Executive Assistant: External Affairs, Strategic Business Development & Science Square Operations

Duracell is a leading company in personal power solutions that manufactures alkaline and specialty batteries. Duracell has a strong base of consumer, industrial and commercial customers across more than 100 countries in the world. This position will be temporary in Bethel, Connecticut during your training period. Upon completion of training, the position will transition to Science Square in Atlanta, Georgia, with relocation required by early summer 2026, or sooner if determined by the Company.

Duracell seeks a highly organized, proactive Executive Assistant who will enable leadership effectiveness by delivering exceptional administrative, logistical, and strategic support in a fast-paced, global environment. This role is critical to protecting executive time, managing complex workflows, and serving as a trusted liaison across internal and external stakeholders.
The role supports two senior leaders driving strategic growth initiatives, while also serving as the on-site office administrator for Duracell’s Science Square presence. The successful candidate will demonstrate impeccable discretion, executive presence, and the ability to anticipate needs while coordinating across innovation, policy, business development, and site operations.
 

(40%) Executive Support – External Relations & Government Affairs 
•    Provide comprehensive administrative and coordination support, including complex calendar management, meeting scheduling, and domestic travel coordination.
•    Serve as a primary point of contact for external stakeholders including government officials, universities, and research institutions; draft, edit, and route professional correspondence with accuracy and polish.
•    Coordinate agendas, briefing materials, meeting minutes, and follow-up actions for internal and external engagements.
•    Track and manage follow-ups, documentation, and timelines for public-private partnerships, MOUs, and research collaborations.
•    Maintain a calendar of grant deadlines, regulatory engagements, site visits, and legislative activities.
•    Coordinate logistics for external events such as legislative visits, academic workshops, roundtables, and facility tours.
•    Support funding applications and agreements by liaising with legal, finance, and compliance teams.
•    Maintain a detailed and confidential database of external partners, officials, and institutional contacts.
•    Uphold strict confidentiality when handling sensitive corporate, legal, and government-related information.

(40%) Executive Support – Strategic Business Development (Microbatteries) 

•    Provide high-level administrative support including complex scheduling, coordination of cross-functional meetings, and documentation management.
•    Prepare and coordinate executive-level presentations, investor materials, market research summaries, and partner communications.
•    Serve as a liaison across R&D, marketing, legal, finance, supply chain, and external partners to support strategic initiatives.
•    Maintain dashboards, trackers, and operating rhythms for partnership discussions, pilot programs, and key milestones.
•    Coordinate domestic and international travel logistics, trade show participation, and post-meeting follow-ups.
•    Organize, archive, and manage NDAs, contracts, presentations, and confidential business materials.
•    Support strategic initiatives by coordinating timelines, inputs, status updates, and communications across teams.
•    Proactively anticipate needs, triage competing priorities, and enable leadership focus on high-impact work.

(20%) Science Square Office Administration

•    Serve as the primary on-site administrative and operational contact for Duracell’s Science Square location.
•    Manage day-to-day office operations including space coordination, meeting rooms, supplies, vendor interactions, and facilities requests as needed.
•    Partner with HR, Finance, IT, Security, and Facilities to support onboarding, expense processing, vendor coordination, and internal processes for site-based activities.
•    Support tracking site-related budgets, process expense reports, and support vendor engagements in accordance with company policies.
•    Coordinate visitor logistics including guest access, site readiness, and hosting of external partners and government or academic visitors.
•    Ensure the office environment reflects Duracell’s professional standards and supports productivity, collaboration, and executive-level engagements.


 

•    Bachelor’s degree preferred; Associate’s degree with relevant experience considered.
•    Minimum of 5 years’ experience providing executive-level administrative supp