EXECUTIVE ASSISTANT TO CEO

About the role

We are seeking a highly skilled and trusted Executive Assistant to our CEO, Anko van der Werff, to provide strategic, proactive, and confidential support at the highest level of organization. This role is critical to enabling Anko to focus on leading the business, setting direction, and engaging with key stakeholders. 
As Executive Assistant you will act as a true partner — managing complex priorities, anticipating needs, and serving as a central coordination point across the Executive Leadership Team and the wider organization. 

Challenges you will work on

•    Act as our CEO’s trusted right hand, providing high-level administrative and organisational support 
•    Manage a dynamic calendar, meetings, and international travel arrangements 
•    Coordinate leadership forums, and offsites 
•    Serve as a key liaison between the CEO, the Executive Leadership Team, Board members, and external stakeholders 
•    Handle sensitive and confidential information with the highest level of discretion 
•    Drive continuous improvements in ways of working, routines, and executive processes.

To be successful, we believe you have

•    Exceptional organizational skills and ability to manage multiple, shifting priorities 
•    Strong judgement, integrity, and absolute discretion 
•    Excellent communication skills, both written and verbal 
•    Proactive, structured, and calm under pressure 
•    Comfortable working independently and taking ownership 
•    Highly proficient in Microsoft 365 and modern collaboration tools 
•    Professional demeanor and ability to build trusted relationships at all levels 
 

Additional information

•    Start date:  1st of June 2026

•    Please submit your CV and a brief motivation letter via [application link]. Applications will be reviewed on an ongoing basis. 

 

SAS is Scandinavia's leading airline. For more than 75 years, we have been flying and connecting Scandinavia with the world and the world with Scandinavia. We have always been at the forefront of what is new and scouting the horizon. We have seen the world change, sometimes over a long period of time, and sometimes quite suddenly. Changes that have made us rethink, adapt and build new. We are moving towards a future where change and the need for new thinking is constant. A future of conscious thinking and sustainable innovation.