Mariel Malasan is an experienced Executive Operations and Office Management professional with more than 15 years of experience managing business operations, supporting CEO's and Directors and improving organizational efficiency across international and remote work environments.
Having spent a decade living and working in Dubai, Mariel built extensive experience supporting Managing Directors, CEOs, and senior leadership teams within international organizations. Her background spans executive operations, office management, business development, human resources coordination, financial administration, procurement, logistics, customer relations, and organizational planning.
Throughout her career, Mariel has taken an active role in strengthening day-to-day business operations and developing systems that enable organizations to operate more efficiently. Her experience includes managing administrative and operational workflows, developing and implementing procedures, coordinating HR and recruitment activities, overseeing contracts and renewals, managing budgets and financial records, supporting payroll and bookkeeping, coordinating suppliers and procurement, and handling complex executive and business requirements.
Her results-driven approach has contributed to measurable operational improvements, including reducing annual business expenses by approximately 30%, lowering supply-related costs, and restructuring administrative processes that improved productivity while reducing staffing requirements by approximately 20%.
Mariel also brings extensive Executive Assistant experience, managing complex calendars, international travel, meetings, correspondence, documentation, confidential information, and executive priorities for senior leaders traveling throughout the Middle East, Europe, Asia, and the United States. Her ability to understand both executive priorities and broader organizational requirements allows her to operate beyond traditional administrative support and contribute directly to business strategy and operational decision-making.
Complementing her extensive corporate experience, Mariel is currently pursuing her Juris Doctor (JD) degree, further developing her knowledge of law, legal research, regulatory frameworks, contracts, governance, and analytical reasoning. Her legal education strengthens her ability to approach business operations with greater attention to compliance, risk, documentation, policy, and organizational governance.
She also completed the Management Essentials Certificate from Harvard Business School Online, further strengthening her capabilities in leadership, decision-making, organizational management, and business strategy.
Mariel is highly adaptable to technology-driven and remote working environments and has experience using a wide range of business and productivity platforms, including Google Workspace, Microsoft Office, QuickBooks, Notion, Coda, Airtable, Asana, Monday.com, Basecamp, Zapier, Mailchimp, DocuSign, PandaDoc, Canva, Adobe Photoshop, Thinkific, Buffer, Zoom, and other operational, project management, CRM, communication, and collaboration tools.
Today, Mariel is based in the Philippines and continues to work with businesses and executives internationally. Her combination of executive-level support, hands-on operations management, international business exposure, and legal education enables her to bring structure to complex environments, improve systems and processes, and serve as a trusted operational partner to senior leadership.
Outside of her professional and academic pursuits, Mariel has a strong appreciation for art and painting and enjoys an active lifestyle that has included horse riding, pickleball, freediving, hiking, pilates, fencing, firing, wall climbing, boxing, and swimming. She values continuous learning, personal growth, and maintaining a meaningful balance between her professional ambitions and family life.