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

Shop Circle; Netherlands; On-site; EUR 300,000 - 420,000; Full time

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.