Executive Assistant

Hempel Paints Kuwait Company W.L.L.; Kongens Lyngby; On-site; DKK 350,000 - 550,000; Full time

Job summary

Hempel, a global coatings leader, seeks an Executive Assistant to support three Executive Vice Presidents across P&C, Digital & Transformation and Strategy & Execution. You will help ensure seamless coordination and high‑quality administrative support in a fast‑paced environment.

Key responsibilities include calendar management, end‑to‑end travel planning, meeting follow‑ups, expense handling, and ad hoc support for annual and mid‑year reviews, planning and input collection from teams.

Responsibilities

• Calendar management and prioritisation for executives.
• Travel coordination and end-to-end arrangements.
• Meeting follow-ups and action tracking.
• Expense management and documentation processing.
• Ad hoc support including planning reviews and team inputs.

Job description

Are you a highly proactive, structured, and solutions‑oriented professional who thrives in a fast‑paced executive environment? We are looking for an Executive Assistant to support our three Executive Vice Presidents (within P&C, Digital & Transformation and Strategy & Execution), ensuring seamless coordination, reliable execution, and high‑quality administrative support across their daily responsibilities. This role is ideal for someone who enjoys working with senior stakeholders, communicates clearly and confidently, and takes pride in staying one step ahead.

What will be your key responsibilities?

• Calendar management — scheduling, prioritisation, and ensuring optimal use of executive time
• Travel coordination — planning and managing end‑to‑end travel arrangements
• Meeting follow‑ups — tracking actions and commitments from a practical/administrative perspective
• Expense management — handling submissions, tracking, and documentation
• Ad hoc support — including Annual & Mid‑Year Review coordination, meeting planning, collecting team inputs, and similar operational tasks

How You Work?

Success in this role requires a strong sense of ownership, exceptional structure, and the ability to anticipate needs before they arise. You naturally bring clarity, consistency, and calm to busy executive schedules.

• High proactivity — anticipating needs and staying ahead of upcoming demands
• Ownership — taking full responsibility from start to finish
• Problem‑solving mindset — identifying issues early and resolving them with minimal guidance
• Structured & detail‑oriented — ensuring accuracy and consistency in all tasks
• Efficiency‑focused — continuously improving processes and ways of working
• Reliable execution — ensuring nothing falls through the cracks
• Discretion & confidentiality — handling sensitive information with professionalism and trust

Who Are You?

You are a calm, organised, and service‑minded professional who enjoys supporting senior leaders and ensuring their day runs smoothly. You communicate clearly, manage many moving parts at once, and always maintain a high level of discretion. Most importantly, you take pride in delivering high‑quality support that enables executives to focus on strategic priorities.

Application due 2026-10-18

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At Hempel, you’re welcomed to a global community of +7000 colleagues around the world. A workplace built on shared trust, mutual respect and support for each other. We’re on a mission to double our impact. To succeed, we need bright minds and team players.Which is why, from day one, your input, ideas and initiative are not only welcomed, but expected. In return,you will enjoy great opportunities for development in a growing global company – and be part of the solution by contributing to our global impact. At Hempel, we are committed to everyone feeling safe, valued and treated equally, in an environment where each employee can bring their authentic selves to work. We believe that inclusion is key to innovation and by bringing together the most diverse perspectives and talents, we can achieve great things, together. Hempel is a world-leading supplier of trusted coating solutions working with customers within the decorative, marine, infrastructure and energy industries. Our purpose is to shape a brighter future with sustainable coating solutions, and being owned by the Hempel Foundation gives us the stability, means and purpose to deliver lasting, positive change in the world. The Hempel Group is the owner and parent company of Crown Paints, Wattyl and the Neogard brand.