Global Standards Lead & Executive Assistant (m/w/d)

If you were in the Global Standards Lead & Executive Assistant role now, here are some of the core activities you would be doing:

• Executive Support (50%)
• Providing exceptional administrative support through complex scheduling and calendar management across multiple regions and time zones
• Coordinating domestic and international travel arrangements, including multi-leg itineraries subject to continuous changes
• Preparing agendas, meeting minutes, pre-reads, and presentation materials for key meetings
• Managing correspondence and ensuring timely follow-up on action items
• Organizing and submitting expense reports in a timely manner
• Coordinating logistics for meetings, workshops, offsites, and in-person gatherings
• Ensuring alignment and clear communication across internal stakeholders and teams
• Maintaining an organized and efficient office rhythm for the VP, anticipating needs and proactively smoothing workflows


• COE Program Coordination (50%)
• Supporting the planning, coordination, and execution of COE-led initiatives, including global standards development.
• Managing meeting cadences for COE workstreams, including scheduling, agendas, minutes, action item tracking, and follow-through
• Coordinating cross-regional alignment sessions with NAM, EMEA, APAC, and Greater China partners
• Supporting version control, documentation organization, and distribution of COE materials, briefs, and toolkits
• Using project management tools to maintain trackers, timelines, risks, and dependencies
• Formatting presentations, summaries, and supporting documents used in global leadership discussions
• Collaborating with functional SMEs to ensure clear communication, accurate updates, and smooth execution of COE activities
• Supporting the operational rhythm of the COE, ensuring consistency, alignment, and accessibility of global standards work

Here are some of the things you could be working on in the future:

• Developing and implementing process improvements to enable more effective operations within EMEA Store Development & Retail Operations and the Global COE
• Supporting documentation, logistics, and facilitation for future COE deep-dive workshops
• Working toward your own professional development goals, based on your specific interests in the business
• Supporting additional senior leaders or COE functions as the organization grows

Are you our next Global Standards Lead & Executive Assistant?

• You have 5+ years of Executive Assistant or senior coordination experience supporting senior leaders (ideally executive-level leaders) in a fast‑paced and, multi‑country environment
• Bring a background in Retail COE ideally, global standards, or cross‑regional program coordination
• Are highly organized, detail‑obsessed, and energized by complex workflows
• Communicate with clarity, confidence, and cultural awareness
• Adapt quickly, stay calm under pressure, and enjoy solving problems before they escalate
• Love creating structure, driving alignment, and enabling others to do their best work
• You inspire continuous improvement and enable better ways of working
• Your passion for your work is paralleled by your passion for getting outside and living it