Executive Assistant to the Chief Global Product Officer at Millerknoll in Holland, MI

Job description

Why join us? Our purpose is design for the good of humankind. It’s the ideal we strive toward each day in everything we do. Being a part of MillerKnoll means being a part of something larger than your work team, or even your brand. We are redefining modern for the 21st century. And our success allows MillerKnoll to support causes that align with our values, so we can build a more sustainable, equitable, and beautiful future for everyone. GENERAL PURPOSE The Executive Assistant provides high-level, proactive administrative, operational, and project support to the Chief Global Product Officer. This role serves as a trusted partner who anticipates needs, manages complex and competing priorities, exercises sound judgment, protects confidential information, and enables the executive and Global Product leadership team to operate effectively in a dynamic, fast-paced, global environment. ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS Strategic Executive Partnership Serve as a trusted partner to the Chief Global Product Officer, developing a deep understanding of the executive’s priorities, leadership objectives, key stakeholders, and operating style, as well as major Global Product initiatives, launches, portfolio priorities, and business milestones. Anticipate needs, risks, dependencies, and emerging priorities, proactively addressing issues before they require executive attention. Exercise sound judgment regarding what requires executive involvement, what can be delegated, and what can be resolved independently. Represent the executive appropriately by communicating known priorities, directing inquiries, and initiating timely follow-up when needed. Build trusted relationships with senior leaders, Executive Assistants, internal partners, and external stakeholders to facilitate coordination and execution. Executive Calendar and Priority Management Own and strategically manage a highly complex global calendar, treating executive time as a critical business resource. Prioritize competing requests using business context, enterprise priorities, and Global Product priorities rather than simply scheduling in the order requests are received. Anticipate preparation requirements, travel implications, decision points, and potential conflicts. Establish and maintain effective operating rhythms across the Global Product organization, including leadership meetings, product reviews, portfolio discussions, innovation reviews, business planning cycles, and key decision forums. Create appropriate space for strategic thinking, preparation, stakeholder engagement, and follow-up. Screen and prioritize correspondence, inbox items, meeting requests, and inquiries, resolving or routing matters appropriately. Global Product Organization Support Develop a strong working understanding of the company’s global product portfolio, innovation strategy, product development process, design organization, commercialization process, and major business priorities, applying business acumen and intellectual curiosity to understand the context behind requests. Coordinate key milestones and executive engagement throughout the product lifecycle, from strategy and concept development through commercialization and launch. Partner closely with Product, Design, Engineering, Marketing, Finance, Operations, Supply Chain, Sales, Legal, and other functions to enable effective cross-functional coordination and execution. Leadership Team Effectiveness Serve as a key coordination point for the Chief Global Product Officer’s leadership team. Develop and manage leadership meeting agendas, materials, priorities, and follow-up. Coordinate leadership offsites, strategy sessions, product reviews, planning meetings, all-hands meetings, and other key organizational events. Track actions, commitments, decisions, and deliverables from leadership meetings and coordinate follow-up communications to ensure appropriate follow-through. Provide backup support and coverage across the Executive Assistant team as needed. Executive