CEO Office Associate

This role combines project delivery, strategic thinking and a natural drive for efficiency. You will operate at the heart of Proxima’s leadership, with a front row seat at scaling Europe’s leading fusion company.

WHAT YOU WILL DO

• Own critical projects from preparation through delivery. Clarify objectives, coordinate contributors, manage timelines and deliver work that meets a high bar for quality.
• Prepare materials for important decisions and engagements. Develop presentations, briefings and supporting materials for leadership, board, investor and partner meetings, drawing on input from across the company.
• Help focus the CEO’s time and attention. Work with the Chief of Staff and Personal Assistant to translate company priorities into purposeful meetings, engagements and preparation. Help assess what needs the CEO’s involvement and where others should take ownership.
• Improve how information flows across Proxima. Keep the CEO and leadership team well informed. Help shape how we share priorities, decisions and progress across teams and locations. Build communication routines that keep people connected as the company grows.
• Take on special projects wherever they matter most. Pick up high-priority work that needs an owner, whether it sits within the CEO Office or across technical and business teams. Get up to speed, bring the right people together, and see it through before moving to the next priority.
• Find and fix inefficiencies. Spot repetitive work, unnecessary steps and gaps in coordination. Leverage any combination of AI, digital tools and straightforward processes to save time and improve quality.
• Build systems that scale. Create useful templates, trackers and shared ways of working that others can easily adopt and maintain.

WHO YOU ARE

• You’re early in your career, with a proven track-record and drive to learn fast. You’re curious, seek challenges and feedback and are eager to take on responsibility.
• You deliver excellent project management work. You manage multiple priorities, care about detail and see projects through.
• You take initiative. You bring structure to open-ended problems, use sound judgement and know when to involve others.
• You enjoy making things work better. You spot inefficiencies and use practical processes, AI and digital tools to improve how work gets done.
• You work well with people. You build relationships across teams, communicate clearly and handle sensitive information with discretion.
• Nice to have:
• Experience in project management, business operations, or consulting.
• An interest in deep tech, energy or industrial development.
• A deep commitment to contribute to European leadership and sovereignty.

We offer

At Proxima Fusion, our mission is bold: making limitless clean energy a reality. To get there, we need a high-performing, diverse team that brings different perspectives, challenges assumptions, and builds together with purpose. We know that diversity of thought and experience leads to better ideas, stronger execution, and a more resilient team. We don’t look at how you identify, what you look like, who you choose to worship or what ethnicity you are. We care about what you can bring to the table.

INTERVIEW PROCESS

• Recruiter Interview (30-60 min)
• Technical Screening (30 min)
• Technical Panel (3x60 min)
• This role sits at "L1-L2" of our framework, please inquire during the recruitment process for further information.

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Posted Oct 17, 2026

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