We are the brand for forward-thinkers. We celebrate challenging conventions and shaping the future of electric mobility. We focus on the essentials to bring perfection to customers. We make urban life more enjoyable and entertain our customers with new impulses.
Ever since smart exists, we rewrite the automotive industry’s rulebook. In the 1990s, we undermined the predominant philosophy of ‘bigger is better’ and designed a revolutionary car. Since 2020 we are the first car enterprise that switched to 100% electric! We aim to transform into a leading player in urban premium, electric & connected mobility provider.
Are you a forward thinker too? Then join us now!
Your responsibilities
As Executive Assistant CEO smart Europe you function as co-pilot. This means you will assist the CEO smart Europe both in running business activities and in supporting the Executive Management team to address and prepare complex boardroom issues to allow board members to efficiently execute their supervisory function.
- You coordinate and delegate tasks to ensure smooth work processes and results as well as preparation, execution and documentation of all relevant top management board meetings of “smart Europe GmbH” including the preparation of the board meetings.
- Thanks to your planning capabilities you are responsible for the establishment and corporate development of the firm´s organization as well as steering meetings & decisions according to the company's Articles of Association, Management Bylaws and other binding documents in the corporate framework of the company.
- You plan and lead strategic corporate projects in close coordination with other business units and report progress to the CEO and management team.
- You are the driver of an optimized communication flow within the corporate departments, all relevant interfaces to the mother company („smart Automobile Co., Ltd.“) and relevant departments of „Mercedes-Benz AG“ and “Geely Group”.
- You will track, document and escalate various initiatives/measures to always ensure the fulfillment of the company´s operative and strategic targets.
- You are responsible for miscellaneous cross-divisional company resources, e.g. overseeing the facility management budget.
What you bring along
- You bring along an entrepreneurial mindset with an outstanding ability to be a visionary and think strategically as well as anticipate market developments, innovations as well as challenges.
- Being proactive, reliable, responsible and accurate in daily doings. Anticipating developments and situations, i.e. channeling opportunities and issues and positioning these appropriately.
- Sensitivity to cultural differences and well-honed soft skills. Be a natural team player and having a can-do approach when tackling tasks. Actively shaping workflows and processes to increase efficiency.
- You have a Bachelor’s degree or above in business administration, economics or a comparable degree.
- Ideally, you have several years of work experience in international sales, marketing or corporate office.
- Excellent written and verbal proficiency in German and English is mandatory.
Any other languages are welcome! - You enjoy traveling and nurturing business relationships across international teams.
We’re building a workplace where amazing people like you can do their best work. Together with us, you enjoy the agile working atmosphere with cross-European responsibilities.
We value opportunities for personal and professional growth and understand that is just as important as business growth. Together with us, you’ll be able to build a diverse and inclusive environment where you feel you belong to.
We empower you to have ownership over you work. Together you will have the ability to move fast and learn even faster. Diversity and culture are part of our core values and due to our diverse team, we expressly welcome application from people with disabilities.