Team Description
We are looking to hire a Strategy Manager for our CEO Office, to be based in Berlin with an initial onboarding period of 2-3 months in Boulder, CO, USA. As a Strategy Manager in our team, you will work closely with our VP of Strategy on SumUp’s most important global priorities, and focus for a few months at the time on driving them from conceptualization to merchant value. The role of the CEO Office is to support SumUp’s CEO with, but not limited to, analysis, planning and communication of current and future work.
What you’ll do
Analyze market trends, benchmark competitor’s processes and interview market participants to establish new best practices
Create and assess business cases, and suggest improvement areas to various business areas
Analyze existing processes, map gaps and co-create impactful improvements to bring many of SumUp’s cross-functional initiatives to reality
Provide strategic and operational recommendations to SumUp’s leadership on areas ranging from operations, marketing, pricing and product
Work with various stakeholders to execute derived strategies and create project plans considering all necessary conditions for their success
Project manage a diverse group of individuals from various areas of the company whilst carefully balancing co-creation and adhocratic leadership with pace-setting and timely delivery
Present updates on key projects under management with a clear assessment of risks, opportunities and impact
Your Profile
You have 4+ years of experience in Management Consulting or Investment Banking with exposure to FinTech
You have deep interest in examining data and the ability to see beyond the numbers to drive sound conclusions
You have project management skills and the ability to mobilize cross-functional teams towards common goals
You thrive in breaking down complex problems into digestible pieces of information and have experience turning them into reality in larger organizations
You are humble, willing to roll up your sleeves and comfortable with context switching
You will be working on lots of active work streams simultaneously, and you’re confident in your ability to remain level headed
Founder’s Mentality completely resonates with you, as this approach is part of our DNA. You’re an independent thinker who feels energised by the freedom you´ll have to come up with the best solutions for the business, because you’re endlessly curious and often question the way things are done
Why you should join SumUp
The opportunity to work on large scale fintech products used by millions of small businesses around the world
Work in a high impact role that is at the core of SumUp
A dedicated annual Learning & Development budget for attending conferences and/or advancing your career through further education
Enrollment onto our virtual stock ownership program - you will own a stake in SumUp’s future success
A corporate pension scheme
You'd enjoy other great benefits such as Urban Sports Club subsidy, Kita placement assistance, subsidized office lunches and other location-tailored benefits, Babbel language platform subscription and more
You’ll attend global offsites and/or hackathons.
Join a truly global SumUp team of 3200+ people from 80+ countries, spread across 4 continents
About SumUp
We believe in the everyday hero.
Small business owners are at the heart of all we do, so we create powerful, easy-to-use financial solutions to help them run their businesses. With a founder’s mentality and a 'team-first’ attitude, our diverse teams across Europe, South America and the United States work together to ensure that the small business owners we partner with can be successful doing what they love.
SumUp is an Equal Employment Opportunity employer that proudly pursues and hires a diverse workforce. SumUp does not make hiring or employment decisions on the basis of race, colour, religion or religious belief, ethnic or national origin, nationality, sex, gender, gender identity, sexual orientation, disability, age or any other basis protected by applicable laws or prohibited by company policy. SumUp also strives for a healthy and safe workplace and strictly prohibits harassment of any kind.
SumUp will not accept unsolicited resumes from any source other than directly from a candidate.
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