
Senior Administrative Assistant
Key Skills
Job Description
As an Assistant to 2 to 3 Senior Directors, you will help maximize the leader's time, strengthen team effectiveness and represent NIKE with professionalism. You will build trusted relationships with the Senior Director, the Leadership Team, employees and external NIKE partners and accounts.
WHO WE ARE LOOKING FOR
- Excellent written and verbal communication skills
- Courteous, approachable and tactful
- Proactive, organized team player who thrives in a fast-paced environment
- Responds constructively to change, ambiguity, challenges and pressure
- Flexible, resourceful and strategic, with the ability to manage multiple priorities
- Works independently and takes accountability for results
- Analytical, with strong attention to detail
- Maintains confidentiality and exercises sound discretion
- Demonstrates empathy and strong interpersonal skills
- Embodies NIKE's Maxims, upholds high ethical standards and leads by example
WHAT YOU’LL WORK ON
As an Assistant, you will perform a wide range of tasks, including but not limited to:
- Manage complex calendars and expenses
- Establish and maintain proactive, consistent communication between the Senior Directors the position reports into and Leadership Teams across EMEA and Global
- Handle sensitive and confidential information with discretion
- Serve as an accessible and trusted point of contact for the manager, team and broader organization
- Build and maintain a strong, collaborative network across the team, colleagues and assistant community
- Coordinate meetings and travel for the Senior Leaders
- Support the planning and delivery of events, including retailer alliance meetings and go-to-market events
- Manage purchase orders
- Track travel, organizational charts and FTO
- Provide backup support for other Assistants and functional Assistants when needed
- Enable clear and timely information sharing across relevant topics, including applications and training
WHAT YOU BRING
- Proven experience as an Assistant in an international environment
- Fluent in English, written and spoken
- Strong Microsoft Office skills
- Available to work full time, 40 hours per week
- Able to work flexible hours when business needs require
- Based in Hilversum, with occasional travel for offsites and meetings
IMPORTANT NOTES:
-Relocation support is not available for this role.
-Deadline to submit applications: September 30th End of Day
Core Responsibilities
The Senior Administrative Assistant will manage complex calendars, expenses, and travel for Senior Directors while serving as a trusted point of contact for the leadership team. They will also coordinate events, handle sensitive information, and facilitate clear communication across global and EMEA teams.
Requirements
Candidates must have proven experience as an assistant in an international environment and possess strong Microsoft Office skills. Fluency in English and the ability to work full-time in Hilversum are required for this role.
About Nike
Industry: Retail
Company size: 10,001+ employees
NIKE, Inc. is a purpose driven company fueled by a shared commitment to move the world forward through the power of sport. Guided by our mission to bring inspiration and innovation to every athlete* in the world, we champion sport’s values of inclusion and diversity while pushing boundaries to shape the future. At Nike, every teammate plays a role. We operate with an athlete’s mindset — working together, embracing our differences, and demanding more of ourselves and each other to drive collective success. Whether you’re building products, platforms, experiences or systems, your work contributes to something bigger: making athlete* dreams real. Explore opportunities at careers.nike.com and join our Talent Community at https://nikeats.avature.net/niketalentcommunity. *If you have a body, you are an athlete.