Executive Assistant to the Managing Director (all humans)

Executive Assistant to the Managing Director (all humans)

Erste Digital is the technology engine of Erste Group - one of the leading banking groups in Central and Eastern Europe, serving more than 16 million customers. More than 1,800 experts at the locations in Vienna, Bratislava and Prague develop digital products, platforms and infrastructures that shape the banking of tomorrow.

As an Executive Assistant, you are the Managing Director's closest professional sparring partner and take on a strategic-operational key function with direct influence on central decisions and priorities of the company. You act across departments, resolve operational bottlenecks, drive strategic projects forward and prepare critical decisions at C-level.

Your Tasks:

• Strategic planning & communication: Supporting management in the formulation, communication and implementation of corporate goals and vision.
• Preparing strategic content for a wide range of internal and external target groups.
• Project management & steering of initiatives: Leading and overseeing company-wide, complex initiatives as a direct staff function to the Managing Director.
• Ensuring that strategic projects are implemented on time and in a targeted manner.
• Interface management: Acting as the link between management, division and department heads, the holding company, the bank and external partners.
• Decision preparation: Gathering information, conducting data analyses and preparing decision documents for management.
• Operational crisis management: Identifying operational friction points and bottlenecks early and independently helping projects get back on track.
• Presence at leadership level: Actively participating in leadership rounds, board meetings and strategic alignments.

You check these boxes:

• Several years of relevant professional experience in operations, strategic management or management consulting with proven implementation capability.
• Excellent communication and translation skills between business departments, IT and top management.
• Strong analytical and conceptual skills and the ability to structure complex issues for decision-making.
• Diplomatic skills, assertiveness, resilience and ability to work under pressure.
• Clear prioritisation skills, decisiveness, personal responsibility and a structured, proactive way of working.
• Strong conflict management skills and willingness to address uncomfortable topics.
• Business-fluent German and English skills.
• Experience in financial services or technology, group or holding structures, data analysis and preparation of decision documents for top management is an advantage.

Our Offer

• International, talented and passionate community at Erste.
• Interest groups and clubs for discussions and projects.
• Health Centre at Erste Campus with medical services during working hours.
• Employee benefits for financial services, insurances, supermarkets, clothing stores and more.
• Employee Referral Program for career opportunities in IT.
• Minimum salary according to collective agreement is EUR 70,000 gross per year, with willingness to discuss actual expectations depending on qualifications.

Application Notes

Please add one short section to your application for each of the following two points: First 60 Days Plan and Prioritisation under uncertainty.

Contact

Mariane Senjak