Chief Operating Officer

Burt Intelligence is driving change within the advertising industry. Now we are looking for a Chief Operating Officer to join our management team! 

About the company

Burt Intelligence provides revenue intelligence for the advertising industry by serving the world's largest and most recognized media brands such as eBay Classifieds, New York Times, News Corp, and ViacomCBS with a single point of access to explore, analyze, and share their advertising data. By automating repetitive tasks, augmenting critical workflows, and allocating prioritized resources to activities maximizing the value created for their customers, teams and shareholders, Burt is driving change within the advertising industry.

Our solutions are used by thousands of the most forward-thinking sales, operations, and advertising professionals on a daily basis to accelerate revenue growth, reduce customer churn and optimize yield.

Over the last decade, the demand for Marketing and Advertising Technology has increased exponentially, as consumers spend an increasing amount of their time and money online. The management and shareholders of Burt Intelligence have identified an opportunity to build on the company’s strengths and accelerate growth by complementing the existing core business with an aggressive M&A agenda.

The team consists of three offices, Gothenburg/Stockholm – R&D/management, Berlin – Sales & Client EMEA and New York – Sales and Marketing. As a result of the clear M&A strategy, both the team and businesses are growing fast and the need for structure and joint operational processes for Burt as a company is increasing. The first acquisition will soon take place and thus the company will need to ensure a smooth transition into Burt. 

Therefore, they are now looking for a new COO to lead the charge during the company’s upcoming expansion.

About the role

The COO of Burt will primarily be responsible for the integration of acquisitions, while maintaining a solid foundation for the company to grow upon.

This means: 

• Taking ownership of policies, HR and building the company culture as the number of employees increases.
• Working with terms & conditions to ensure compliance across subsidiaries.
• Managing all operational aspects of the company.

Seeing that this is a new position, you will be given responsibility from day one. You will report to the CEO and be a crucial part of the management team. The position is based in Stockholm or Gothenburg, with the possibility of joining the office in New York if desirable.

Some of your tasks and responsibilities:

• Development and implementation of plans for the operational infrastructure of systems, processes and personnel designed to accommodate the rapid growth objectives of the organization.
• Ensure all HR related functions are correctly performed.
• Establish a company culture built upon common values.
• Ownership of the Due Diligence process of new companies.
• Establish key performance indicators including measurements of effectiveness.
• Manage negotiations of supplier contracts and procurements.

Requirements of experience

• Experience from a growth company, preferably within SaaS.
• B2B experience.
• Experience of having worked with company acquisitions and integrations.
• Have a strong understanding of multinational companies. Clear advantage if you understand the American market.
• Accustomed to working with BI and insights.
• Strong written and oral communication skills in English with the ability to easily communicate complex ideas.

It's a great bonus if you have an

• Experience from financial reporting.
• Extensive knowledge of Google Sheets.
• Understanding of HR issues.

About you

To succeed as the COO of Burt Intelligence you:

• Thrive in a fast paced, technical, analytical and multi-jurisdictional work environment.
• Are driven by complex problems and challenges and enjoy taking charge when things get a bit messy.
• Have a great interest in people's driving forces and are happy to take the lead in creating a common culture.
• Are used to translating strategies and visions into clear measurable goals and organizing a company in the right direction.
• Can relate to the description “humbly aggressive”, since you are both coherent and responsive.
• Are business driven and pragmatic - but above all you are curious and constantly eager to learn new things.

We only hire nice people!

Interested?

This recruitment process is done in collaboration with Capasearch. If you have any questions, please contact Search Consultants Lina Wijk, lina.wijk@capasearch.se, +46 (0)76-101 43 61 or Nils Randerz, nils.randerz@capasearch.se, +46 (0)72-441 20 11.