Executive Assistant

Provide executive support in a global leadership team

Do you enjoy coordinating complex executive activities in an international environment? We are looking for an Executive Assistant to join us on a 1-year temporary contract, supporting the Executive Vice President of Accessories. While this role is initially established as a temporary position, NKT is a global organisation with a wide range of career opportunities, and we are committed to retaining talented employees whenever possible. In this role, you will play an important part in ensuring efficient executive operations across a global organisation while working closely with senior leadership, contributing to strategic initiatives, and supporting NKT’s role in enabling the green transition through reliable power cable solutions. Are you ready to become a trusted partner to senior management?

Coordinate executive operations across international stakeholders

As Executive Assistant to the Executive Vice President of Accessories, you will provide comprehensive administrative, organisational, and coordination support. You will ensure the smooth planning and execution of executive activities, enabling focus on business-critical priorities. Working in an international environment, you will collaborate with stakeholders across multiple functions and locations while supporting leadership meetings, strategic initiatives, travel planning, reporting activities, and operational processes. Examples of your work may include coordinating global leadership team meetings, supporting cross-functional business projects, preparing executive presentations and communications, following up on key action items, and helping ensure alignment across international teams.

Your responsibility will be to:

• Manage executive calendars, agendas, meetings, and priorities.
• Organise domestic and international travel, including itineraries and expense administration.
• Prepare presentations, meeting materials, reports, and follow-up actions.
• Coordinate leadership meetings, workshops, site visits, and internal events.
• Support budgets, cost centres, project administration, and stakeholder communication.

The role is based in Kaunas, Lithuania, and reports directly to the Executive Vice President Accessories. Occasional international travel may be required. You will also become part of NKT’s global Executive Assistant community, where colleagues share best practices, support one another, and meet regularly to exchange experiences, strengthen collaboration, and support professional development.

Organised and collaborative professional with stakeholder focus

You are a structured and consistent person who enjoys creating clarity in a changing environment. You are comfortable working with people at different organisational levels and can balance multiple priorities while maintaining a high level of accuracy. A diplomatic and service-oriented approach helps you build effective working relationships, while your forward-thinking approach enables you to anticipate needs and support business objectives efficiently.

You also have:

• At least 3 years of experience as an Executive Assistant in an international or multicultural environment.
• Experience supporting senior leaders at Director level or above.
• Advanced calendar, inbox, and meeting management skills.
• Full professional fluency in English, both written and spoken.
• Degree in office administration, international business communication, or an equivalent field.
• Experience working within a global organization.

Support NKT’s contribution to a greener future

We aim to create a workplace where people of all backgrounds are valued, supported, and able to do their best work. We are dedicated to increasing gender diversity at NKT and welcome applications from a wide range of candidates. We welcome varied backgrounds and career paths—even if you don’t meet every single requirement. We believe inclusive teams contribute to positive results and create a better everyday work environment.

In this role, you will work closely with senior leadership in an international setting, gaining exposure to strategic initiatives, business operations, and global collaboration. You will be part of a supportive team environment with opportunities to develop your professional skills, expand your network across NKT, and contribute to activities connected to the green transition.

Benefits and opportunities we provide

We offer you a modern office at Kauno Dokas with workplace where your knowledge and experience matter and also one full of growth opportunities, opportunities, and potential. In addition, we are offering:

• Opportunity to be a part of the global team.
• Interesting challenges and tasks, learning opportunities.
• Private health insurance.
• Additional 4 days of paid holidays.
• Flexible working hours.
• Tai chi classes on a regular basis.
• Company-funded access to Linkedin Learning platform.
• Free parking next to the office.

Salary range for this position is from 2500 Eur to 2900 Eur Gross.

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Aware that personality and cognitive tests might be included in the recruitment process. We will review applications continuously and close the process when we find the right match. We collect confidential candidate experience feedback to improve our recruitment process. Your responses are for quality development only and do not affect hiring decisions.  If you have any questions, please reach out to Ugnė Šidlauskė, HR Partner at Ugne.Sidlauske@nkt.com. Please note that due to the GDPR regulations we cannot accept any applications via e-mail.

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