EA to the CFO (all genders)

Babbel is driven by a purpose: Creating mutual understanding through language. This means building an ecosystem of language learning offerings that helps people connect across cultures. Babbel, Babbel Live and Babbel for Business provide users with the most effective solution to be able to communicate with real people, in real situations. The key is a blend of humanity and technology. More than 60,000 lessons across 14 languages are hand-crafted by 150+ linguists, with user behaviours continuously analysed to shape and tweak the learner experience. And it works: Studies with Yale University, City University of New York and Michigan State University prove its effectiveness. From headquarters in Berlin and New York, 750 people from more than 65 nationalities represent all the differences that make humans unique. Babbel is the most profitable language learning app worldwide, with more than 10 million subscriptions sold. For more information, visit www.babbel.com or download the apps in the App Store or Play Store.

We are looking for an Executive Assistant to support our CFO in Berlin!

In this role, you will be supporting the CFO in all aspects of their day-to-day business by being their tactical partner and working closely with the other Executive Assistants and internal and external stakeholders.

If you are relentlessly proactive, live and breathe efficiency, thrive in multi-facetted situations & have clear judgment to prioritise confidently in an ever-changing environment, we need you to support our CFO! You will be reporting to the CEO Office Lead and be part of a high-performing EA team.

You will:

• Work across the business to ensure that the CFO's focus is on the most strategic issues of the moment. Then, keep the CFO focused wholeheartedly on those and only those
• Proactively manage the executive's very busy & constantly changing diary
• Adapting to the different environments and demands of external and internal stakeholders (banks, law firms, shareholders, colleagues) with ease and assertiveness so stakeholders are coordinated in a smooth way
• Organise events such as the CFO all-hands and other team events. You will also manage the preparation and logistics around meetings owned by the CFO, leadership off-sites and team-building activities while aligning with the relevant stakeholders on the content of those
• Support the executive in all areas of her day-to-day administrative work, such as travel arrangements, trip preparation & expense reports
• Manage reporting cadence and confluence pages across their team, ensuring everyone has the necessary information when needed
• Handle ad-hoc requests and drive projects as required
• Work alongside a team of other Executive Assistants to drive cross-functional operational efficiency and cover when needed

You have:

• EA experience in a fast-paced environment
• The ability to work effectively without the full picture
• The skills and intuitive knowledge to operate modern operational tools like G-Suite & Asana effectively. Experience in editing spreadsheets and designing slide decks is a plus
• Attention to detail and are well organised, yet comfortable working in the fluid ambiguity of a thriving startup
• Excellent planning and prioritisation skills, requiring little guidance
• A high level of integrity and discretion in handling confidential information
• A clear understanding of our Babbel values and have innate joy in helping others succeed
• The ability to give continuous & timely feedback and work with experienced managers as an equal
• A curious mind and an interest in Finance topics

You are:

• Fully fluent in spoken and written English. German is a real benefit. Language learning passion is a plus
• An effective communicator
• Positive and proactive
• Someone who genuinely enjoys a challenge
• Able to build networks quickly and work across teams to get things done

Some perks of becoming a Babbelonian:

• 30 vacation days and flexible working hours
• BVG card or Swapfiets bike
• Jobbatical and Sabbatical options
• Many internal & external learning opportunities to choose from
• A yearly Learning & Development budget
• Visa and relocation assistance
• Full access to Babbel & Babbel Live classes
• Modern office in the heart of buzzing Berlin equipped with a family, music, faith and nap rooms
• Various internal communities to be part of including the Femgineers, DEI Ambassadors, Accessibility & Disability Group and more

Diversity at Babbel

As part of our ongoing journey towards building a diverse, equitable and inclusive company, we welcome everyone to apply, especially those individuals who are underrepresented in tech. We are a learning company, inside and out, and we encourage you to apply even if you do not fit all the technical requirements - all candidates are assessed based on skills, qualifications and on our business needs. Please state your pronouns in your application, and let us know if you d like to be addressed by a name other than the one appearing on your official documents. If you have a disability or special need, feel welcome to inform us, so that we can provide you with the proper assistance in the application process.

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