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Role Summary

The Assistant to the President & CEO supports the President & CEO and EVP & CFO of VW Credit, Inc. in daily business operations and manages related tasks within the organization. The role serves as the key driver of cross-functional projects within the organization and VWGoA, as well as prepares and coordinates key internal and external meetings on behalf of the President & CEO and EVP & CFO. The positions also serves as a clearinghouse for coordinating top level meetings within VCI and FSAG (Examples - Board meetings US and Canada, Business Financial Reviews, Leadership Team Meetings and other VWGoA or Group meetings as needed.)

Role Responsibilities

• Act as liaison for business owners on requests to the President and as an extension of the President to manage requests of the business owners
• Coordinate and compose speeches and presentations as required
• Prepare materials for VCI Leadership Team objective setting and annual focus topics
• Participate in working groups throughout VCI
• Monitor and report on Balanced Scorecard and other KPI’s
• Brief President on decision topics and provide recommendation based on own analysis
• Prepare President and Executive Vice President for participation in internal and external meetings and committees
• Responsible for preparation and coordination of all VCI Board presentations, VCI Standing Committee presentations, Business Financial Review presentations, Internal stakeholder presentations, and VWGoA Board presentations for VCI as required.
• Coordinate and prepare weekly and monthly meetings
• Provide ad-hoc support in daily operations as needed
• Coordinate and drive key meetings and communications
• Follow up on meeting decisions and requests from business owners, as well as drive topics within the organization
• Coordinate and drive special projects on behalf of the President and Executive Vice President, ensuring that milestones are tracked/met, the Leadership Team is fully informed of the status of major projects in the company, and that the correct resources are being deployed toward a project.

Hybrid

Primary Location

United States-Virginia-Herndon

Experience

• 7-10 years of professional experience
• Preferably in the captive finance or automotive industry

Education

Required – Bachelor Degree in Business, Finance, or Economics

Desired – Master’s Degree in Business, Finance, or Economics

General Skills

• Experience in project management and leading of small teams (project work)
• Strategic thinking and analysis
• Demonstrated ability working in confidential environment
• Independent worker taking initiative and anticipating future needs
• Works well under pressure
• Demonstrated success in developing strong working relationships across many layers of an organization and across cultural boundaries
• Proven ability to motivate fellow employees to action to achieve common goals
• Proven success in a role focusing on identifying and solving strategic issues

Specialized Skills

Required –

• Demonstrated financial acumen or education
• Extensive knowledge of Microsoft Office Suite programs
• Proven ability to communicate in a clear, concise, and coherent manner (written and verbal).

Desired –

• Familiarity with German culture and business practices (strongly desired)

Work Flexibility

• Moderate travel (10%) and flexibility required for work schedule

We are proud to be an EEO employer M/F/D/V. We maintain a drug-free workplace and perform pre-employment substance abuse testing.