Job Description
Join our dynamic, international team as an Executive Assistant and embark on a journey where you'll be the backbone to our General Counsel and Chief Compliance Officer and their team to support their global strategic work. Dive into a role where no two days are the same, and your proactive approach and forward-thinking actions provide excellent support to the General Counsel and Chief Compliance Officer. Ready to be the right hand to our leaders and make a real impact? Apply now and unlock a world of opportunities!
Simon-Kucher is a global consultancy with more than 2,000 employees in 30+ countries.
Our sole focus is on unlocking better growth that drives measurable revenue and profit for our clients. We achieve this by optimizing every lever of their commercial strategy – product, price, innovation, marketing, and sales – based on deep insights into what customers want and value. With 40 years of experience in monetization topics of all kinds, we are regarded as the world's leading pricing and growth specialist.
We believe in building a culture that embraces diversity, equity, and inclusion, creating an environment in which our people feel valued, are able to be themselves and feel their contribution matters. If we get that right, remarkable things will happen; people will grow faster, innovate, feel valued, and create better outcomes for everyone – our people, our clients and, of course, our business.
- Independently managing the calendars and appointments of the General Counsel and Chief Compliance Officer is your primary responsibility, including coordinating both internal and external meetings, anticipating potential issues and proactively proposing solutions.
- Serving as a central point of contact for internal and external stakeholders, you handle correspondence and direct inquiries to the General Counsel and Chief Compliance Officer.
- In collaboration with our Events Team and local Office Management, you organize team events & meetings as well as in-person meetings with our external advisors.
- Your tasks include complex travel organization, including flight and hotel bookings, as well as transportation and visa arrangements, along with coordinating expense reports.
- You maintain close contact with key personnel from internal departments, such as Finance, HR and IT, as well as our Governing Bodies, like the CEO Office, the Board, the Executive Committee, and proactively collaborate with them to address and resolve issues that arise.
- You apply your legal or professional-services experience to build, standardize, and continuously improve scalable, auditable GC/CCO processes.
- During particularly busy periods, you also support other team members with minor tasks.
- You have successfully completed a training course in office management, management assistance, or a similar degree.
- A legal background would be preferable but not required.
- You have around 3 years of professional experience on C-level.
- You have no difficulties in using MS Office and GenAI tools as well as SAP.
- You are fluent and eloquent in English (and preferably in German), both verbally and in writing.
- You are aware of the high sensitivity of the information you handle, emphasize discretion, and maintain confidentiality.
- Your exceptional communication skills, service orientation, coupled with a strong desire to learn, distinguish you.
- As an organizational talent, you possess an independent and structured work approach combined with quick comprehension and flexibility.
- Your attentiveness enables you to anticipate e.g., scheduling issues which you proactively address and resolve, considering the individual preferences of the C-level executive.
- Advance your career with exciting professional opportunities in our thriving company with a startup feel
- Voice your unique ideas in a corporate culture defined by our entrepreneurial spirit, openness, and integrity
- Feel at home working with our helpful, enthusiastic colleagues who have great team spirit
- Broaden your perspective with our extensive training curriculum and learning programs (e.g. LinkedIn Learning)
- Speak your mind in our holistic feedback and development processes (e.g. 360-degree feedback)
- Enjoy our benefits, such as hybrid working, daycare allowance, corporate discounts, and wellbeing support (e.g. Headspace)
- Unwind in our break areas where you can help yourself to the healthy snacks and beverages provided
- See another side of your coworkers at our frequent employee events and highly anticipated World Meeting and Holiday Party