Managing Director

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Dear candidates, we are looking for new Country Managing Director

CMD is part of the Ayvens Leadership team and play a key role in owning, adapting and effectively delivering the strategy of the Ayvens at country level.

The Country Managing Director has primary and overall responsibility for running on a day-to-day basis the operations of the given subsidiaries of the Ayvens in a country where the Ayvens is present.

The Country Managing Director directly reports into the Group Regional Director of the Region the country belongs to or to a Sub-Regional Director..

The responsibilities of a Country Managing Director include:

• Owning, implementing, translating locally the global strategy set by the Ayvens, factoring in the specificities of the local market and context, to achieve the targets and ambitions of the Ayvens to become a global leader in sustainable mobility.
• It covers: the commercial strategy, Digital and IT, Services and operations (including procurement, insurance and real estate), Remarketing, ESG/Sustainability, Financial planning, HR, Transformation and Integration, Legal, Communication and Marketing.
• Defining on a yearly basis the plan to be executed to achieve such targets and allocating locally the resources to deliver the plan
• Developing business and maintaining good customer and supplier relationships, ensuring strategic customers and partnerships are well addressed globally and locally, in line with the priorities set by the central commercial function
• Representing the Ayvens locally towards local stakeholders (local authorities and regulators, associations, etc.)
• Defining the local financial trajectory and business plan, and delivering it as planned (under supervision of the Group Regional Director) and in line with the central guidelines from the Finance department
• Adapting the global HR strategy and deploying it locally to ensure (i) wellbeing of employees, (ii) effective talent retention and development and (iii) people engagement.
• Local subsidiaries are expected to be fully part of and contribute to the Group’s mobility and talent development program: identifying high potential local profiles, integrating them in the Group’s international and functional mobility scheme and development program, hosting talents locally for a temporary position.
• Establishing and maintaining an effective relationship with the workers councils / employee representatives
• Identifying ways to increase revenues and decrease costs analyzing financial reports and results and preparing budgets for the entities, while ensuring sound and robust pricing framework
• Ensuring the Group’s Risk & Compliance agendas and requirements are implemented in the country and effectively respected
• Ensuring the group’s ambitions in terms of sustainability and diversity are implemented locally
• Ensuring group company policies (including asset, credit risk delegation, compliance, etc.) and legal and regulatory guidelines are communicated and followed at all times locally
• Ensuring that the local company is always compliant with all applicable international and local regulations and laws.

Hard skills

• Strategic Leadership, entrepreneurship & Market Insight: Demonstrates ability to craft strategic direction and insights into the mobility market with an entrepreneurial approach, leveraging industry trends to steer the company, and to identify and capitalize on new opportunities. Has the ability to understand customer’s needs and guide the entity to deliver on these.
• Financial, commercial & Operational management, Digital, Innovation: Understands commercial strategies and day-to-day operations to drive (international) business efficiency and growth. Has digital acumen and the ability to drive innovation. Proven experience managing international business operations with direct P&L accountability, shows comprehensive understanding and management of financials, budgeting.
• Change Leadership & Stakeholder Engagement: Exhibits a track record of leading change initiatives, engaging with key stakeholders including own MT and adapting strategies to local markets. Has a global mindset and balances the interests of the entity with those of the group.
• Operating in a regulated environment: Possesses the knowledge, skills and mindset to operate in a regulated. environment. Understands requirements on risk management, compliance as well as culture & conduct.
• Operational Excellence: Oversees operations with a focus on efficiency, service quality, and customer satisfaction.

Soft skills

• Leadership and Vision: Demonstrates the ability to guide and inspire, with a clear strategic vision for the organization. Has the capacity to engage teams.
• Communication and Influence: Effectively communicates ideas, actively listens, and persuasively influences others both within and outside of the organization.
• Adaptability and Problem-Solving: Quick to understands situations, identify problems and craft solutions. Adapts to change with agility and overcomes obstacles with innovative solutions.
• Diversity, Equity & Inclusion: Actively fosters an inclusive environment, values diverse perspectives, and promotes the creation of diverse teams. Encourages and facilitates people to speak up.
• Emotional and relational intelligence:  Capacity to understand the situation, the context and influence it.

Cultural alignment

• Collaboration:  Embraces teamwork, actively shares knowledge, and incorporates feedback to benefit all stakeholders. Is able to both give and receive feedback constructively.
• Curiosity:  Questions the norm, seeks out learning opportunities, strives to get better with every move.
• Authenticity: Fosters a respectful and inclusive work environment, promotes transparency, and leverages diversity for innovation.
• Commitment:  Upholds agreements with integrity, demonstrating reliability to colleagues, customers, and partners, even in adversity.
• Conduct:  Seen as the role model of Ayvens culture. Proper conduct and total integrity. Understanding of the regulated environment and familiarity with requirements.

Why Ayvens?  

With over 3.1 million vehicles managed across more than 40 countries, we provide full-service leasing, flexible subscription services, fleet management services and multi-mobility solutions to customers of all sizes, including large corporates, SMEs, professionals, and private individuals. By leveraging our unique position to lead the way to net zero and further shape the digital transformation of the industry, we are well-positioned to meet the evolving mobility needs of our clients and provide them with the solutions they need to thrive.

At Ayvens, we believe that our success is driven by our commitment to customer satisfaction. Our team is dedicated to delivering innovative solutions and technology-enabled services that help our customers focus on their everyday business. We’re committed to sustainable mobility and have made it a core part of our strategy. In everything we do, we’re guided by the principles of authenticity, curiosity, commitment and collaboration. We aim to foster an organisation that's diverse in people and ideas, where everyone can thrive and be themselves, no matter who they are.

Join us on this exciting journey as we continue to enable the transformation towards large scale adoption of sustainable mobility and provide our customers with the solutions they need to succeed. Follow our page for the latest updates, news, and insights.