CEO, AI-Driven Vertical Software — P&L Leader (NL)

Shop Circle

Netherlands

On-site

EUR 300,000 - 420,000

Full time

14 days+
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Job summary

Circeus seeks a hands-on CEO for a vertical-market software business in the Netherlands. Full P&L, statutory appointment, and a small team where you know every engineer and major customer.

Lead growth via pricing, packaging, retention and cross-sell; drive AI-powered efficiency; own numbers, forecast, and reporting; ensure smooth handover from founder and integration into group standards.

Qualifications

  • Strategy consulting background at a leading firm.
  • Senior operating or managerial experience with direct team accountability.
  • General management experience in private-equity backed company.
  • Proven commercial impact with measurable levers.
  • Strong pricing, unit economics, retention and forecasting skills.
  • Comfort working across engineering and commercial teams.
  • Practical AI fluency in product/process improvements.
  • Based in the Netherlands or able to work there regularly; fluent English.

Responsibilities

  • Own the P&L and deliver measurable revenue and EBITDA uplift against an agreed plan.
  • Lead the company through integration onto group operating, financial and AI standards.
  • Rebuild pricing and packaging, and attack churn and cross-sell before chasing new logos.
  • Set product direction and ship the capabilities customers will pay more for.
  • Lead, develop and where necessary strengthen the development and sales teams.
  • Deploy the central AI platform across the product and internal operations, and measure the effect.
  • Manage finance in partnership with the central function, owning budgeting, forecasting and reporting quality.
  • Retain the people and customer relationships that hold the domain knowledge.
  • Report performance, risks and investment cases directly to the group.

Skills

Strategy consulting
Managerial experience
General management
Commercial impact
Pricing & economics
Forecasting & cash
Cross-functional
AI fluency
English fluency

Job description

Circeus seeks a hands-on CEO for a vertical-market software business in the Netherlands. Full P&L, statutory appointment, and a small team where you know every engineer and major customer.

Lead growth via pricing, packaging, retention and cross-sell; drive AI-powered efficiency; own numbers, forecast, and reporting; ensure smooth handover from founder and integration into group standards.

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