CEO

SpeakCharlie

Stockholms kommun

On-site

SEK 614,000 - 670,000

Full time

14 days+

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Mentor: Claudia Olsson

Office at St Eriksplan

Job summary

SpeakCharlie in Stockholm, Sweden, is seeking a CEO who can lead the mission and grow the business at pace. You will shape strategy, expand markets, and align the team around measurable impact in language and cross-cultural training.

Bring 5+ years leading B2B sales, a degree in business or related field, and a passion for language, culture, and social impact. You’ll work closely with the board, mentor a small team, and drive revenue while delivering on our mission.

Qualifications

5+ years in B2B sales and commercial leadership roles (e.g., Head of Sales, Commercial Director, GM)
Degree in engineering, business, law, human resources or similar
Deep understanding of HR, talent management or related field
Proven experience hitting sales targets
Conviction about language, culture, and human development
Documented problem-solving skills
Comfort with G-suite, Claude, ChatGPT and CRM tools
Experience from outbound sales or mission-driven environments
Readiness to pick up the phone and make the ask

Responsibilities

Lead the mission and grow the business across markets
Own commercial strategy, partnerships, and revenue streams
Drive sales from the front with a clear enterprise sales target and data-driven KPIs

Skills

B2B sales leadership

Commercial leadership

Outbound sales experience

Sales okr / KPIs

Data-driven

Education

Degree in engineering, business, law or HR

Tools

G-suite

Claude

ChatGPT

CRM systems

Job description

CEO — Culture, communication and global impact in focus

SpeakCharlie | Stockholm, Sweden | Full-Time

We train languages and cross-cultural communication. The modern way.

Why this role exists

Our world is more interconnected than ever, and talent moves across borders, bringing skills, curiosity and expertise. We exist to help that talent feel at home — to feel a sense of belonging, navigate new cultures, and thrive both professionally and personally.

SpeakCharlie trains languages and cross-cultural communication for companies with international teams. Swedish and English, intercultural workshops, 1:1 coaching, on-site and online. Since 2014, we've worked with some of Sweden's largest companies, and we've expanded our offering to include Mandarin, Ukrainian, Spanish, Polish and more.

We're looking for a CEO who believes that social impact is best achieved through a sound business model, and that the human touch in teaching truly matters.

Our team is motivated, driven and focused. We're looking for a CEO to take on the challenge of growing our business and our impact and who also believes that education is one of the most powerful tools to change people's lives!

About us

We're a passionate team: 7 full-time employees and a network of ~80 part-time trainers and communication specialists. We're trusted by global enterprise clients and the potential to grow is significant.

We believe there's a "Charlie" in everyone: the curious mind, adaptable, open, exploratory, ready to navigate new cultures and seize what's on the other side.

What you'll do

Lead the mission and grow the business

Make SpeakCharlie the number one trusted partner in globalization — language training, cultural training, and what comes next

Own commercial strategy across new markets, partnerships, and revenue streams

Drive sales from the front — carry your own enterprise sales target while inspiring the team to hit theirs. A course or program sold creates tangible impact.

Build the team and execute

Embed a high-performance, impact-focused culture — and keep the craft intact as we scale

Turn sales into shipped results on a quarterly cadence — sales goals, KPIs, CRM, OKRs, conversion, all led with data

Work with founders and board on strategy and execution. Doing beats planning.

The mindset we're after

The driven salesperson. You see sales as a direct line to impact. You can read the room and the situation, and you know how to present an offer that captures the true value — a real win‑win.

The operational doer. You find the deal, you pick up the phone, you make the ask, you follow up a fifth time. You're comfortable with ambiguity and short on excuses. You move before the plan is perfect, because the plan gets better once it meets a real customer. You make things happen, and you inspire the team to put doing first.

Leading with heart. You actually care — about the people we serve, and about the people you lead. You remember that behind every course finalized is someone who found their footing in a new country. That care shows up in how you make decisions when nobody's watching.

A sharp mind. You're analytical, you look for patterns, you're detail-oriented.

What you bring