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London, Greater London
Chief Operating Officer
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Are you interested in languages, education and technology and want to work in one of the world's fastest growing EdTech startups? Then join us and be part of an ambitious and talented team that revolutionises how we learn languages. About us Busuu is the best way to learn a language. We are the world's largest language learning community with over 100 million users in 190 countries, growing at up to 30,000 new users per day. We allow our users achieve their language learning goals by combining AI-powered courses with instant feedback from our global community of native speakers and live tutoring from qualified teachers across the world. We are a profitable, fast growing tech startup with over 120 employees and offices in Madrid and London. We have been backed by leading institutional investors and entrepreneurs (PROFounders Capital, McGraw-Hill Education, GP Bullhound, Martin Varsavsky, Brent Hoberman etc) and have been named as 'Best EdTech Startup' in Europe by TechCrunch. We are currently expanding our senior executive team to help us unlock the next level of growth. What does a Chief Operating Officer (COO) do at Busuu? Combining strategy, execution and management, the COO will provide core leadership for the entire business and optimising for growth and scale. The COO will become a true partner, ally and trusted advisor to the CEO in building Busuu into a global market leading business. You will share the CEO's pace, entrepreneurialism, ambition and resilience, passion for, and belief in the business. As COO you will see yourself as a leader and enabler and relish the opportunity to create a truly world-class Edtech company. * You will own the company roadmap and work closely with the CEO and the Leadership team to ensure Busuu is focusing on the highest value activities and opportunities to create competitive advantage, and that its proposition and brand are positioned appropriately. * You will build the operational capabilities to deliver against the Busuu's long-term growth plans and ensure Busuu hits its operating and financial KPIs. * You will oversee the Commercial & Sales, Finance/Business Intelligence, Legal, HR & Recruitment teams and bring leadership to the whole organisation. * You will embody and champion Busuu's culture and be charged with internal evangelisation of Busuu's vision, mission and values, inspiring the team to mobilise behind it. * You will be a trusted advisor and sounding board for the CEO. You will be seen by the Board, Founder, executive leadership team and the entire Busuu organisation, as a deeply credible and trusted figure, and a key asset for the company. What we're looking for in a COO: You are a seasoned General Manager or COO with outstanding leadership skills, who brings a proven track record of success in senior operational roles within fast-paced consumer digital businesses, managing cross-functional teams, navigating through high-growth, building scalable systems, processes, teams and delivering against aggressive KPIs and internationalising. * A strong operator and General Manager - you will have a proven track record in leadership roles within high-growth B2C digital businesses, with cross-functional team responsibility * People Leadership - you will be an inspiring, engaging people leader with naturally high EQ, able to set a vision and bring people with them. * Highly commercial and financially literate - you will be highly commercial, able to drive revenues, oversee commercial teams and devise strategic go to market plans across products/geographies. * Highly data-/KPI-/metrics-driven and analytical with a structured problem-solving approach; with strong financial acumen and the ability to oversee a finance team and bring strong planning and analytical capability. * Culture, Mission & Values Fit - you will demonstrate alignment with Busuu's values. Charismatic, tenacious and ambitious, as well as high-integrity, rigorous, low-ego, collaborative and personable. Will be excited by and passionate about Busuu's mission and purpose - will be multilingual and/or have a strong passion for learning languages. In return we will ensure that you have: * Attractive base salary and bonus scheme * Stock option package * Private health insurance * Pension contributions * Enhanced maternity and paternity leave * The ability to shape and be part of one of the most exciting edtech companies in the world What happens next We are using an executive search firm (The Up Group) for this position. In case your background meets our requirements, you will be contacted by our search firm partners in the next couple of weeks. Many thanks for your interest in working with us!