Danielle Vidal

WORK HISTORY

EDUCATION

ABOUT DANIELLE VIDAL

I am a highly intuitive agile, accomplished, and proactive EA ninja with a growth mindset, specialising in results-orientated, critical-thinking and motivated business support for Financial Services, Tech, and Creative Industries. I\'m very much a \'get things done\' individual and a multi-skilled tasker. Strategic & Leadership• Acting as the primary leverage point for senior leaders’ time, supporting up to eight senior executives including C-suite and Global Department Heads• Influences priorities and outcomes, operating as a trusted partner rather than a purely executional EA• Mentors and supports other EAs/colleagues, contributing to team effectiveness, onboarding, and capability developmentCommercial & Operational Impact• Owns cost-saving initiatives, including the design and implementation of a global hotel and vendor programme delivering up to 30% annual savings• Leads vendor and partner negotiations, managing relationships end-to-end and ensuring commercial value• Runs projects autonomously, including IT space build-outs, systems implementation, and with minimal or no senior oversight• Overseeing event and project budgets, ensuring financial and operational efficiency• Designed, maintained, and governed SharePoint-based knowledge hubs, improving document control, information access, and cross-team efficiency• Centralised executive, project, and compliance documentation to support audit readiness, onboarding, and operational continuity• Owner of internal knowledge systems, ensuring accuracy, version control, and stakeholder adoptionExposure & Risk• Extensive board-level exposure in a regulated financial environment, supporting board meetings and directors over a five-year period• Daily senior leadership exposure acting as a key liaison between executives, clients• Confidential, regulatory, and reputational-risk matters, including AML coordination, compliance documentation, and audit readiness• Acting as gatekeeper to C-suite executives and CEO gatekeeper Scope Creep Indicators • Experience of office management and operational responsibility embedded within EA role, including HR coordination, procurement, and facilities• Ongoing responsibility for events, communications, and marketing-related activities, leveraging prior senior marketing leadership experience• “EA-plus” culture, consistently absorbing additional responsibilities beyond traditional EA scope to meet business needs#EAproblemsolver #UnicornEA #EAtofounder #EAninja #executiveassistantDBS #EAfinancialservices #awardwinningEA #growthmindsetEA