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CFO Austria with Development Target To Global CFO Career (m/f/x)
global vision. financial leadership that delivers.
Role Overview
This is an ideal opportunity for an ambitious finance leader who wants to combine business impact, people leadership, and long-term international career development.
At Hilti, finance is a strategic driver of business success.
As CFO Hilti Austria Ges.m.b.H, you will be a member of the Executive Management Team and play a key role in steering one of Hilti's most successful market organizations. You will shape strategic decisions, influence business performance, and help define the future direction of the organization.
This role offers the opportunity to think beyond a local market perspective. You will work closely with senior leaders across our international finance network, contribute to cross-market initiatives, and gain broad exposure to strategic topics that extend far beyond Austria.
What you’ll do
- Own the company's financial steering and performance management processes, including forecasting, investment prioritization, and value creation initiatives.
- Lead and develop a high-performing organization, fostering a culture of accountability, collaboration, and continuous growth.
- Oversee a broad portfolio spanning FP&A, Accounting, Tax, Treasury, Risk Management, Compliance, Procurement, Customer Care, and operational support functions.
- Drive operational excellence through continuous improvement, digitalization, automation, and cross-functional transformation initiatives.
- Act as the key point of contact for auditors, banks, tax advisors, legal partners, and other external stakeholders.
- Ensure strong governance, compliance, and risk management while enabling business agility and sustainable growth.
- Lead company-wide projects and strategic initiatives that enhance business performance and organizational effectiveness.
- Develop future finance talent and strengthen the succession pipeline through coaching, mentoring, and people development.
- Collaborate with finance colleagues across Hilti to share best practices, contribute to strategic initiatives, and help shape the future of the Finance function.
What you’ll bring
We're looking for a finance leader who combines business acumen, strategic thinking, and a passion for people development and clear ambitions for global career path.
What you’ll need to bring with you:
- A Master's degree in Finance, Business Administration, Economics, or a related field
- Strong experience in finance leadership, controlling, and accounting within an international environment, ideally also corporate finance, auditing, or consulting
- Proven track record in financial planning, performance management, and strategic business partnering
- Experience leading and developing high-performing teams
- Strong stakeholder management and influencing skills across multiple organizational levels
- An entrepreneurial mindset and the courage to challenge the status quo
- Fluent English and German communication skills
- The ambition and flexibility to pursue a global career path in the future
What’s in it for you
At Hilti Austria, we provide the support, flexibility and development opportunities you need to succeed and grow. Our benefits include:
- A structured onboarding programme and a dedicated buddy supporting you from day one.
- Excellent development opportunities, continuouslearningand international career prospects tailored to your strengths.
- Hybrid working with up to 40% remote work, flexible working hours and options such as sabbaticals.
- Threeadditionalpaid days off each year (Good Friday, 24Decemberand 31 December), plus MyTime+- youreceive one extra vacation day for every two full years of service, up to a maximum of fiveadditionaldays.
- Two paid volunteering days per year to support social or environmental initiatives.
- Voluntary insurance and pension benefits, employeediscountsand a range ofadditionalofferings.
- Modern office facilities,subsidized freshly prepared meals, complimentary fruit and coffee, employee events, on-site parking and convenient public transport access.
Why Hilti
Hilti is a global leader in construction innovation, with more than 34,000 team members across 120 countries. Guided by our purpose, Making Construction Better, we’re driven to keep learning, growing, and finding new ways to make a lasting impact. Here, you’ll be empowered to use your strengths, work with a global and inclusive team, and take on meaningful challenges. At Hilti, you’ll have the chance to make your ideas, achievements, and growth real through purpose, passion, and teamwork.
At our global headquarters in Schaan, Nendeln, Buchs, and nearby hubs, we shape Hilti’s digital strategy and enterprise platforms worldwide. Our cross‑functional teams in product IT, data & analytics, cybersecurity, ERP, and digital customer platforms work side‑by‑side with business leaders to design, build, and run solutions at global scale. HQ offers a collaborative environment where architecture decisions, platform reliability, and secure-by-design engineering translate into real impact for our customers and teams.
Commitment to Inclusion
At Hilti, inclusion is a key focus in how we work, lead, and grow together. We are committed to embracing diversity of thought and creating an environment that is inclusive of everyone, everywhere. We continuously strive to ensure every voice is valued and every team member feels empowered to contribute. By building on this foundation, we strengthen our teams, our innovation, and our impact, making construction better together.
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For further questions, please feel free to contact Thomas Seiberth, Head of Finance and Informatics or Hansa Stein, Talent Acquisition Business Partner at hansa.stein@hilti.com