Chief of Staff / COO, Agile and Growing Company, Central / Southern Germany

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This newly created role has been designed to address execution challenges and successfully navigate the operational complexities that follow a merger within a high-growth, successful firm.

Partnering closely with the CEO, the Chief of Staff / COO will design and embed physical, digital, and fully automated processes, alongside clear accountability structures. A core focus will be building a strong second layer of leadership to sustain long-term operational excellence, while progressively freeing the CEO from day-to-day operational involvement to focus on strategic priorities.

What the job involves

• Solve execution challenges and drive successful post-merger operational integration
• Establish physical, digital, and fully automated processes and accountability structures
• Build a second layer of leadership to ensure sustainable operational execution
• Relieve the CEO from day-to-day operational responsibilities
• Ensure long-term operational excellence and alignment with company strategy

Who we are looking for

• Strong academic background, ideally in mechanical engineering, industrial engineering, production engineering, or similar; natural sciences also considered / business background only with strong technical interest and understanding
• Minimum of 3 years in a top management consulting firm, ideally together with start-up or PE-owned mid-sized experience in a rapid scaling or restructuring situation
• Smart, ambitious, and humble with an entrepreneurial mindset
• Highly self-reflective, able to acknowledge personal weaknesses, and focused on long-term development of people at all levels
• Strong personal drive, team-oriented ambition, and exceptional work ethic with a hands-on mentality
• Persistent: A personality who does not let go until things work; excellent at bringing structure to chaos while keeping oversight
• Initial leadership experience: Exposure to high mix/low-volume or customer specific products is a strong plus
• Preferred locations: Munich, Nuremberg, Frankfurt, Ruhr area / Aachen with the willingness to travel 3-4 days / week on-site per location
• Native-level German speaker, fluent in English

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