EMEA Growth & Operations Strategy Lead

Socket.dev; Greater London; On-site; GBP 90,000 - 150,000; Full time

Job summary

Firstwork seeks a high-impact strategist to join the Office of the CEO and own the European half of the agenda. You will shape the market entry plan, coordinate with leadership, and drive multi-market execution across Europe and beyond.

You’ll build board and investor materials, manage private equity relationships, set pricing and GTM strands, and lead cross-functional projects that move quickly from idea to live operation.

Qualifications

• 4–8 years in tier one strategy consulting, investment banking, private equity, or a strategy role in a fast-growing company.
• Ability to model ambiguous questions and write board-ready two-page analyses.
• Broad range to engage with a PE partner, a CFO and Head of Operations in one conversation.
• Experience across multiple European markets and at least one European language besides English.
• Bias toward finishing; delivering entities live rather than only writing recommendations.
• Practical use of AI and automation before relying solely on spreadsheets.

Responsibilities

• Own the European market entry plan from sequencing to entity setup and first customers.
• Build board, investor and strategic partner materials with the CEO and Chief of Staff.
• Support private equity relationships and pipeline across portfolio companies.
• Run pricing, packaging and competitive analysis for the region.
• Set the operating cadence for the European team with planning and metrics.
• Localise go-to-market with Sales, Marketing and Product, including messaging and contracts.
• Tackle high-impact projects the Office of the CEO needs done.

Skills

Strategy consulting

Investment banking

Private equity

Strategy role in fast-growing company

Job description

Firstwork seeks a high-impact strategist to join the Office of the CEO and own the European half of the agenda. You will shape the market entry plan, coordinate with leadership, and drive multi-market execution across Europe and beyond.

You’ll build board and investor materials, manage private equity relationships, set pricing and GTM strands, and lead cross-functional projects that move quickly from idea to live operation.