Chief of Staff

Berg Search; München; On-site; EUR 60,000 - 80,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

30 days of annual vacation

Discount on tuition fees for courses

Flexible working hours

Choice of work equipment

Job summary

A leading ed-tech company in Germany seeks a motivated individual for a senior role that reports to the CXO & CTO. This position offers unique opportunities for professional growth through strategic project involvement and cross-department collaboration. The ideal candidate has excellent fluency in German, strong business acumen, and 2-5 years of experience in high-growth environments. Embrace a flexible work culture offering significant freedom and opportunities for career advancement.

Qualifications

• Ideally 2-5 years of professional experience in management consulting, private equity, startups, or similar.
• Ability to work in high-growth, agile organizations.
• Experience in supporting C-level management on strategic projects.

Responsibilities

• Report directly to CXO & CTO with insights into major projects and decisions.
• Coordinate and implement various exciting projects independently.
• Drive initiatives that contribute to the company's international expansion.
• Act as a go-to person for cross-department collaboration.
• Support management in organizing objectives and strategic discussions.

Skills

Fluency in German

Strong business acumen

Analytical skills

Team player

Growth-oriented mindset

Education

Outstanding degree from a top university

Job description

• An opportunity to be part of Europe's biggest ed-tech company
• Ideally experience in Top Tier Consulting and the ability to work in high-growth, agile and flexible organizations experience in start-ups will help!
• You have the innate urge to drive change, are happy to operate in a 360-degree role with minimal supervision, and want a (well-earned) fast track to senior management
• High level of fluency in German
• Fully remote opportunities (with once-per-month travel to offices in Munich / Berlin / Hamburg)

The company

We are working with one of Europes largest university groups (headquartered in Germany) that offers distance learning to over 100,000 students. They believe in education for everyone and believe that everyone should have the opportunity to grow on their individual learning journey.

Historically, they have used third-party technology to deliver our programmes and, as part of a new strategy, weve committed to building our entire technical stack from the ground up.

The mission is to provide learners with an end-to-end software platform that will empower them to focus on their educational journeys.

What You Will Do:

• You will be reporting directly to our CXO & CTO. This position serves as an exclusive forum for individuals aspiring to excel in a position to lead divisions. It offers a unique opportunity to gain firsthand insights into the main projects and strategic decisions of our organization across markets, fostering accelerated professional growth and paving the way for future leadership responsibilities
• You will work closely with our C-level and senior management on a variety of exciting projects and tasks that you plan, coordinate, and implement independently (e.g. Process Automation, Data Analytics, Operational Efficiency, Org Building)
• You drive initiatives that contribute to the companys success throughout our international expansion phase and beyond, while ensuring that we deliver a best-in-class customer experience to our students
• You act as the go-to person for cross-departmental collaboration and support our senior leadership in scaling our platform services while taking (interim)-ownership over strategically important projects whenever needed
• In your role, you will support us in organizing and managing Objectives and Key Results (OKRs), board meetings and other strategic discussions

Who You Are & What Youve Done:

• You have a strong business acumen, growth mindset, and above-average analytical skills which help you to quickly understand complex relationships and identify optimization potential
• You have a highly proactive and hands-on approach to challenges and are a team player with an independent and structured way of working
• Your customer- and growth-oriented mindset drives you to learn new things every day, to question the old and to achieve top performance for yourself and your environment
• You value speed and efficient processes in an agile environment. You pride yourself in getting things done
• Ideally, you have an outstanding degree from a top university, and preferably 2-5 years of professional experience in a fast-paced and demanding environment (e.g. management consulting, private equity, rapidly growing startups, investment banking, venture capital, or similar)
• You are highly communicative and enjoy working with people to achieve great results

What we offer

• Shape your career: Rapid growth opens many new opportunities for you. Tell us about your dream career and well help you make it happen
• Work from wherever you want : Modern tools and video meetings make it possible and so if you want to work abroad for a while, you can!
• and flexible time: Its your job: We trust you and give you the greatest possible freedom to organize yourself
• You have the choice: You are free to choose your equipment because everyone has their own preferences when it comes to hardware
• Take your knowledge to a new level: Benefit from a discount on tuition fees for all our courses. There is always something new to learn
• Get a good rest: we push ourselves every day to go above and beyond. But we also take the time to recharge our batteries: with 30 days of annual vacation for all employees. If you need a longer period of time, we are happy to discuss sabbaticals and similar arrangements