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Maryam Salman

Chief Executive Officer Logistics & AutomationScale-Up Company Rotterdam, South Holland, Netherlands On-site 

Maryam Salman · December 1, 2023 ·

About the job

An exceptional CEO opportunity to join a scale-up company which enables the automating of human tasks in logistics using AI. The company designs, builds, installs, and maintains the world’s best vision software product for automated picking and placing in harsh logistics environments.

Head quartered near Rotterdam, the company is a well-funded scale up and entering a new phase of growth. Their technology is mature and outperforms competition and their clients are increasingly looking for solutions to automate their logistics processes.

To manage the exponential growth, the company is searching for a new CEO. The growth strategy is based on strong expansion of the customer base in different countries through the strategic partnership with various system integrators.

Key responsibilities:

● The focus of the company is on growth. The CEO is responsible for the strategy as well as the execution of this. Can translate the companies’ strategy into operational activities, budget and planning.

● Leading the Management Team and ultimately is responsible for the total team of employees. The CEO is hands-on and involved in leading the Customer Success Teams consisting of both Project and Service Engineers.

● The CEO contributes to the organizational growth and maturity of the company. Maintaining the professional and agile culture combined with personal growth and personal development of the company employees is a priority. Personal effectiveness and team collaboration are important drivers.

● Is responsible for the P&L and KPI reporting in the Management Team and the Board. Knows the value drivers of the business, monitors, and has an overview of the quality of the main processes. Has focus on Customer Satisfaction, profitability and value creation.

● Manages the interaction with current and new investors.

We have more information to send you regarding a detailed job description and more about this opportunity, if you would like to explore further based on your interest and suitability.

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Chief Executive Officer – Deep Tech, Europe (Hybrid)

Maryam Salman · December 1, 2023 ·

CEO career opportunity scale up disruptive tech company based in Europe

Exceptional career opportunity for an experienced CEO for a growing Deep Tech company which is in high growth phase and venture capital funded.

The opportunity:

  • Set strategic priorities of the company to drive growth, profitability, and company value.
  • Oversee all operations and business activities to ensure they produce the desired results and are consistent with the overall strategy and mission.
  • Attract, retain, and develop world-class talent.

We are searching for a CEO for a deep tech scale-up company , with relevant exposure to growth. Ideal career experience includes:

  • A proven track record in building high performance teams.
  • A senior professional with an entrepreneurial mindset and outstanding organizational and leadership skills.
  • Experience of scaling and taking a company to a successful exit would be ideal.
  • Passion for supply chain transparency and sustainability; experience in textiles, food industry, and/or supply chain management is an advantage

We have more information to send you regarding a detailed job description and more about this exciting opportunity, if you would like to explore further based on your interest and suitability.

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Chief Technology & Operations Officer – B2C Ecommerce Company Berlin, Germany On-site

Maryam Salman · December 1, 2023 ·

About the job

Exceptional Chief Technology & Operations Officer career opportunity for a well-capitalised and fast growing global B2C ecommerce company, headquartered in Berlin which was established in 2009, with 150 FTE.

The opportunity:

  • To be part of their core management team and actively manage further growth.
  • Place emphasis on external customers to the organization and focus on how different IT technology and process innovation can make the company more agile and profitable.
  • Establish a forward-looking vision on technological infrastructure and processes supporting the company’s business strategy and its further success.
  • Be responsible for tracking new technology trends and process innovation in areas of interest to the organization to ensure that it maintains a technological edge within the industry, analyzing and improving upon technology standards and communicating them to key business stakeholders.
  • Manage agile development of new technologies and further improve the performance and scalability of all their technology-driven processes.
  • Organize efficient IT infrastructure, administration and support.
  • Be responsible for organizational leadership on technology issues including internal and external software engineers, external technology partners and their operations team.
  • Report directly to the CEO and actively participate in driving business strategy, operations excellence and technology innovation throughout the entire organization.

We are searching for an experienced CTO with a strong track record in technology development, including 5+ years’ experience in a leading role in a fast-growing e-commerce company.

We have more information to send you regarding a detailed job description and more about this opportunity, if you would like to explore further based on your interest and suitability.

Chief Financial Officer – Private Equity Fund  Berlin, Germany – On-site  

Maryam Salman · December 1, 2023 ·

Exceptional career opportunity for a senior finance professional to join as CFO for a Berlin-based private equity firm that invests in SME / Mittelstand companies in Germany and across The DACH region. The firm manages a fast-growing portfolio of funds and investments, and this CFO opportunity is to lead all finance operations at the firm.

Key responsibilities include:

Work closely with the senior management team on executing the financial strategy of this growing firm.

All reporting and compliance activities as well as managing the relationship with external service providers.

Lead the finance function for the funds, including accounting, reporting, compliance and tax.

Oversee preparation of quarterly investor reporting and financial statements.

Drive fund operations including capital calls as well as tax and regulatory filings.

Oversee cash management and lead liquidity planning for the funds.

Be the main point of contact for external service providers, such as auditors, tax consultants and banks.

Review of legal documents for fund compliance and investments.

Support the investment team during transactions.

Ensure transparent communication with investors and handling of ad hoc investor inquiries.

We are searching for an experienced senior finance professional with a focus on accounting, audit or controlling, with strong analytical skills and attention to detail. Experience working with legal documents, fund administration, transaction advisory or investment controlling would be ideal.

Flexible and hybrid working conditions allowing for a healthy work-life balance. We have more information to send you regarding a detailed job description and more about this exciting opportunity, if you would like to explore further based on your interest and suitability.

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Director of Customer Success- Utility & Energy SaaS company – Spain (Remote) 

Maryam Salman · December 1, 2023 ·

Exceptional career opportunity for an experienced Customer Success professional to join a global cloud-based meter data management cloud solutions company in the Utility and Energy sector. We are searching for a Customer Service Director who wants to work in a dynamic environment with varied tasks and responsibilities, which includes leading complex projects with many different stakeholders, from the people in the project up to the executive level. For the first eighteen months this will be a standalone role with the opportunity to then build a team. The Customer Success Director will have a technical background, an understanding of mission critical Enterprise SaaS solutions and ideally have experience of working with grid or with energy retailers in Spain and Portugal. Ideally the customer success director is based in Portugal or Spain, close to our key customers.

Key Responsibilities:

● Develop trusted relationships with decision markers with each assigned customer and work as the lead point of contact. Understand each customer’s strategic goals to make tactical recommendations based on the business service offering.

● Gather valuable feedback for continual product improvements.

● Maintain expertise on industry trends/practices and competitive landscape.

● Play a critical communications role by regularly interacting with customers.

● Lead cross-functionality to drive customer success and work with internal teams to balance, meet and exceed customer perceptions and expectations on all levels.

● Partner with the internal sales team to develop a plan for customer success and expansion for each customer to achieve growth goals. Identify up-sell service extensions sales opportunities and communicate any potential risks that would threaten renewal.

Ideal career experience:

● 5-8+ years’ proven career experience in Customer Success for an Enterprise SaaS company.

● Strong understanding of the business processes of grid and energy retailers.

● An analytically minded professional with excellent planning & communication skills who acts as a trusted adviser and partner to our large account customers while maximising the business’s value proposition

● Excellent interpersonal communication skills. A good listener and advisor who can bring people together.

● Self-motivated, has a hands-on mentality and eager to exceed expectations.

● English written and verbal language and either Spanish or Portuguese written and verbal language.

● Solid educational background.

If you are potentially open to consider this career opportunity, we have full job description to send you a more about the company including a link to their website to review.

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