Director, General Secretary & Corporate Strategy

Job Description

Role Summary:

The Director of the General Secretary (“Generalsekretär”) and Corporate Strategy department is responsible for driving the VW NAR Strategy (incl. USA, Mexico and Canada) and supporting the NAR CEO’s Office, as well as developing and implementing the VWGoA strategy. These responsibilities include leading strategic projects and developing proposals for new strategic opportunities.

Other key responsibilities include:

• Develop organization’s long-term goals and annual objectives in coordination with leadership; identify, drive, and manage cross-functional strategic initiatives to achieve these goals
•  Lead key business imperatives in alignment with global targets and initiatives; drive alignment and execution across all business functions
• Develop local projects and initiatives tied to business optimization, continuous improvement, strategic business priorities, and KPI achievement
• Implement the strategy through key projects and strategy communication  

Additionally, this position supports the NAR CEO’s office by steering and executing daily operations of the CEO’s Office, as well as other key priorities and business processes. This role will also oversee the coordination and administration of the NAR Board and related activities.   

Role Responsibilities:

CEO Office Governance & Operations – 30%

• Manage and triage workflow by prioritizing, delegating, preparing and/or completing work on behalf of the President & CEO, adding structure and process wherever possible
• Organize, prepare and facilitate key internal executive meetings, committees and conferences, which includes setting agenda, consolidating meeting materials, briefing the President & CEO and other participants, ensuring effectiveness of meetings, preparing meeting minutes, following-up on meeting decisions and driving top level topics within the organization. Key meetings include NAR Board Meetings and Workshops, VWGoA Board of Directors Meetings (in cooperation with the Corporate Secretary), VWGoA Governance Roundtable and VWoA brand meetings
• Coordinate all NAR and VWGoA interactions with the Volkswagen AG Group Board and Brand Board respectively, including presentations in either committees or conferences with the German Board in the region, which entails alignment of dates, timelines and agenda internally and with counterparts at the Group and Brand Board offices, managing preparation in terms of content, materials, and meeting logistics
• Support the President & CEO in setting and driving priorities in daily operations and managing related tasks and issues within the organization, providing ad-hoc support as required and anticipating needs
• Ensure smooth operation of the Office of the President & CEO by means of close and efficient collaboration with Executive Coordinator in terms of scheduling and setting priorities