EMEA Head of Executive & Business Support

Driscoll's; Breda; On-site; EUR 90,000 - 130,000; Full time

Job summary

Driscoll's is seeking an experienced leader to head the Manager, Executive & Business Support - EMEA. You will guide the Executive Assistant community across the region, driving operational excellence, governance, and the smart use of digital and AI tools to elevate executive support.

You will lead, coach, and develop EAs, partner with HR, Facilities, Finance, and IT, and ensure consistent, high-quality support to senior leaders in a fast-paced, global organization.

Qualifications

• Experience leading executive support teams or office management.
• Strong stakeholder management at senior levels.
• Experience driving operational improvements and adopting new tools.

Responsibilities

• Leading, coaching, and performance managing Executive Assistants across the region.
• Building a connected EA community with shared standards and ways of working.
• Setting expectations, role clarity, and performance frameworks.
• Supporting talent development and succession planning.
• Acting as an escalation point for complex stakeholder challenges.
• Establishing regional standards for calendar management, meetings, travel, and confidentiality.
• Embedding duty of care, safety and wellbeing considerations in all activities.
• Piloting and scaling AI and digital solutions for meeting prep, note-taking, agendas and follow-ups.
• Travel planning, vendor management, and sustainability initiatives.
• Leading annual travel-related sustainability reporting.

Skills

People leadership

Executive support

Operations

Digital enablement

AI tools

Travel governance

Sustainability reporting

Vendor management

Job description

Driscoll's is seeking an experienced leader to head the Manager, Executive & Business Support - EMEA. You will guide the Executive Assistant community across the region, driving operational excellence, governance, and the smart use of digital and AI tools to elevate executive support.

You will lead, coach, and develop EAs, partner with HR, Facilities, Finance, and IT, and ensure consistent, high-quality support to senior leaders in a fast-paced, global organization.