The CTO will support the CEO, leadership team and shareholders in defining, prioritizing and coordinating the key initiatives of the value creation plan, ensuring its timely and effective execution.
Key Responsibilities:
• Coordinate cross-functional initiatives and teams, act as a Deputy CEO in the first escalation level for critical issues, manage CEO involvement
• Create transparency on the progress of each initiative, managing the CEO’s (and BoD’s) expectations and enabling timely decision-making
• Challenge and support initiative owners in delivering targeted results
• Support the selection and management of key external advisors
• Support the CEO and CFO in identifying and evaluating M&A targets and JV opportunities, conducting due diligence, executing deals and coordinating PMM workstreams
• Maintain a direct relationship with the shareholders
• Proactively identify opportunities for value creation
Requirements:
• 3-7 years of management consulting experience in tier-1 firms, ideally with exposure to multiple industries/contexts (PE exposure is a plus)
• 3-5 years of corporate experience, better if gained in international contexts and covering roles important to the organization (business development, finance and control, operational excellence, sales and marketing, service etc.)
• Strong strategic vision, excellent communication skills, “hands-on” and solution-oriented attitude
• Outstanding analytical rigour and interpersonal skills, ability to influence and drive impact from the shop floor to the board room
• Solid understanding of cash generation drivers and value creation levers (in the context of PE/financial investments)
• M&A experience is a strong plus (valuation/deal execution as well as integration)
• Prior CTO experience in portfolio companies controlled by a leading PE firm is a superior plus
• MS in economics/management/engineering; MBA from a top-ranked international business school is a strong plus
• Fluency in Italian and English
Indicative compensation: €225k - 275k + MIP
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