saas.group
Chief Executive Officer
About this role
What is saas.group? The role is for a future CEO position at saas.group, tied to an upcoming acquisition in the HR tech and workforce management space. We are continuously acquiring new businesses and are building a strong talent pool of ambitious leaders who want to step into CEO roles within our portfolio. If you see yourself leading a SaaS business with us in the future, we'd love to connect. At saas.group, we partner with ambitious leaders to transform great SaaS products into category leaders. Founded in 2017, we've built a global powerhouse of B2B SaaS companies by acquiring and scaling high-potential ventures. As a CEO within our group, you'll focus on what you do best — driving growth, building high-performing teams, and shaping product strategy — while we take the weight of administration, finance, and back-office complexity off your shoulders. With the backing of a fully remote team of 380+ colleagues across 50+ countries, you'll run your brand with the autonomy of a founder and the support of an experienced network that sets you up for long-term success. We grow 23 exciting brands under our umbrella. Feel free to explore our Candidate's Hub to get an insider's view, dive into our culture, and gain valuable insights into our teams and how we work. Also, don't forget to follow saas.group on LinkedIn to stay up to date on our job openings, podcast episodes, and all things happening at our company. Profile Overview We are looking for a CEO to lead one or more of our HR tech / workforce management SaaS brands into their next stage of growth and scale, with the potential to grow this into a multi-brand roll-up under one leader over time. As CEO, you will own the brand's P&L, strategy, growth, culture, and overall performance, driving both short-term execution and long-term strategic direction. You will work closely with our leadership team, board, and the broader saas.group community to deliver impact across go-to-market, product, operations, and finance. This role is an opportunity to shape the future of a small, highly profitable SaaS business (or cluster of businesses) within a high-growth portfolio, while having the backing, network, and resources of saas.group. These are product-led, self-serve B2B SaaS businesses serving the German market first, with room to internationalize over time. We're looking for a strong product-led-growth operator and general manager: someone who can grow revenue and product and manage PnL. Your responsibilities
- Own growth for a product-led (PLG) SaaS business: sharpen the product, drive acquisition and activation, and build a scalable go-to-market engine: marketing and product are the two competencies that matter most here
- Drive operational excellence: build budgets, track KPIs, optimize ROI, and implement process improvements that increase efficiency and scalability.
- Build, coach, and retain a high-performing leadership team; create succession plans and ensure organizational resilience, including across multiple small, complementary brands as the portfolio grows.
- Foster innovation by identifying disruptive trends (including AI), experimenting with new business models, and making data-driven bets that strengthen market position.
- Champion a strong culture: set high performance standards, encourage collaboration, ensure alignment with saas.group values, and embed diversity and inclusion.
- Be ready to take on additional brands within the same space as the portfolio grows What you bring to the table
- Proven leadership experience as a CEO, GM, or senior executive in a B2B SaaS HR Tech company, ideally product-led (PLG), with a strong track record of driving growth and building enduring businesses.
- A strong operational and commercial background, first and foremost: you're an operator who has grown a product and a team
- Marketing and product as core strengths: demonstrated ability to grow a SaaS product's user base and revenue through marketing-led and product-led motions.