We are looking for a motivated, highly-organized and detail-oriented (Senior) Executive Assistant to support one of our two Co-CROs. The role can be full or part-time in our Heidelberg HQ, perfect for an experienced EA looking for a change or returning to the workforce.
You will work as part of the CRO Office within a collaborative support team, ensuring the Co-CRO’s day-to-day operations run smoothly. While you will have guidance from the broader team, we value someone who is eager to take ownership of their tasks and who brings a proactive and flexible "can-do" attitude to every challenge.
Calendar Coordination: Manage a busy calendar, scheduling meetings, and ensuring the Co-CRO is well-prepared for their daily appointments.
Inbox Management: Support with organization and prioritization of incoming e-mails.
Travel Arrangements: Organize domestic and international travel, including booking flights, hotels, and local transport, and preparing clear itineraries.
Expense Handling: Organize and submit monthly expense reports accurately and on time.
Meeting Support: Help collect and prepare meeting materials and presentations. Track action items and remind the team of upcoming deadlines.
Project Management: Step in on behalf of the CRO and run contained internal-facing projects across various topic areas such as P&C, striving to define sustainable processes where possible.
Team Support: Provide organizational expertise to the broader Research organization for team meetings, special events, offsites, and the like.
Significant prior Experience as an Executive Assistant in 1-2 fast-paced environments, can include project management or similar tasks.
Language Skills: Professional working proficiency in both German and English
Reliability & Detail: You are someone who catches the "small things" and takes pride in delivering high-quality and accurate work.
Proactive Mindset: You don't wait to be told what to do; you look for ways to be helpful and enjoy solving problems independently.
Discretion: You understand the importance of confidentiality and handle sensitive information with the utmost integrity.
Tech Savvy: Comfortable using the Google Suite, Slack and Jira and quick to learn new digital tools.
Quick-Thinking & Adaptable: You stay calm when plans change and pivot between different tasks quickly and easily.
What you can expect from us:
Become part of an AI revolution!
30 days of paid vacation
Access to a variety of fitness & wellness offerings via Wellhub
Mental health support through nilo.health
JobRad® Bike Lease
Substantially subsidized company pension plan for your future security
Subsidized Germany-wide transportation ticket
Budget for additional technical equipment
Flexible working hours for better work-life balance and hybrid working model
Virtual Stock Option Plan
Skills Required
- Significant prior experience as an Executive Assistant in fast-paced environments
- Professional working proficiency in both German and English
- Proactive mindset and reliability in handling tasks
- Tech savvy and comfortable using Google Suite, Slack, and Jira
- Ability to manage confidential information with discretion
What We Do
We are an AI research and application company that researches, develops and operationalises large-scale AI models for language, image data and strategy, thereby contributing to securing Europe's digital sovereignty
