Senior Manager Office of the CFO (m/w/x)

Your talent, our vision – together we look ahead. Your start at ZEISS Vision Care. As a leading provider of spectacle lenses and innovative vision solutions, we are committed to continuously improving the visual quality of our customers – sustainably and with the future in mind.

Our products are as diverse as the career paths we offer from customized progressive lenses to award-winning measurement systems. Become part of our team and shape a future in which clear vision

Your role

As Manager / Executive Assistant to the CFO of the ZEISS Segment Consumer Markets you will be responsible for a challenging range of duties requiring independent thinking and action at Board-level, work closely with the CFO and support her in strategic and operational issues as part of our focused strategy.

In addition, you will:

• Compile analyses and develop concepts for key areas of business development.
• Plan, manage, and implement cross-functional projects (business development, M&A, org development).
• Lead cross-functional projects and project teams
• Prepare strategic decisions and Management Board resolutions.
• Create strategy updates, executive speeches, and presentations.
• Support key meetings thorough preparation and rigorous follow-up.
• Manage key internal and external strategic stakeholders and build a strong global ZEISS network
• Bring in new ideas to further develop the effectiveness of the finance function and support the ongoing process and systems transformation

Your profile

• Degree from a leading university with excellent grades.
• Extensive professional experience at one of the leading management consultancies or in leading positions at high-growth start-ups
• Outstanding analytical competence, strategic and outside-the-box thinking
• Proven lateral leadership of large, interdisciplinary teams and management of complex projects.
• Enjoy working in an agile way in networked, diverse and cross-functional teams with strong communication skills and a can-do attitude.
• Fluent in English (German is a plus); passion for innovation and new technologies.

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