Ref. 5771

Head of Software Unit, "CEO" SaaS Software Company

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Here at the headquarters in Switzerland, you will lead a SaaS software company with 60 employees within one of the top 10 Swiss engineering companies. Our client has invested heavily in digitalisation in recent years. Industry 4.0, Smart Factory are not just buzzwords, they are reality. They think and act in ecosystems. The Swiss software team is growing. Internationally, a SaaS software company was acquired and several collaborations with local software development companies were established.

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Why this position is interesting for you

 

Digitalisation in mechanical engineering

  • Your benefit: As a solution thinker and innovation leader, you will shape digitalisation and the product portfolio through cutting-edge SaaS solutions

 

Holistic thinking

  • Your benefit: In your role, different disciplines come together and you are the link between them

 

Strategy

  • Your benefit: The mechanical engineering company is transforming itself into a software company and becoming a state-of-the-art manufacturing ecosystem in its field of metal processing

 

International exchange

  • Your benefit: You will lead an international SaaS software team with a core in Switzerland and international software development partners

 

Innovation

  • Your benefit: Development of digital SaaS services on the basis of an open, modular, scalable and hybrid software architecture

 

Lived Swiss values

  • Your benefit: You will experience a healthy, performance-oriented management culture with a stable, long-term management team without a hire-and-fire mentality

Positioning of our client

  • International leader in the innovation, development and manufacture of smart factory solutions for the metalworking industry
  • Comprehensive product portfolio including production equipment, SaaS software and services
  • Modular and proven platform approach
  • Stable financing, healthy and proven business model that has also proven itself in the "Corona environment"
  • Clear commitment to Switzerland

 

Role, function and supervisor

  • Role: CEO of the SaaS Software Company
  • Your supervisor: CDO

 

Main tasks and focus

  • Definition of software strategy, SaaS roadmap and portfolio
  • Responsibility for the successful development of the next generation of smart factory offerings
  • Transformation and Change Management
  • Leading the international software team and coordinating & managing all external software resources, software development, software operations, software services, software testing
  • Full P&L, full budget responsibility, OpEx & CapEx

 

Requirements profile

  • Minimum 5 years experience as MD/CEO in a SaaS and/or software development company, strong leadership skills
  • Entrepreneurial and service-oriented thinking, high quality understanding, international, interested in different cultures
  • Fast thinking and decision making
  • Thrives in a dynamic, innovation-driven environment
  • Strong communication skills
  • Enjoy working and developing in a VUCA environment
  • Enjoyment of agile project methodologies, trained and successfully applied and experienced
  • German and English at conversational level

 

Rahmenbedingungen

  • Location: Axis Berne / Zurich
  • Attractive package in a state-of-the-art environment
  • Home office

Application & Contact

Erik Wirz
Erik Wirz
Managing Partner
wirz phone +41 44 515 02 60 wirz email erik.wirz@w-gruppe.com

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Recruitment Process

In an initial conversation, we will give you a detailed insight into the role, the company, the culture and your development opportunities.

After an initial conversation with the partner (headhunter), you will receive further information about the role and our client's expectations. If you are interested, please send us your documents. Wirz & Partners will draw up a longlist which will be discussed with the client. From this longlist, 4-6 candidates are selected for the shortlist.

 

Time until feedback: 2-3 weeks

If you make it to the shortlist, you will move on to the next round. During the interview with Wirz & Partners, we will get to know you professionally and personally. You will receive additional information about the client, the offering, the services, the team and the KPIs. Based on all interviews and documents, we prepare a complete dossier on you for the client, including an executive summary. These documents form the basis of the structured interview process with the client. We prepare you for the interview.

 

Duration until the interview with the client: Up to 2 weeks

The first meeting with the client is about getting to know each other on an equal footing, getting to know the people and the culture. This takes place in person at the client's location and usually lasts around an hour.

The second interview focuses on professional competencies and leadership issues. You will get to know the team, the strategy and the operational goals.

You will then receive a salary proposal and an overview of the overall offer.

 

Duration until feedback: 1-2 weeks

A de-briefing with you and the client takes place after the final meeting.

We help you negotiate the contract and clarify further details. The contract is drafted and we support the onboarding process with the client.

 

Duration until feedback: Up to 1 week

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