Candidate Profile The ideal candidate should be:
Highly organised and structured* Fast in execution and follow-ups* Calm under pressure* Discreet and trustworthy* Comfortable working with senior leadership* Strong in written and spoken English* Proactive rather than reactive* Detail-oriented* Presentable and professional* Able to multitask across many brands and departments* Comfortable with a fast-moving hospitality environment
Key Expectations The EA should ensure that nothing important falls through the cracks. They should be able to track pending work, remind teams, close loops, and help the CEO operate with better speed and clarity. This role requires ownership, maturity, confidentiality, and a strong sense of urgency.
Preferred Background Candidates from the following backgrounds may be suitable:
Executive Assistant to Founder / CEO* Founders Office Coordinator* Hospitality corporate office* Retail or restaurant chain support role* Consulting coordination role* Luxury brand / hotel background* Project coordination or business operations role
Working Style Required This is not a passive desk role. The person must be energetic, alert, and comfortable coordinating across multiple moving parts. They should be able to manage pressure, changing priorities, and quick turnarounds. They must be available to support urgent business requirements when needed, especially during launches, events, board meetings, reviews, or key projects.
Compensation Compensation will be based on experience, capability, communication skills, and previous background.15 lakh per annum, depending on quality of candidate and experience.
Interview Evaluation Criteria Assess the candidate on:
Communication skills2. Organisation and follow-up ability3. Confidentiality and maturity4. Excel / PowerPoint / email writing ability5. Speed of execution6. Ability to work with senior stakeholders7. Understanding of hospitality or consumer business8. Stability in previous roles9. Presentability10. Problem-solving attitude
Final Hiring Note
This role should be hired as a CEO Office / Executive Assistant position, not just a Personal Assistant. The candidate should bring structure, discipline, and accountability to the CEOs working day and act as a reliable bridge between the CEO and the wider organization.
Who can apply
Only those candidates can apply who
have minimum 3 years of experience
Salary
Probation:
Duration:
Salary during probation: After probation:
Annual CTC: Competitive salary
Number of openings
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