Executive Assistant

The BNP Paribas Group has a longstanding history in the Netherlands where it has built a strong and diversified presences to support its clients base. As we continue to grow and strengthen our commitment to the Dutch market, we are looking for an Executive Assistant to our BNP Paribas Netherlands Country Head and CEO and his Chief of Staff.  Are you a dynamic, hands-on, reliable Executive Assistant with an attention to detail, then we are looking for you!  

About BNP Paribas S.A., Netherlands Branch
 BNP Paribas Netherlands is one of the few non-Dutch banks to offer a full value chain to our clients, from lending to highly structured transactions and from leasing to asset management with the international footprint and capacity to deliver both globally and locally. Leveraging the strength of our European roots, our network can support clients in virtually every region of the world, enabling more connectivity and efficiency wherever our clients conduct business. We take pride in our expertise and our ability to adapt while constantly looking ahead to create a more sustainable world.

BNP Paribas Corporate and Institutional Banking (CIB) is a globally recognized leader offering specialized solutions to corporate and institutional clients in the field of capital markets, securities services, financing, treasury and advisory; and serves as a bridge between corporate and institutional clients. Sustainability, digital transformation, and a focus on long-term relationships with our customers are at the heart of our strategy.

Your role
 As the Executive Assistant to our BNP Paribas Netherlands Country Head & CEO, you’ll be part of the Executive Secretariat. 

Your role directly supports the smooth functioning of the CEO office by helping our CEO to manage his complex agenda and day-to-day, enabling him to focus on strategic priorities. You will be working in close partnership with his Chief of Staff in aligning on priorities and planning. Together, you will navigate the bank’s growth ambitions and further define the role BNP Paribas has as Europe’s largest bank in the Netherlands. 

You will make sure the CEO’s time is efficiently managed by closely collaborating with senior staff, stakeholders, and clients. You will representing him towards the bank as a whole, and towards clients and bank connections, becoming a trusted point of contact. 

As this is an important role, your presence in the office will be expected on days that the CEO is also present, which will be 3 to 4 days a week. 

Your responsibilities

• Serve as the gatekeeper for internal and external stakeholders - Represent our CEO towards the rest of the bank and outside world in the best possible manner. Host visitors and engage with peers at client level. 
• Calendar Management - Provide high-level administrative support, prioritize and schedule CEO's appointments, including internal and external meetings.  Manage multiple calendars simultaneously on a non-conflict basis being decisive and exercising sound business judgment. 
• Partner with the CEO’s Chief of Staff 
• Meeting Coordination - Schedule and track meetings including e.g. recurring committees and bilateral meetings, and arrange logistics (room booking, IT set-up, catering), to ensure smooth execution
• Travel Arrangements - Organize domestic and international travel arrangements and itineraries; administer expense claims.  Prepares trip files and business trips related documentation in cooperation with his Chief of Staff.
• Stakeholder Management - Manage agenda and logistics for both internal and external visitors, Coordinate with internal and external contacts on scheduling and follow-ups  
• Event support - Assist the Chief of Staff and the Marketing & Communications team in the reparation and coordination of e.a. departmental meetings (ManCo, ExCo), Town Halls and internal/external events  
• Modification and distribution of reports, invoices, and contracts - Ensuring approvals and signatures are secured in a timely manner
• Completion of any reasonable projects or tasks, as requested by the CEO / Chief of Staff 
• Work in close collaboration with the Executive Assistant Secretariat consisting of the Executives Assistants to the Head CIB EMEA Countries and Co-Heads BNP Paribas Netherlands Corporate Coverage. Act as each other's back up during holidays/absence.  

What we'll offer if you accept the challenge

• A competitive salary
• 8% holiday allowance
• A 13th month paid in December
• A discretionary bonus plan
• Good pension - Employer contribution only
• 28 days of leave + 1 diversity day + 1 day for voluntary work and the option to purchase two more weeks
• A net monthly work from home and internet allowance
• The option to hybrid
• A job in the historical center of Amsterdam with the prospect of moving to our new sustainable HQ at the Zuidas in 2Q26. 
• And much more (bike plans, monthly drinks, great colleagues, etc.)

You are

• Accurate
• Highest level of integrity and very discrete
• Languages: fluent Dutch and English and preferably French
• Service-oriented & a strong problem solver
• High energy level; self-starter
• Last but not least; fun to work with

Why choose BNP Paribas as an employer
 What we do will only be of value if it contributes to a sustainable and inclusive society within safe planetary boundaries. We act responsibly and find it important that you do the same. Together, we can make all the difference and have an impact.
 
 Your potential is limitless, just like our drive and commitment. It’s important to us for our people to keep growing and developing. So, not only do we give you access to training and courses of all kinds, but there are also plenty of career opportunities to grow into other parts of the BNP Paribas Group locally and internationally.
 
 It’s important to us for our employees to feel comfortable. We stand for a diverse and inclusive workplace where everybody can be themselves: an informal and open working environment with a wide variety of backgrounds, both locally and internationally, where a flexible and hybrid way of working is the standard.
 
 To find out more about what it’s like to work for us, see [1] Your career at BNP Paribas in the Netherlands:[2] Discover opportunities
 
Does this sound like you?
 To apply, simply upload your curriculum vitae and a brief cover letter and we’ll get back to you shortly after. 
 
 Please bear in mind that we conduct pre-employment screening. 
 
 Unsolicited offers by external organizations to help us find a suitable candidate will not be considered.