Ref. 6604

Designated CEO - Chief Executive Officer, Leading Leasing Provider in Switzerland

Our client offers equipment leasing to businesses as well as car and boat financing to private customers. This position is part of a succession plan. Entrepreneurial thinking and action, trust, reliability, honesty and straightforwardness, both internally and externally, are core principles firmly embedded within the company.

How you can benefit from talking to us:

  • Salary comparison, current salary to market salary
  • Understanding your career options
  • Identification of development and promotion potential
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Why is this position interesting to you?

Stability

  • Our client has been in the market for over 20 years and is part of an international group. The company has a growing customer base in Switzerland.

 

Influence

  • Initially, your focus will be on leading the sales effort, including direct sales activities within the upper SME sector. Gradually you will take on the responsibilities of the CEO, overseeing our client's Swiss operations. The scope of your responsibilities will allow the impact of your success to be felt throughout the group.

 

Growth

  • You will focus on high potential market segments. Stable partnerships and long-term customer relationships have earned the company an excellent reputation in the market.

 

Corporate culture

  • A comprehensive induction process led by the highly experienced CEO will ensure a smooth transition. A motivated small team, short decision making processes and an environment based on trust and honesty provide the foundation for sustainable success.

 

Risk mitigation

  • Part of an international group with a strong presence in the Swiss market, our client is one of the top 5 leasing providers in Switzerland.

 

 
 
 
 

Role/Function, Supervisor, Headquarters

  • Role/Function: Designated CEO - Chief Executive Officer
  • Supervisor: Acting CEO, Managing Director Switzerland, with dotted line to Chairman of the Board
  • Location: Zurich

 

Main tasks and focus

  • Expansion of the distribution business
  • Progressively manage all business units of the Swiss entity
  • Sparring partner to the current CEO
  • Strategic business planning
  • Reporting to the parent company
  • Motivating and leading a high performing team; recruiting, hiring and retaining key talent; mentoring and coaching the team and others within the organisation.

 

Requirements Profile

  • Sales Director with at least 3 years of proven experience in the leasing or financing industry with a focus on SMEs in Switzerland
  • Solid educational background, such as a degree in Business Administration (BWL) or comparable qualification, Controller or similar
  • Strong knowledge of relevant laws and regulations in the credit and banking industry
  • Proven ability to establish and maintain effective working relationships with all levels of management, employees and the Board of Directors

 

Personality Profile

  • An open, energetic and trustworthy personality with a clear focus on the essentials; fair, team-oriented, customer and solution focused, an entrepreneurial CEO with a passion for challenges
  • Strong communication skills and a solid understanding of customer service, results-oriented with excellent forward thinking and problem solving skills
  • Motivational and empathetic leadership style, without an ego or elbow mentality

 

Values of our client

  • Trusting collaboration with high ethical values, enthusiasm and passion, customer focused with a commitment to deliver the best results

Application & Contact

Erik Wirz
Erik Wirz
Managing Partner
wirz phone +41 44 515 02 60 wirz email erik.wirz@w-gruppe.com
Yvonne Thoma
Yvonne Thoma
Partner
wirz phone +41 44 515 02 60 wirz email yvonne.thoma@w-gruppe.com

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Recruitment Process

In an initial conversation, we will give you a detailed insight into the role, the company, the culture and your development opportunities.

After an initial conversation with the partner (headhunter), you will receive further information about the role and our client's expectations. If you are interested, please send us your documents. Wirz & Partners will draw up a longlist which will be discussed with the client. From this longlist, 4-6 candidates are selected for the shortlist.

 

Time until feedback: 2-3 weeks

If you make it to the shortlist, you will move on to the next round. During the interview with Wirz & Partners, we will get to know you professionally and personally. You will receive additional information about the client, the offering, the services, the team and the KPIs. Based on all interviews and documents, we prepare a complete dossier on you for the client, including an executive summary. These documents form the basis of the structured interview process with the client. We prepare you for the interview.

 

Duration until the interview with the client: Up to 2 weeks

The first meeting with the client is about getting to know each other on an equal footing, getting to know the people and the culture. This takes place in person at the client's location and usually lasts around an hour.

The second interview focuses on professional competencies and leadership issues. You will get to know the team, the strategy and the operational goals.

You will then receive a salary proposal and an overview of the overall offer.

 

Duration until feedback: 1-2 weeks

A de-briefing with you and the client takes place after the final meeting.

We help you negotiate the contract and clarify further details. The contract is drafted and we support the onboarding process with the client.

 

Duration until feedback: Up to 1 week

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