Founding CEO – B2B SaaS

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Founding CEO für FLYACTS’ KI-gestützte work2stay-SaaS-Plattform zur internationalen Fachkräftegewinnung. Verantwortlich für Finanzierung, erste Kunden und den langfristigen Unternehmensaufbau.

Responsibilities:

  • Develop the financing strategy, investment story, pitch deck, and financial plan
  • Lead the fundraising process from building the investor pipeline through pitches and due diligence to closing
  • Communicate work2stay’s vision to investors, customers, partners, and future employees
  • Personally acquire the first paying customers
  • Build a repeatable marketing and sales funnel
  • Refine the target audience, positioning, pricing, and packaging based on real market feedback
  • After funding, assume full CEO responsibility for strategy, financial performance, team, and stakeholders
  • Define product direction based on customer conversations and sales data
  • After funding, build out marketing, sales, operations, and the team in particular

Requirements:

  • Have founded a company or led an early-stage company in a CEO or comparable entrepreneurial role
  • Have raised at least €1 million in external equity as a founder, CEO, or lead responsible person
  • Have independently managed the process from investor sourcing and pitching through term sheet and closing
  • Understanding of B2B SaaS
  • Proven ability to market and sell products and develop them into recurring revenue streams
  • Be able to execute marketing and sales hands-on: position, pitch, handle objections, and close
  • Be able to communicate a compelling, ambitious vision clearly and substantively
  • High level of ownership, decisiveness, and resilience
  • Ability to lead people, build trust, and align diverse stakeholders around a common goal
  • Identify with work2stay’s vision and be prepared to lead the company with full responsibility over the long term after funding
  • Ability to financially support the initial phase through to funding independently
  • Highly confident communication skills in German and good communication skills in English
  • Expertise in international recruiting is helpful but not required

Benefits:

  • No salary until the agreed funding round successfully closes
  • Upon closing, 25% equity in work2stay, before dilution from the round
  • The period from joining the company will count toward the four-year vesting period
  • After successful funding, an appropriate CEO salary as part of the financial plan