Chief-of-Staff / Right Hand to MD Netherlands > Amsterdam > Joboolo NL :
Company : Securitas Direct BV Location : Amsterdam North Holland From : Talent NL
The position is a multidisciplinary, facilitative, and highly strategic role that will interact with many stakeholders at country and group level.
The role will be transversal and have exposure to key strategic initiatives at Verisure Netherlands, while also have the end-to-end ownership of several critical and transformational projects.
Both strategic skills and hands on mentality are required for the position.The role is highly visible by the country MT and Group leaders and is a fast track into leadership positions at Group or Country level.
The Chief-of - Staff position will develop as the business grows and as opportunities arise.Eventually this role provides an outstanding platform for a highly talented individual to interact closely and with autonomy with the Managing Director and be instrumental to further design and implement the strategy for the company.The company’s success depends on its people and it invests in them every day.
Working with Verisure is being part of an industry leading world-class company that has a strong entrepreneurial spirit. VerisureVerisure is a leading provider of professionally monitored security solutions, and one of the fastest growing companies in Europe.
We trade as Verisure in most of the countries where we operate, and as SecuritasDirect in Spain and Portugal - we are proud to have this strong portfolio of brands.
The company has more than 4.8 million customers in 17 countries across Europe and Latin America.
Our business model integrates product development, design and sales with installation, service and a 24/7 professional monitoring solution.
Thanks to a strong focus on high quality and in-house research and innovation, the company’s customers are amongst the most satisfied and loyal in the industry.
The group has grown to be the second largest home alarm provider in the world and Europe's leading provider of professionally monitored smart alarms.
The company is backed by private equity funds including Hellman & Friedman and GIC.
Our range of products include home security, fire and water safety, personal security, and smart home systems.Over the past years, Verisure has experienced an exceptional and resilient financial performance with a very long track record of double-digit growth - thanks to continuous drive for Innovation, our very sophisticated Go To Market and replicable business model for expansion into new countries.
Our strong and visionary Management Team is now supporting the business’ next phase of growth with a robust business plan for value creation.In December 2019, we’ve formed a strategic partnership with Arlo Technologies, a world leader in connected cameras and acquired all rights to Arlo’s European business.
This allows us to offer connected camera services in Europe as a complement to our professionally monitored security service.
It also allows us to access new go-to-market opportunities in retail and e-commerce.Verisure in the NetherlandsVerisure Netherlands is a key geography for Verisure, and it is expected to generate solid growth moving forward by driving penetration in the underpenetrated and high potential Dutch market.
Netherlands today is a mid-sized Verisure country with over 1000 employees.
During the last five years the company has seen a very strong growth and is now getting ready for the next phase of its expansion.
We have set a clear strategic plan that would transition Netherlands from a mid-sized company to a larger scale enterprise in the next years - and make Verisure Netherlands as the recognized and undisputed leader in monitored home security solutions.The business’ 2028 objective is to exponentially grow the EBITDA and to triple the financial size of the company.
This makes Verisure is one of the fastest growing mid-sized companies in Netherlands.Priorities for the rolePriorities will include:
End-to-end ownership of several critical and transformational projects, that could include:
Support in the development of new go-to-market and business around strategic partnershipsDevelop better strategic knowledge of industry players and market commercial dynamicsDefine marketing strategies to increase awareness and reach of our BrandParticipate in business performance tools developmentImporting group best practices and help applying them in NetherlandsEnd-2-end process design of strategic changes and drive full roll outRighthand to Managing Director Amplify impact and reach of Managing Director, supporting him on the definition and implementation of the strategy for Netherlands and key value creation initiativesClosely work with MD on ad hoc interventions which require high attention and deep dive analysisTransversal and multidisciplinary business enabler Work closely with the entire Management Team on strategic and transversal projects impacting including Marketing and Lead Generation, Commercial channels including field sales, sales structure creation, alliances, Portfolio, Operations.Facilitate interactions with many stakeholders at country and group levelParticipate with strategic planning in projects for our company, both at country and global levelCandidate ProfileWe see this role as critical for the achievement of Verisure’s growth and organizational transformation goals.
We are looking for a high potential / top performer individual, proactive, solution-oriented advisor focused on driving value to the business who is looking for a fast track into the CEO office and ultimately a leading and challenging job in a company line organization.
The successful candidate will have the opportunity to learn from a high performing CEO and have a real impact in the business at a young age. High Potential / Top Performer from a top tier strategic consulting firm Top tier education background with a minimum of a bachelor’s degree in an analytical field of study (such as engineering or business administration)Ideally, previous hands-on experience with commercial projects/sales projects in fast paced B2B2C and B2C companies Significant experience in multi-national and multi-cultural environmentStrong track record on project management and presentation skillsFluent in Dutch and in English – any other European language would be an asset.CompetenciesHigh EQ, possesses high level of judgement, as well as discretion, strong management of confidentialityVery strong people, process, and analytical skills An enthusiastic and high energy individual with a strong drive to create a positive work environmentIndependent problem solver that can set priorities, make high quality judgements, lead team to setup decision points in a structured way, and enable efficient decision makingExcellent written and oral presentation and communication skillsAbility to understand and apply relevant commercial judgement to business decisionsAbility and willingness to take a hands on approach, while maintaining an ability for a high level or strategic view of program activitiesA match to our culture – high energy and flex, fantastic at communication and huge amounts of drive.
Collaborative working is key! SecuritasDirect BV AmsterdamNorthHolland
