Senior Managing Director Assistant

Sig MD Assistant

At Alstom, we understand transport networks and what moves people. From high-speed trains, metros, monorails, and trams, to turnkey systems, services, infrastructure, signalling and digital mobility, we offer our diverse customers the broadest portfolio in the industry. Every day, 80,000 colleagues lead the way to greener and smarter mobility worldwide, connecting cities as we reduce carbon and replace cars.

Could you be the full-time Sig MD Assistant in Bangalore we’re looking for?

Your future role

Take on a new challenge and apply your administrative expertise in a new cutting-edge field. You’ll work alongside dynamic and collaborative teammates.

You'll play a critical role in ensuring the smooth operation of management and leadership activities. Day-to-day, you’ll work closely with teams across the business (Industrial and Projects Teams, HR, Leadership), streamline travel and calendar management, assist with recruitment coordination, and much more.

You’ll specifically take care of travel management and expense claims for leadership members, but also support in preparing reports and presentations.

We’ll look to you for:

• Acting as a point of contact for management in relation to administrative activities

• End-to-end travel management for leadership members, including consolidating weekly travel plans

• Maintaining professional agendas, arranging meetings, and providing reminders

• Managing PR & PO processes for indirect buying, including training requirements

• Assisting with recruitment processes and coordinating new hirings with HR

• Arranging skip-level meetings and monitoring actions with close coordination with the team

• Organizing visits for foreign delegates, including hotel and transportation arrangements

• Booking meeting rooms, managing seminars, and coordinating team events

• Preparing reports, presentations, and gathering information as needed

• Contributing to additional tasks or missions related to business activities

All about you

We value passion and attitude over experience. That’s why we don’t expect you to have every single skill. Instead, we’ve listed some that we think will help you succeed and grow in this role:

• Degree in any discipline (Postgraduate education in Business Administration is an added advantage)

• Experience or understanding of executive assistance or secretarial roles (4 to 6 years preferred)

• Knowledge of MS Office and PowerPoint

• Familiarity with verbal and written business communication

• A basic understanding of finance

• Experience in working with ERP systems (such as SAP) for PR/PO creation

• Strong organizational and logical thinking skills

• Proactive and self-motivated approach

Things you’ll enjoy Join us on a life-long transformative journey – the rail industry is here to stay, so you can grow and develop new skills and experiences throughout your career. You’ll also:

• Enjoy stability, challenges, and a long-term career free from boring daily routines

• Collaborate with transverse teams and helpful colleagues

• Contribute to innovative projects

• Utilise our inclusive and flexible working environment

• Steer your career in whatever direction you choose across functions and countries

• Benefit from our investment in your development, through award-winning learning

• Progress towards leadership or specialized roles

• Benefit from a fair and dynamic reward package that recognises your performance and potential, plus comprehensive and competitive social coverage (life, medical, pension)

You don’t need to be a train enthusiast to thrive with us. We guarantee that when you step onto one of our trains with your friends or family, you’ll be proud. If you’re up for the challenge, we’d love to hear from you!

Important to note

As a global business, we’re an equal-opportunity employer that celebrates diversity across the 63 countries we operate in. We’re committed to creating an inclusive workplace for everyone.