Would you like to play a key role in supporting senior leadership in a dynamic organization undergoing significant growth and transformation? In this role, you will support the Senior Vice President of Terma's Research & Development organization, helping create structure, momentum, and clarity in an environment close to strategic decision-making. Join us on our journey.
We are entering an exciting phase of growth while delivering advanced technologies and mission-critical solutions for the defense and aerospace industry. Our systems help protect people on land, at sea, and in the air. As our new Personal Assistant, you will contribute to our purpose of securing people through advanced technology.
Your role in our team
As Personal Assistant to the Senior Vice President of Research & Development, you will act as a trusted partner in a fast-paced and dynamic environment. You will support the strategic agenda by creating structure, ensuring follow-up, and coordinating key administrative and organizational processes. You will work closely with leaders and stakeholders across the organization, gaining exposure to senior management and strategic initiatives.
The position is part of the Integrated Product Development (IPD) Business Management department and reports to the CTO's Executive Assistant & Office Manager. We offer a collaborative and supportive working environment built on trust, teamwork, and open communication. As part of an international organization, you will collaborate across functions and locations while helping drive structure and efficiency in a technology-driven environment.
How you will make a meaningful contribution
Your key responsibilities include:
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- Managing a complex executive calendar and ensuring effective prioritization of time and activities
- Coordinating leadership meetings, offsites, workshops, and governance forums
- Preparing agendas, presentations, briefing materials, and decision-making documentation
- Following up on actions, decisions, and strategic initiatives to ensure progress
- Supporting communication and collaboration across the IPD and R&D leadership team and key stakeholders
- Driving and independently leading strategic initiatives across the IPD and R&D organizations in collaboration with the IPD Business Management team
- Contributing to organizational planning, leadership team effectiveness, and continuous improvement initiatives
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Bring your world class expertise into play
You are fluent in English, both written and spoken. Danish is an advantage but not a requirement. In addition, you bring:
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- A relevant educational background and solid experience as a Personal Assistant, Executive Assistant, or in a similar role supporting senior leaders
- Strong planning, coordination, and organizational skills
- Excellent stakeholder management and communication skills
- Proficiency in Microsoft Office and digital collaboration tools
- Experience managing executive calendars, meetings, travel arrangements, and executive correspondence
- Experience from a technology, engineering, manufacturing, or R&D environment is an advantage
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The R&D organization is experiencing significant growth and transformation, creating a dynamic environment with many parallel activities. To succeed in this role, you are able to navigate a complex stakeholder landscape, balance competing priorities, and maintain structure in a fast-changing environment.
As a person, you are proactive, trustworthy, and highly professional. You naturally create structure, build strong relationships, and anticipate needs before they arise. You enjoy working independently, exercising sound judgment, and handle confidential information with discretion. Most importantly, you thrive in a role where no two days are the same and where collaboration across functions and organizational levels is key.
What we offer
Terma is an international company with world-class expertise, developing advanced technologies and complex solutions that help secure people around the world. We are committed to your professional and personal development and offer opportunities to strengthen both existing and new competencies. Our culture is built on trust, collaboration, autonomy, and flexibility. When joining Terma, we promise that you will experience: Great people, challenging tasks, world-class expertise, and meaningful contribution in your daily work.
At Terma, we prioritize the well-being of our employees, ensuring they are well taken care of. Joining our team comes with a multitude of perks designed to enhance your social life, cultural experiences, and health.
International Environment: Explore great teamwork and professional sparring with colleagues around the world.
Flexible Working Hours: Enjoy the opportunity to work flexibly and the option to work from home up to two days per week. Internet connection at home is paid for by Terma.
Comprehensive Benefits Package: Receive a 10% paid pension along with a beneficial health care and insurance package. Enjoy discounts from various business partners.
Well-being Perks: Opportunity to enroll in our on-site massage-offer at our locations in Denmark.
Social and Professional Events: We have an active staff association that arranges a variety of social activities and events to bring all of our colleagues together.
Competence networking across professional experts in Terma: Professional presentations and knowledge sharing across the organization.
We are dedicated to fostering a diverse, equitable, inclusive, and welcoming workplace. Our commitment to DEIB (Diversity, Equity, Inclusion, and Belonging) means we actively value and celebrate unique backgrounds, perspectives, and experiences. We strive to create an environment where all employees have equal opportunities to succeed, feel respected and valued, and experience a true sense of belonging.
To support an unbiased evaluation process, we kindly encourage applicants to omit personal details such as photos and age from their applications.
If you would like to take on the challenge of working in an innovative company, we look forward to receiving your application. A resume is required, while a cover letter is optional. To ensure that your application will reach us and is properly processed, we only accept applications via www.terma.com. Applications will be processed continuously.
Do you have any questions regarding the position?
Feel free to contact Hiring Manager on e-mail: MDDA@terma.com
Bear in mind, that we need you to confirm that you can obtain a security clearance by the Danish Defense Intelligence Service, and that all adults in your household are not posing any risk to the related risk-evaluation. This entails among other issues:
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- That you have as a minimum stayed within NATO/EU/MISWG countries for the last 7 years only interrupted by short stays abroad, and
- That you have not committed serious criminal offences
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Terma group has headquarters in Denmark and is a high-tech company developing products and systems for defense and non-defense security applications, including command and control systems, radar systems, self-protection systems for aircraft, space technology, and aerostructures for the aircraft industry. TERMA | Allies in innovation
