Managing Director Spain

Exyte GmbH; Madrid; On-site; EUR 180,000 - 240,000; Full time

Job summary

Exyte in Madrid seeks a Managing Director Spain to establish and lead the Spanish business, shaping strategy and delivering profitable growth. You will build senior relationships with customers, authorities, and investors, translating market opportunities into a robust project pipeline, ensuring governance, safety, and regulatory compliance across the organization.

You will oversee P&L, budgets, and risk management, while developing local leadership and a capable team to operate in a complex,

Qualifications

• 15+ years in engineering, construction or EPC with accountability for performance
• Entrepreneurial and business development capability to establish and grow market presence
• Strong understanding of complex EPC project delivery and associated risks
• Sound commercial and financial acumen: P&L, forecasting, cash flow, contract mgmt
• Established leadership and stakeholder mgmt in an international matrix environment
• Academic background in Engineering/Construction Management/Business; MBA advantageous; fluent Spanish & English

Responsibilities

• Define and execute strategy and business plan for Spain, translating opportunities into a sustainable project pipeline
• Build Exyte’s market presence by developing senior relationships with customers, investors, developers, authorities, partners and stakeholders
• Lead the Spanish business and organization, providing strategic, commercial, operational, and people leadership while implementing priorities
• Assume full financial accountability for revenue, profitability, P&L, cash flow, budgets, forecasts, and risk management
• Oversee project delivery and profitability, ensuring alignment with safety, quality, cost, schedule and risk objectives
• Build a capable local organization through workforce planning, leadership development, and collaboration with regional/global functions

Skills

Senior leadership

Business development

Strategic planning

Stakeholder management

Education

Engineering/Construction/BBA/Business degree

MBA (advantage)

Job description

Company Description

Exyte is dedicated to bringing the future of technology to life and delivers design, engineering, and construction expertise for high-tech industries such as semiconductors, batteries, biopharma, and data centers. Through its global expertise and integrated project delivery capabilities, Exyte supports clients in realizing complex, mission-critical facilities with a strong focus on safety, quality, innovation, and execution excellence.

Discover your exciting role

As Managing Director Spain, you will have overall responsibility for establishing, leading, and strategically developing Exyte’s business and organization in Spain. Based in Madrid, you will define and execute the local business strategy, strengthen Exyte’s market position, and build a sustainable and profitable project pipeline.

This is an entrepreneurial leadership role combining business development with full operational, financial, and project-delivery accountability. You will represent Exyte in the Spanish market, develop senior relationships with customers and other relevant stakeholders, and translate market opportunities into profitable growth.

You will also build the local leadership and project organization required to support Exyte’s development in Spain. Working closely with regional and global functions, you will ensure that the Spanish business operates in accordance with applicable legal and regulatory requirements as well as Exyte’s governance, EHS, compliance, and financial standards.

Explore your tasks and responsibilities

Define and execute the strategy and business plan for Spain, identifying relevant market opportunities and translating them into a sustainable and profitable project pipeline.

Build Exyte’s market presence by developing senior relationships with customers, investors, developers, authorities, strategic partners, and other stakeholders in Spain.

Lead the Spanish business and organization, providing strategic, commercial, operational, and people leadership while ensuring effective implementation of agreed priorities.

Assume full financial accountability for the business, including revenue, profitability, P&L, cash flow, budgets, forecasts, commercial performance, and risk management.

Oversee project delivery and performance, ensuring that projects are executed in line with agreed safety, quality, cost, schedule, risk, and profitability objectives.

Build a capable local organization through effective workforce planning, leadership development, talent management, and close collaboration with regional and global functions, while fulfilling the applicable corporate and statutory responsibilities.

Show your expertise

Extensive senior leadership experience, with 15+ years in the engineering, construction, or EPC market and accountability for business performance, project delivery, and organizational leadership.

Proven entrepreneurial and business development capability, with the ability to establish and grow a market presence, develop a qualified opportunity pipeline, and convert opportunities into profitable business.

Strong understanding of complex EPC project delivery, including the associated technical, operational, contractual, commercial, and financial risks.

Sound commercial and financial acumen, including experience in P&L management, forecasting, cash flow, contract management, project controlling, and risk management.

Established leadership and stakeholder management capability, with the ability to build high-performing organizations, develop senior customer relationships, lead negotiations, and operate effectively within an international matrix environment.

Relevant academic background, such as a degree in Engineering, Construction Management, Business Administration, or a comparable technical or commercial discipline; an MBA or equivalent advanced management qualification is an advantage. Knowledge of the Spanish market and fluency in Spanish and English are required.