Benita Baroness von Vietinghoff

Strategic Executive Assistant to C-Level | Bilingual | Driving Operations & Leadership Support | Organizational Excellence | Mentor & Enabler | ๐Ÿ’™๐Ÿ’›

Frankfurt Rhine-Main Metropolitan Area

About

"๐—ช๐—ต๐—ฎ๐˜๐—ฒ๐˜ƒ๐—ฒ๐—ฟ ๐˜†๐—ผ๐˜‚ ๐—ฑ๐—ฒ๐—ฐ๐—ถ๐—ฑ๐—ฒ ๐˜๐—ผ ๐—ฑ๐—ผ, ๐—บ๐—ฎ๐—ธ๐—ฒ ๐˜€๐˜‚๐—ฟ๐—ฒ ๐—ถ๐˜ ๐—บ๐—ฎ๐—ธ๐—ฒ๐˜€ ๐˜†๐—ผ๐˜‚ ๐—ต๐—ฎ๐—ฝ๐—ฝ๐˜†. ๐—•๐—ฒ๐—ฐ๐—ฎ๐˜‚๐˜€๐—ฒ ๐˜„๐—ต๐—ฒ๐—ป ๐˜†๐—ผ๐˜‚ ๐—ฎ๐—ฟ๐—ฒ ๐—ฒ๐—ป๐˜๐—ต๐˜‚๐˜€๐—ถ๐—ฎ๐˜€๐˜๐—ถ๐—ฐ ๐—ฎ๐—ฏ๐—ผ๐˜‚๐˜ ๐˜„๐—ต๐—ฎ๐˜ ๐˜†๐—ผ๐˜‚ ๐—ฑ๐—ผ, ๐˜†๐—ผ๐˜‚ ๐—ณ๐—ฒ๐—ฒ๐—น ๐˜๐—ต๐—ถ๐˜€ ๐—ฝ๐—ผ๐˜€๐—ถ๐˜๐—ถ๐˜ƒ๐—ฒ ๐—ฒ๐—ป๐—ฒ๐—ฟ๐—ด๐˜†. ๐—œ๐˜โ€™๐˜€ ๐˜ƒ๐—ฒ๐—ฟ๐˜† ๐˜€๐—ถ๐—บ๐—ฝ๐—น๐—ฒ.โ€ ~ ๐—ฃ๐—ฎ๐˜‚๐—น๐—ผ ๐—–๐—ผ๐—ฒ๐—น๐—ต๐—ผ โ„น๏ธ ๐—”๐—ฏ๐—ผ๐˜‚๐˜ ๐— ๐—ฒ ๐—˜๐˜…๐—ฒ๐—ฐ๐˜‚๐˜๐—ถ๐˜ƒ๐—ฒ ๐—ฃ๐—ฟ๐—ผ๐—ณ๐—ถ๐—น๐—ฒ: Highly accomplished Executive Business Partner with 15+ years of experience supporting CEOs, CFOs, Sales Executives and Board Members in international technology, consulting and industrial companies. Recognized for combining strategic thinking, flawless execution and absolute discretion. Known for creating structure in fast-paced environments and enabling executives to focus on business growth, transformation and stakeholder management. ๐—–๐—ผ๐—ฟ๐—ฒ ๐—ฆ๐˜๐—ฟ๐—ฒ๐—ป๐—ด๐˜๐—ต๐˜€: ๐Ÿ”นStrategic Partnership โ€“ Proactively anticipates executive needs, helping leaders reclaim up to 30โ€“40% of their time for strategic priorities. ๐Ÿ”นExecutive Operations Excellence โ€“ Delivers 99%+ scheduling accuracy and seamless management of calendars, inboxes, travel and board meetings. ๐Ÿ”นProject & Event Leadership โ€“ Coordinates complex off-sites, conferences and transformation initiatives with on-time delivery rates above 95%. ๐Ÿ”นStakeholder Management โ€“ Builds trusted relationships across global teams, improving communication efficiency and decision-making speed by up to 30%. ๐Ÿ”นResilience & Absolute Discretion โ€“ Maintains exceptional quality and confidentiality in high-pressure environments with zero tolerance for compliance breaches. ๐Ÿ”นActively mentors other assistants and supports Ukrainian refugees with job application coaching. ๐—ฆ๐—ฒ๐—น๐—ฒ๐—ฐ๐˜๐—ฒ๐—ฑ ๐—–๐—ฎ๐—ฟ๐—ฒ๐—ฒ๐—ฟ ๐—›๐—ถ๐—ด๐—ต๐—น๐—ถ๐—ด๐—ต๐˜๐˜€: ๐Ÿ”นSupported C-level leaders at NTT DATA, Cloudflare, KONUX, Maxim Integrated, Qualcomm and other global organizations ๐Ÿ”นManaged highly complex international calendars, travel and executive communications (incl. inbox shadowing) across multiple time zones. ๐Ÿ”นPrepared board and supervisory board materials and coordinated confidential legal and finance processes. ๐Ÿ”นLed strategic events including CFO workshops, leadership off-sites, customer meetings and global conferences.

Experience

  • Care Work at Unpaid Care Work
    Sep 2025 - Present ยท 11 mos

    Relocated back to Frankfurt to assist my husband at the beginning in navigating his new caregiving responsibility for his aging parent as his father suffered a serious stroke. This has been a deeply personal and important decision, rooted in our shared commitment to family and being present during lifeโ€™s most meaningful and challenging moments. Stepping into a caregiving role has been a profound experience - one that has further shaped my perspective both personally and professionally. It has deepened my sense of empathy, strengthened my resilience, and enhanced my adaptability - values I carry into every professional setting. As I enjoy partnering closely with leadership to bring structure, clarity, and momentum to important priorities, looking ahead, I remain open to full-time opportunities where my experience, sound judgment, and operational expertise can help leaders and organizations perform at their best!

  • Executive Assistant to AVP DACH & VP EMEA Sales at Cloudflare
    Mar 2025 - Aug 2025 ยท 6 mos

    As the Executive Assistant at Cloudflare, I provided high-level administrative and operational support to the VP Sales EMEA (located in The Netherlands) and AVP Sales DACH (located in Munich), as well as members of the Executive Leadership Team. The role required exceptional attention to detail, strong prioritization skills, and the ability to manage multiple high-impact tasks in a fast-paced, international environment. Key Responsibilities: - Managed complex and dynamic calendars across multiple time zones, ensuring optimal scheduling and strategic prioritization - Organized and coordinated executive meetings and events, including logistics, A/V setup, catering, attendee tracking, and preparation of detailed agendas and materials - Acted as a key point of contact, handling inbound and outbound communication with professionalism and discretion - Oversaw domestic and international travel arrangements, balancing efficiency, cost, and executive availability; managed last-minute changes and ensured all documentation was accurate and up to date - Ensured timely preparation and submission of expense reports via Navan - Supported cross-functional initiatives and contributed to a smooth and efficient day-to-day operation at the executive level

  • NTT DATA Europe & Latam (2 yrs 2 mos)
    • Executive Assistant to Head of Legal DACH, NTT DATA Deutschland SE
      Apr 2024 - Feb 2025 ยท 11 mos

      As of April 1, 2024, I also supported our Head of Legal DACH, primarily taking on the following responsibilities: - Providing administrative and organizational support to the Head of Legal DACH to ensure the smooth running of day-to-day operations - Managing and prioritizing the email inbox - Calendar management: Ensuring a well-structured calendar and timely coordination of business appointments - Administrative coordination and preparation of presentations for the Supervisory Board meetings of NTT DATA Deutschland SE - Reviewing and approving external invoices for the Legal department - Preparing legal confirmations for external auditors - Submitting provisions for the Legal department - Document management and approval of requests and time entries in SAP - Reviewing and approving vacation requests as a deputy - Responsible for the management, archiving, and organization of documents - Reviewing and approving OneDesk tickets as a deputy - Organizing team events and offsites - Supporting the โ€œLegalTechโ€ project

    • Executive Assistant to Global EVP Finance & Controlling at NTT DATA, Inc.
      Apr 2024 - Feb 2025 ยท 11 mos

      Management of the Global EVP Finance & Controlling Office: - Providing comprehensive administrative and organizational support to the EVP Finance & Controlling to ensure smooth daily operations - Managing and prioritizing the EVP's email inbox - Calendar management (ensuring a structured schedule and timely coordination of business appointments) - Setting up and maintaining the EVP's agenda with a high volume of meetings based on priorities, acting as a communication interface and โ€œquality gateโ€ for meetings with internal and external stakeholders - Supporting the harmonization of internal processes within WW Finance and across the organization - Action tracking: Monitoring agreed actions and deadlines to ensure efficient implementation - Preparing and delivering presentations for meetings and projects - Creating analyses and decision-making templates for top management Communication, Correspondence & Relationship Management: - Coordinating and ensuring a smooth flow of information and communication between the EVP area and other departments across the organization - Supporting Corporate Communications in English - Building and maintaining relationships with internal and external stakeholders - Preparing social media posts for LinkedIn Travel Management: - Organizing national and international meetings - Planning and booking national and international travel, including prompt expense reporting in SAP Project Management: - Approving requests and time entries in SAP and Workday - Handling confidential documents and ensuring availability of relevant information - Reviewing and approving OneDesk tickets as deputy - Reviewing and approving vacation requests as deputy - Supporting expats from Japan - Welcoming and hosting clients and visitors

    • Executive Assistant to CFO EMEAL, NTT DATA Deutschland GmbH/NTT DATA Deutschland SE
      Jan 2023 - Apr 2024 ยท 1 yr 4 mos

      Management of the CFO EMEAL Office: - Providing comprehensive administrative and organizational support to the CFO EMEAL to ensure smooth daily operations - Managing and prioritizing the CFOโ€™s email inbox - Calendar management (ensuring a structured schedule and timely coordination of business appointments) - Setting up and maintaining the CFO's agenda with a high volume of meetings based on priorities, acting as a communication interface and โ€œquality gateโ€ for meetings with internal and external stakeholders - Supporting the harmonization of internal processes within EMEAL Finance and across the organization - Action tracking: Monitoring agreed actions and deadlines to ensure efficient implementation - Preparing and delivering presentations for meetings and projects - Creating analyses and decision-making templates for top management Communication, Correspondence & Relationship Management: - Coordinating and ensuring a smooth flow of information and communication between the CFO EMEAL area and other departments across the organization - Supporting Corporate Communications for the โ€œEMEAL Financeโ€ department in English - Building and maintaining relationships with internal and external stakeholders - Preparing social media posts for LinkedIn Travel Management: - Organizing national and international meetings - Planning and booking national and international travel, including prompt expense reporting in SAP Project Management: - Executing central projects and handling special tasks (e.g., organizing the EMEAL Finance Workshop in Madrid, supporting onboarding of the CFO EMEAL successor) - Approving requests and time entries in SAP - Handling confidential documents and ensuring availability of relevant information - Reviewing and approving OneDesk tickets as deputy - Reviewing and approving vacation requests as deputy - Supporting expats from Japan - Welcoming and hosting clients and visitors

  • Administrative & Strategic Business Partner to the C-Suite at ---
    Oct 2020 - Dec 2022 ยท 2 yrs 3 mos

    Mentor for Administrative Professionals & Independent Contractor (working for multiple clients incl. Startups & Corporations, as stand-in for staff on sick leave, long-term absence or additional workforce due to increased volume of work.) โ€ข Act as a trustworthy sparring partner to the C-Suite/Executive Board/Management Board by providing excellent administrative support in the day-to-day business โ€ข Manage information exchange and ensure effective communication โ€ข Heavy calendar management including prioritization of all meeting requests โ€ข Proactively challenge agenda items to ensure the executive spends most of the time on high impact topics โ€ข Act as point of contact for internal and external stakeholders - making every interaction productive and enjoyable โ€ข Prepare meetings, board presentations, decision papers and recommendations for action โ€ข Independently drive and follow-up on ongoing projects โ€ข Taking over business related correspondence โ€ข Planning, organization and coordination of meetings and events (internal/external) โ€ข Travel planning (national/international) โ€ข Ad hoc personal support Assignments inter alia at Alexander Thamm GmbH, Cobrainer, Intercept Pharma, Usercentrics & F24.

  • Executive Business Partner to CEO & Founder at KONUX
    Aug 2019 - Sep 2020 ยท 1 yr 2 mos

    Ensuring a seamless flow of the day-to-day activities by strategizing and implementing processes to optimize the CEO's time: - Brief the CEO daily on specific issues and projects - Coordinate projects and commitments directly involving the CEO - Administrative preparation of Fundraising Series C incl. dataroom prep set-up and coordination meetings with investors - Provide a strategic sounding board to ensure that goals and objective are being achieved and that priorities are being communicated effectively - Oversee strategic business initiatives from development through successful execution, ensuring effective communication between all departments - Ensuring collaboration for relevant projects and coordinating interlocks on key projects/initiatives - Actively enable the efficiency of business operations from behind the scenes - Manage very busy and ever-changing calendars & arranging travel - Provide strategic, complex calendar gatekeeping based on an innate understanding of key priorities and objectives - Act as a key thought partner and as the main liaison between the CEO and internal/external stakeholders - Ensure alignment among often disparate internal and external stakeholders; and when such alignment is absent, recommend mitigating approaches to the CEO - Interact with internal staff members to conduct and oversee the preparation of briefing materials for the CEO - Compile meeting materials, communicate with and prep attendees, take meetings notes, and assist CEO with any follow-up action items - Manage the process for preparing and distributing materials to the Board of Directors - Create presentations - Compose and manage correspondence - Be a key bridge conveying and ensuring successful communication (clear, concise, transparent, and insightful) internal and external - Planning and building content for internal communications, all-hands meetings, off-sites