Regional Chief of Staff for Europe, CIS & Türkiye (all genders)

Full time

Are you ready for new challenges in an international and innovation-driven environment where you can make a difference? Apply and join our team, be curious, learn, grow, and develop your career together with us. We promise: you are in for a special ride!

The location of the role is: ideally in Vienna
(other RHIM locations in Europe, CIS & Türkiye are possible)

About the job

As the Chief of Staff, you will play a critical role in supporting the Regional President in managing and executing key strategic initiatives, ensuring operational efficiency, and enhancing the overall effectiveness. In this position, you will coordinate cross-functional teams, drive organizational priorities and act as a trusted advisor to the Regional President for our Europe, CIS & Türkiye region. In this role you will travel up to 20% to different RHIM locations in the region.

In addition, your tasks will include

• Leading the development of executive briefings, presentations, and reports for internal and external stakeholders.
• Facilitating the decision-making process by preparing necessary materials, synthesizing information, and providing clear recommendations.
• Coordinating and monitoring of the progress of ongoing projects and providing regular updates to the Regional President.
• Providing the Regional President with key insights, feedback, and suggestions on regional performance, potential risks, and opportunities.
• Acting as a sounding board, offering constructive feedback on various initiatives, policies, and decisions.

About you

You are a strong communicator with a collaborative attitude. With your great enthusiasm and creative mindset, you bring new ideas to the table, not only as an individual but also together with your colleagues. You work well in cross-functional teams and are not afraid to take responsibility and make decisions. With your hands-on mentality, structured approach and analytical skills, you proactively seek to improve the status quo. You see change as something positive, can adapt quickly and you like to courageously help shaping the future of RHI Magnesita.

What we expect from you in terms of

Education & Skills

• A bachelor’s degree, ideally in a technical field of studies
• A master’s degree in a technical field and/or MBA will be a plus
• Very good analytical, organizational, and communication skills
• Ideally business acumen and understanding of regional and market dynamics

Languages

• English – Proficient/Fluent
• Any other language will be considered an asset

Work Experience

• Several years of relevant professional experience in an impactful role, including project management, consulting or corporate operations
• Demonstrated experience in working closely with senior executives and cross-functional teams

Why you should work for RHI Magnesita

You will perform in a customer-focused environment. We live innovation and appreciate an open and pragmatic way of working. From our leaders we expect to drive our further transformation, to engage our people and to give direction. RHI Magnesita is a company where you can be yourself and where not only your resume and experience, but also your personality counts. We aim for global consistency in compensation policies, but also consider common local practices. RHI Magnesita is committed to supporting its employees through various means to enable the best possible performance.

We offer

• Possibility of up to 50% home office incl. allowance
• Flexible and trust-based working time
• Attractive remuneration packages including global bonus programme
• Local benefits such as public transport annual pass (Wiener Linien), our own RHI Magnesite Café on site and daily meal allowance for numerous eateries (Europlaza)
• A variety of health offers (platform for mental & physical health, sponsoring of sports events etc.) and our own Corporate Benefits platform
• RHIM Academy for your ongoing learning & development, incl. full LinkedIn Learning catalogue

The annual gross salary for this position will start from € 70,000 on a full-time basis, depending on your qualification and experience, as well as the amount of overtime and your level of seniority. We will make sure to offer you a competitive salary package that values your relevant background and that’s in line with market values.

Sounds like you?

At RHI Magnesita everyone is welcome and encouraged to apply. We evaluate applications based on required qualifications and regardless of gender identity, nationality, ethnic origin, religion, disability, age, sexual orientation, marital or partnership status. At RHI Magnesita we appreciate the value of diverse teams.

We kindly ask you to submit your application online and in English. Due to data privacy reasons, applications via e-mail cannot be taken into consideration. Should you have any questions about this position, please contact us at: talent.europe@rhimagnesita.com

Agencies may only submit candidates for positions for which they have been invited to do so by the Head of Talent Acquisition Europe. All unsolicited resumes sent to us will be considered property of RHI Magnesita and our company will not be held liable to pay a placement fee.

About RHI Magnesita

We are the acknowledged technology leader in the refractory industry. Our company is defined by people. We are committed to diversity and know that multiple approaches, perspectives and backgrounds fuel creativity and innovation. It is our aspiration to build a workplace culture where everyone feels valued, engages, and can enjoy a truly inclusive environment and the diverse voices of our employees are heard. We foster a collaborative culture that cherishes ideas and determination to add value for our customers. Our leadership style encourages open-mindedness, reliability, pragmatism, and innovation.

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