EMEA Strategy & Operations Lead: Market Entry & Growth

Find Operators; Greater London; Hybrid; GBP 120.000 - 180.000; Vollzeit

Zusammenfassung

Firstwork is seeking a high-impact strategist to own the European half of the company’s expansion. You will partner with the CEO and Chief of Staff to shape the market entry plan, set sequencing, and deliver first customers as the business grows across two continents.

You will craft board and investor materials, manage relationships with private equity, run pricing and competitive analysis, and coordinate with Sales, Marketing and Product on localised go‑to‑market, messaging and contracts to

Qualifikationen

• Four to eight years in tier one strategy consulting, investment banking, private equity, or a strategy role inside a company growing fast
• The ability to take an ambiguous question, build the model behind it, and write the two pages the board will actually read
• Enough range to be useful to a PE partner, a CFO and a Head of Operations in the same conversation
• A bias to finishing. Getting the entity live counts. Writing the recommendation doesn't
• Experience across more than one European market, and a European language beyond English
• A habit of reaching for AI and automation before spreadsheets and headcount
• If you want the closest available seat while a company goes from one continent to two, this is the job.

Aufgaben

• Own the European market entry plan, from sequencing and targets through to entity setup and first customers
• Build board, investor and strategic partner material with the CEO and Chief of Staff
• Support the private equity relationships and the pipeline running through their portfolio companies, including the preparation and the follow-through
• Run pricing, packaging and competitive analysis for the region
• Set the operating cadence for the European team, meaning planning, metrics and the weekly rhythm
• Localise go-to-market with Sales, Marketing and Product, covering messaging, contracts and how we position on compliance
• Pick up the projects the Office of the CEO needs done properly and nobody owns

Kenntnisse

Four to eight years in tier one

Ambiguity-to-model

Cross-functional communication

Bias to finishing

European market experience

AI and automation mindset

European expansion mindset

Jobbeschreibung

Firstwork is seeking a high-impact strategist to own the European half of the company’s expansion. You will partner with the CEO and Chief of Staff to shape the market entry plan, set sequencing, and deliver first customers as the business grows across two continents.

You will craft board and investor materials, manage relationships with private equity, run pricing and competitive analysis, and coordinate with Sales, Marketing and Product on localised go‑to‑market, messaging and contracts to