Location: Vienna, AT
At Anritsu, we believe sustainable growth is built on strong foundations, trusted partnerships, and operational excellence. A General Manager of Anritsu EMEA Holdings GmbH (AEH), will play a pivotal role in shaping and strengthening the platform that enables our business to thrive across the EMEA region. Working at the intersection of strategy, governance, and business operations, you will drive cross-border collaboration, enhance shared services, and support the successful integration and alignment of our European subsidiaries.
The General Manager (AEH) will be reporting directly to the Managing Director of AEH and will also assume responsibility as Manager of the Finance team within AEH’s shared services organization. In this dual role, the position will partner closely with regional leadership teams, local finance teams, Anritsu Headquarters in Japan, and key functional stakeholders to ensure efficient governance, compliance, financial process standardization, and organizational effectiveness. This is a unique opportunity to influence how a globally respected technology company operates, collaborates, and grows across diverse markets while supporting our mission of advancing communications and test & measurement solutions that connect the world.
Reports to the Managing Director of Anritsu EMEA Holdings GmbH (AEH) and additionally serves as Manager of the Finance team within AEH’s shared services organization, working closely with Anritsu Headquarters, local finance teams, and relevant functional departments on governance, compliance, shared service design, finance process standardization, and cross-border coordination matters.
Job Responsibilities and Duties
Establish AEH as a Regional Operating Platform
Operational platform building: Lead the development of AEH from a financial holding structure into an operational holding platform for the EMEA region.
Shared services and Finance team leadership: Build and stabilize shared service capabilities in Finance, HR, Export Control, Compliance, Legal, IT, Administration, and related areas, while directly managing the Finance team within AEH’s shared services organization and strengthening finance governance across relevant AEH companies.
Governance and compliance: Establish consistent governance, reporting, compliance, risk management, J-SOX, and export control standards across European subsidiaries.
Integration and PMI: Support post-merger integration activities and help acquired companies align with Anritsu group governance and operational standards.
Stakeholder coordination: Coordinate with subsidiary Managing Directors, functional leaders, AEH management, and Anritsu Headquarters to identify priorities and resolve operational issues.
Operational improvement and digitalisation: Drive standardization, process harmonization, productivity improvement, and effective resource utilization across shared service functions, including the practical implementation of digital tools and AI-supported process improvements in Finance and other relevant areas through pragmatic, step-by-step initiatives.
Finance shared services management and process standardization: Manage the Finance team within AEH’s shared services organization and standardize and strengthen cash management processes, finance governance, transfer pricing coordination, and related reporting practices across relevant AEH companies in close collaboration with local finance teams and Anritsu Headquarters.
Strategic initiatives and due diligence: Support strategic projects, due diligence processes, integration activities, and business reviews by providing analytical insight, financial discipline, and practical coordination across functions and countries.
Required Skills and Qualifications:
Minimum a Bachelor’s degree or equivalent qualification in Business Administration, Finance, Law, Engineering, International Business, or a related field.
Additional professional accounting qualification is required or strongly preferred, such as Wirtschaftsprüfer/in (WP), CPA, CA, ACCA, CIMA, or an equivalent internationally recognized accounting qualification.
Senior leadership experience in international or multi-country operations, preferably including organizational transformation, shared services, operational platform building, finance governance, cash management, transfer pricing coordination, or process standardization across multiple legal entities.
Solid finance background with deep knowledge of international accounting standards, especially IFRS, and the ability to translate financial requirements into practical business processes and governance structures.
Strong understanding of governance, compliance, risk management, operational processes, and headquarters-subsidiary coordination in a matrix environment.
Broad business leadership capability across finance, HR, compliance, legal, export control, IT, administration, and operational management.
Fluent in English and German, with strong written and verbal communication skills suitable for executive-level stakeholder management; proficiency in other European languages, such as French, would be an advantage.
Strategic and analytical thinking, combined with the ability to balance long-term business priorities with hands-on execution during an organization-building phase.
Strong business partnership mindset and commercial acumen, with the ability to work constructively with managers leading teams of different sizes and maturity levels across countries and functions.
High integrity, strong sense of responsibility, practical judgment, and sensitivity to governance and compliance requirements.
Mature, well-organized, adaptable, and capable of managing ambiguity, change, competing priorities, and continuous process improvement in an evolving regional organization.
Cross-cultural communication skills and the ability to build trust across legal entities, functions, countries, headquarters, and subsidiaries.
Preferred Skills and Qualifications
Experience working with Japanese companies or Japanese headquarters.
Experience in export control, compliance programs, regulated business environments, post-merger integration, due diligence processes, shared service center leadership, or digital transformation initiatives including AI-supported process improvement is advantageous. Additional European language skills and experience in industrial technology, electronics, manufacturing, or related sectors are advantageous.
Salary Range: EUR 170,000 – 200,000 gross annual OTE (On-Target Earnings = fixed + variable part). Salary ranges may vary depending on seniority, experience, qualifications, skills and locations. All the salary details will be discussed during the recruitment process.
Expected Start Date: 1st Quarter of the calendar year 2027 (Jan to March 2027), subject to recruitment progress and business requirements
