Senior Executive Assistant (m/f/d)

Description and Requirements

Do you enjoy working in a fast-paced international environment, taking ownership, delivering results, and finding better ways of working?

We are looking for an experienced, proactive, and technology-minded Senior Executive Assistant to support the VP & Chief Commercial Officer Europe.

This role goes beyond traditional executive support. While providing outstanding executive assistance remains an important foundation, the focus increasingly lies on business coordination, stakeholder management, project ownership, communication, and leveraging AI and digital technologies to improve productivity and execution.

You will work closely with senior leaders across Europe, customers, partners, and cross-functional teams. You will bring strong organizational skills, a clear sense of ownership, the ability to work independently, and a practical approach to getting things done.

What will your responsibilities be?

Project Ownership & Business Initiatives

• Independently lead selected business projects and operational initiatives from planning to execution.
• Drive stakeholder alignment, communication, progress tracking, and reporting.
• Identify opportunities for improvement and turn ideas into measurable business outcomes.
• Support leadership workshops, business reviews, and operational excellence initiatives.
• Drive productivity, efficiency, and simplification projects across the executive office environment.
• Leverage AI and modern technologies to improve business processes and ways of working.

Executive Support & Leadership Enablement

• Act as a trusted partner and extension of the executive office.
• Prepare executive briefings, presentations, leadership communications and meeting materials.
• Coordinate leadership meetings, workshops, customer engagements and executive events.
• Support effective decision-making through excellent preparation, organization and follow-up.
• Manage complex executive calendars, travel arrangements and expense reporting
• Build trusted relationships across leadership teams and key stakeholders throughout Europe.

Business Coordination & Execution

• Coordinate priorities, activities, and deliverables across multiple functions, countries and organizations.
• Track key decisions, commitments and actions to ensure timely execution.
• Create transparency, structure and accountability around business priorities and initiatives.
• Proactively identify risks, dependencies and opportunities for improvement.
• Drive follow-up and ensure execution of agreed actions.

AI, Digitalization & Productivity

• Leverage Microsoft Copilot, AI solutions and automation technologies as part of daily work.
• Drive adoption of modern digital tools and AI-enabled workflows.
• Continuously challenge traditional ways of working and identify smarter, faster and more effective approaches.
• Help shape the future of executive support through innovation, technology and automation.

We are looking for someone who:

• Takes ownership and enjoys getting things done.
• Works independently with minimal supervision.
• Anticipates needs and acts proactively.
• Thrives in a dynamic, high-energy environment.
• Is highly organized, detail-oriented and execution-focused.
• Communicates effectively and professionally with senior leaders and executives.
• Builds strong relationships across cultures, functions and countries.
• Embraces AI, technology and innovation as business enablers.
• Demonstrates sound judgment, professionalism and discretion.
• Has a growth mindset and continuously looks for opportunities to learn and improve.

Experience & Skills:

• Relevant experience supporting senior executives in an international business environment.
• Proven project coordination and stakeholder management skills.
• Ability to manage multiple priorities simultaneously while maintaining high quality standards.
• Advanced knowledge of Microsoft 365, PowerPoint, Outlook, Teams and Excel.
• Strong interest in AI, automation and digital productivity tools.
• Fluent German and English, both written and spoken.
• Excellent communication, planning and organizational skills.

What Success Looks Like

In this role, you will:

• Create structure in a fast-moving business environment.
• Stay one step ahead and proactively solve problems.
• Drive projects and initiatives independently.
• Use AI and technology to improve efficiency and impact.
• Enable leadership to focus on customers, growth, strategy, and people.
• Become a trusted partner across the European leadership organization.

What Lenovo offers:

• A multitude of professional and personal development opportunities.
• A very open and flexible work environment within one of the most forwarding thinking IT companies.
• Very flat structures, fast decision-making processes and a constant focus on customer requirements.
• An international team with a high focus on diversity & inclusion.
• Attractive compensation package
• …and a lot of fun: We like to celebrate our successes!

Lenovo’s inclusive culture is shaped by strong voices and real stories—discover our Women@Lenovo here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZwcbxS0KS-w​

and see why our workplace is proudly recognized with the Kununu Top Company award for the fifth year in a row: https://www.kununu.com/de/lenovo-deutschland1

Please submit your CV in English. We look forward to hearing from you!

At Lenovo we are proud to be an equal opportunity company. This vacancy certainly applies for people with disabilities, too.

We are an Equal Opportunity Employer and do not discriminate against any employee or applicant for employment because of race, color, sex, age, religion, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, status as a veteran, and basis of disability or any federal, state, or local protected class.

Additional Locations :

• Germany

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