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

Carl Zeiss Vision International GmbH; Aalen; On-site; EUR 90,000 - 120,000; Full time

Job summary

Carl Zeiss Vision International GmbH invites a Manager/Executive Assistant to the CFO of the ZEISS Segment Consumer Markets. You will work closely with the CFO on strategic and operational issues at Board level, leading cross-functional projects and preparing decisions, presentations and stakeholder communications.

Fluent English is required; German is a plus. You will help shape finance transformation and drive international collaboration across ZEISS networks.

Qualifications

• Excellent academic record from a leading university.
• Experience at top-tier management consultancies or in leadership roles at high-growth startups.
• Proven ability to lead large, interdisciplinary teams and manage complex projects.

Responsibilities

• 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 through 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.

Skills

Analytical thinking

Strategic thinking

Cross-functional leadership

Project management

Stakeholder management

Communication skills

English fluency

Education

Degree from a leading university

Job description

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.

Our company

Step out of your comfort zone, excel and redefine the limits of what is possible. That's just what our employees are doing every single day - in order to set the pace through our innovations and enable outstanding achievements. After all, behind every successful company are many great fascinating people. In a spacious modern setting full of opportunities for further development, ZEISS employees work in a place where expert knowledge and team spirit reign supreme. All of this is supported by a special ownership structure and the long-term goal of the Carl Zeiss Foundation: to bring science and society into the future together. Join us today. Inspire people tomorrow.

Diversity is a part of ZEISS. We look forward to receiving your application regardless of gender, nationality, ethnic and social origin, religion, philosophy of life, disability, age, sexual orientation or identity.