Chief Executive Officer [B2B SaaS, HR Tech, German speaker]

Accountabilities

• • Own the overall strategy, P&L, growth and performance of a product-led B2B SaaS business focused initially on the German market.
  • Drive revenue and product growth by strengthening acquisition, activation, customer engagement and scalable go-to-market motions.
  • Lead marketing and product strategy, identifying opportunities to improve the user experience, expand the customer base and increase sustainable revenue.
  • Establish operational plans, budgets, KPIs and performance frameworks while optimizing ROI, efficiency and scalability.
  • Build, coach and retain a high-performing leadership team, establishing clear goals, accountability and succession plans.
  • Strengthen organizational resilience and prepare the business to operate effectively as additional complementary brands are added.
  • Identify emerging trends, including AI, and evaluate new technologies, business models and opportunities through data-driven experimentation.
  • Establish a high-performance culture that promotes collaboration, accountability, innovation and alignment across teams.
  • Communicate a compelling long-term vision to employees, leadership stakeholders and external partners.
  • Potentially take ownership of additional brands or business lines within the same market as the portfolio grows.

  Requirements:

  • Proven leadership experience as a CEO, General Manager or senior executive within a B2B SaaS HR Tech business, ideally in a product-led growth environment.
  • Demonstrated track record of growing SaaS products, revenue and teams while building sustainable businesses.
  • Strong operational and commercial background, with hands-on experience turning strategy into measurable execution.
  • Deep expertise in marketing and product, with the ability to grow a SaaS user base and revenue through product-led and marketing-led approaches.
  • Strong financial acumen, including P&L ownership, budgeting, forecasting, KPI management and linking financial discipline to sustainable growth.
  • Experience leading organizational transformation, process improvement, operational standardization and adoption of modern business practices.
  • Proven ability to attract, develop and retain high-performing talent while mentoring future leaders and building succession pipelines.
  • Strong people leadership skills, including goal setting, performance management, accountability and culture building.
  • Comfort managing multiple brands or business lines simultaneously and switching effectively between complementary products and priorities.
  • Fluent German and strong English communication skills, with international experience or ambitions considered a plus.
  • Strong strategic vision and the ability to communicate direction clearly and influence internal and external stakeholders.
  • Excellent communication, relationship-building and influencing skills.
  • Practical AI literacy, with experience using AI tools to improve productivity, research, decision-making and day-to-day work.

  Benefits:

  • 100% remote working with flexibility to work from wherever you are.
  • High level of autonomy and trust, with freedom to determine how to solve challenges and execute priorities.
  • Low-bureaucracy environment focused on efficient decision-making and sustainable momentum.
  • Opportunity to lead a B2B SaaS business with significant strategic and commercial ownership.
  • Support from an international network of experienced SaaS professionals and entrepreneurial leaders.
  • Opportunities to exchange knowledge, expertise and best practices across a broader SaaS community.
  • Potential to expand leadership responsibility across additional complementary brands over time.
  • Flexible time off designed to support sustainable performance and personal wellbeing.
  • International exposure across SaaS, HR technology, product-led growth and business scaling.
  • Compensation is location-adjusted to local market medians for a remote-first environment, with salary details shared during the recruitment process.