Berlin

Exceptional career opportunity for an experienced Business Development Manager to join a Leipzig based Cyber Security company which ensures both cybersecurity and operational stability of the ICS and IoT infrastructure in industrial, energy and water companies across EMEA regions, supporting operators of ICS to increase cybersecurity, productivity and availability of their systems and plants, and to safeguard the digital transformation of their processes.

You will support the design and definition of the company value proposition for the Cyber Security offering, develop sales strategies and priorities for EMEA & Global Markets, and steward all market development activities.

From a sales perspective, you will manage the sales funnel for their Cyber Security portfolio, including planning and sales controlling, development of the sales pitch towards utility customers and lead the training of the sales force. This requires experience in deal generation and closing, as well as designing and driving a sustainable business model to include recurrent revenue.

This opportunity would ideally suit a Business Development professional with the following experience:

·       Several years of experience in complex IT/OT solution and Cyber Security sales, preferably to utility segment or similar critical infrastructure markets.

·       Business background in sales or business development in the disciplinary management of software development teams.

·       Technical mindset and expertise in strong customer focus, sales success, strategic thinking and market understanding.

·       Experience and ability to build relationships and bridges within a multi-national, -cultural and -functional environment.

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Exceptional CEO opportunity with a quantum technology start-up/scale up company which focus on quantum computing using integrated photonics. The company was founded in 2018, is well capitalised and looking for a CEO with a strong commercial and scale-up background, to lead the company into the next phase of growth.

The CEO should have a strong knowledge and understanding of photonics and/or quantum.

Responsibilities:

Lead vision, mission and strategy to grow the company to the next level.

Provide leadership and strong management to execute company strategy across multiple disciplines, to achieve short and long-term financial objectives and meeting shareholders expectations.

Collaborative relationships and governance.

Business and Sales Planning.

Leading the commercial growth by being the face of the company when it comes to securing new business with target markets being multinational industrial clients, investigating the potential of quantum technology.

Provide strategic input for company roadmap and ideas for differentiation to deliver best in class products & solutions.

Responsible for the company P&L, balance sheet and meeting budget targets.

Speak and present both internally and externally to promote the story of our product.

Educate both internal and external stakeholders about our product features and their benefits.

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About the job

Exceptional opportunity for a Head of Sales & Marketing professional to join an Enterprise SaaS Smart Energy company based in Vienna. The company established in 2016 is well capitalized and scaling from a team of 20 to 40 FTE this year. The new Head of Sales & Marketing will develop an effective international sales organization, levering direct sales as well as partnerships and strengthen their position as technology leader in their industry with targeted marketing.

Responsibilities

• Hire, train & lead an international sales team.
• Set sales targets and compensation scheme and support the team in achieving them with a ‘hands on’ mentality.
• Choose, implement and validate marketing measures.
• Review and continuously develop pricing strategy, offerings and legal sales framework.
• Negotiate customer and partnering agreements.
• Continuously develop and implement effective sales controlling.
• Collaborate closely with the Customer Success & Product Development teams to ensure optimal ‘end-to-end’ customer journey.

Necessary career experience:

• Minimum 3 years B2B Sales Management experience.
• Strong people leadership skills & experience in building and leading international sales teams.
• Good understanding and ability to review and negotiate technical contracts.
• Mentality of taking ownership and proven ability to build organizations and processes.
• Customer centric attitude and strong interpersonal skills.
• Full Fluency and excellent command of English (written and spoken) including presentation skills.

Ideal career experience:

• Start-up / scale up company experience.
• SaaS sales experience.
• Experience within the energy industry, in particular power producing (or trading) companies,
• Experience working both with sales, indirect sales and partner sales.
• Flexible attitude regarding travel and working across different time zones.
• Technical degree and / or good technical understanding / IT knowledge.
• Experience within the hydropower industry.
• Fluency in German or other languages useful to our target areas.

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We are exclusively recruiting for a new and exceptional CMO career opportunity for a market leading disruptive high-tech scale-up company.

The company which is based in Berlin is currently a team of 20 FTE with ambitions to scale an international operation to +200 FTE in the coming years and drive the company from a low to high technology readiness level. The company is well-funded by high-profile investors and this is an exceptional opportunity to establish and grow the business to become the global leader.

Responsibilities:

Develop and drive marketing strategy to build brand awareness and reputation
Set clear and quantitative goals and objectives for marketing campaigns and
determine and track KPIs to monitor success of campaign
Devise, create and manage performance-oriented and conversion-optimized
strategies to best address customers within new commercial settings
Monitor and optimize campaign targeting, creatives, marketing messages, marketing
spend and budget allocation
Iterate brand positioning to occupy most appealing niche in German market
Expand and lead the marketing team in a hands-on leadership style
Work closely with the management team to rapidly scale coverage and ensure strong growth of revenue

Exceptional opportunity for an experienced CFO to join an early-stage venture capital and crypto investment firm who is looking to hire a driven and entrepreneurial Interim CFO to join their team in Berlin on a 12-month contract.

The fund invests in early-stage technology companies and crypto networks mainly across Europe and the US.

As Interim CFO, your responsibilities would include (but not be limited) to:

● Work with the investment team in analysing financial and legal aspects of potential

investment opportunities (cap tables, term sheets, round modelling, financing

and shareholder agreements, SPAC,, etc.)

● Manage service providers (due diligence, legal) during transactions

● Carry out financial analysis on a portfolio and fund level (key metrics such as NAV,

DPI, TVPI, net and gross IRR, reserves analyses, etc.)

● Work on and model portfolio company valuations as well as create new crypto models

● Set up new funds and investment vehicles in the US and Germany

● Find and manage all their service providers across several vehicles / jurisdictions

● Oversee and optimise tax, structural and legal aspects of the fund and management company – together with legal counsel and tax advisors

● Manage all aspects and ensure best in class quality of reporting to the fund’s investors

● Work with our portfolio companies to increase and improve their financial reporting function & provide them with ad hoc requests

● Manage internal processes, incl. budgeting and special projects

● You will be responsible for overseeing and mentoring our Finance Manager

The firm is looking for an Interim CFO with the following background:

● Minimum 8 years professional experience at either

○ The transaction support group of a large accounting and audit firm,

○ The finance team of an private equity or venture capital firm, or

○ Any role that would offer a similar experience and background

● With experience in modelling and financial concepts / valuations

● Very good English spoken and written skills