Australia’s deepest corporate executive-support market, spanning listed companies, financial services, professional firms, property groups, technology businesses and major public institutions.
Banking, investment and insuranceLegal, consulting and accountingTechnology and telecommunicationsProperty, infrastructure and media
Market anatomy
How the Sydney market works
Sydney rewards polished commercial judgement and the ability to protect executive time across dense stakeholder networks. The market is not one CBD: North Sydney, Parramatta, Macquarie Park and the airport corridor each produce different employer mixes, travel patterns and salary expectations.
Employment districts to include
Sydney CBD and Barangaroo
North Sydney
Parramatta
Macquarie Park and North Ryde
Mascot and the airport corridor
Why candidates choose Sydney
Largest pool of senior corporate roles
Strong pathways into board and chief-of-staff work
Wide recruiter and employer choice
Challenges to test before accepting
High competition for premium roles
Commute and office-location trade-offs
After-hours coverage in global businesses
Search vocabulary
Titles worth tracking
C-suite Executive Assistant
Executive Business Partner
Board Assistant
Team Assistant
Application and offer strategy
Questions that improve the decision
01Search by business district as well as Sydney
02Normalise bonus and super before comparing offers
03Test how many executives and teams sit inside the scope