Chief Commercial Strategy Officer – EMEA – SAAS / Digital Healthcare

Recruiter
Confidential
Location
Leeds
Salary
Bonus and Benefits
Posted
10 Oct 2020
Closes
07 Nov 2020
Job Title
Director
Category
Sales
Contract Type
Permanent
Hours
Full Time
Chief Commercial Strategy Officer – EMEA – Remote UK based or Relocate to Northern Europe – GBPExcellent plus bonus and benefits – High Growth Start–up – SAAS / PAAS – Digital Healthcare

Our client, a SAAS/PAAS Healthcare provider and high–growth start–up, seek to appoint a Chief Commercial Strategy Officer. The role could be remote based remotely in the UK but flexibility to relocate to Northern Europe would be preferred. The responsibility for this role covers EMEA so if unable to relocate, then there would be considerable travel involved as the business continues to expand.

Reporting to the CEO, the CCSO will be leading the development of the strategy including business models, translating the strategy into commercial best practices, and will be central part of the senior management team. The successful candidate will be required to lead the commercial function to ensure success by implementing business strategies and plans.

Responsibilities:

* Manager sales budgets and deliver commercial KPI's

* Define how to maximise value creation

* Define strategic goals and business models

* Identify and approach key potential customers together with the KAM organisation

* Lead tender processes and negotiations

* Lead tender processes and negotiations

* Retain customer and develop existing / current business

* Develop and implement a product packaging and pricing strategy

* Ensure high qualify delivery and minimum churn

* Coach and develop the commercial team / organisation

* Working closely with the CEO, be responsible for the organisation's commercial success across EMEA

Background and Experience

The successful candidate will have solid experience from the creation of strategy and business models, having previously led international commercial sales operations, within tech/digital, life science/healthcare software and /or SAAS/PAAS. The following functional background is also desirable:

* Senior Commercial and Strategic Competence

* An entrepreneurial mindset with a high degree of energy and passion with relevant experience and ability to create business results and value

* Experience from: Digital Software UK, Product Packaging and Portfolio Management, Project Management, International Expansion, Leading Sales Negotiations, Tendering, Building long–term commercial strategies and converting into mid/short–term action plans, Qualitative roll–out/implementation of plans, leading managers and senior experts/co–workers, Management team work

* Excellent communication and presentation skills

* Experience from scaling and launching B2B SAAS products internationally, B2C experience would be a plus

* Prior experience from other verticals and regulated/traditional industries such as healthcare, banking/insurance, legal, local/central government would be a benefit

* Experience from strategic merger/sales of a SAAS company would be beneficial

* Fluent in other English (other language skills would be a bonus)

Personal Characteristics

Our client has a strong value–based culture and believe that people perform at their best when they can be themselves. Transparency, Honesty, Authenticity and Caring are some of their key values, and to match the company culture, the following characteristics are required:

Drive and Passion

Non–prestigious

Senior and modern respected leader (inspiring and coaching)

Confidence and reliance

Open minded

Team player

Self–driven and action orientated

Results orientated

Patient (long–term focused)

Value driven

High personal standards (morals and ethics)

Authentic and caring

Sense of humour

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