The ad says“AI-native working style. You use AI tools daily to scale your output across research, analysis, drafting, and workflow automation. SPREAD is an AI-first company, and every team member operates accordingly”
The ad says“Business-fluent German and English, because both appear in the same week across leadership meetings, partner negotiations, customer conversations, and investor material”
The ad says“Business-fluent German and English, because both appear in the same week across leadership meetings, partner negotiations, customer conversations, and investor material”
The ad says“Own the strategy cycle from analysis through to a written strategy the leadership team commits to, then translate it into company OKRs, goals, and the quarterly review rhythm that keeps every team measured against them”
The ad says“A strong analytical toolkit covering quantitative analysis and executive-level materials. You do the analysis, and you write the slide that makes it decision-ready”
The ad says“Own the strategy cycle from analysis through to a written strategy the leadership team commits to, then translate it into company OKRs, goals, and the quarterly review rhythm that keeps every team measured against them”
In this role, you sit inside the Founders’ Office and work on the decisions that set SPREAD’s direction. You own the strategy cycle and translate it into company goals and OKRs; you drive the strategic and improvement initiatives that come out of it, and you run the operating rhythm that keeps the leadership team deciding and the company executing
Alongside that, you own SPREAD’s ecosystem of partners and senior industry advisors. You shape how the whole company hears about strategy through the monthly Assembly, and you build the material founders and the leadership team decide on. You report to the VP Strategy & Finance and work daily with the founders, the leadership team, and the people delivering the outcomes you help define
Own the strategy cycle from analysis through to a written strategy the leadership team commits to, then translate it into company OKRs, goals, and the quarterly review rhythm that keeps every team measured against them
Drive strategic and improvement initiatives end to end. Recent examples include improving our cross-functional delivery model, leveling up our performance management system, building out our competitor intelligence, and rolling AI agents out company-wide
Run the operating rhythm of the leadership team across the weekly leadership meeting, monthly workshops, and half-year offsites. Set the agenda, prepare the discussions and decisions, and track every decision and task
Own the monthly company Assembly, from storyline to deck, so every team leaves knowing where SPREAD stands, where we are going, and what it means for their work
Build and steer SPREAD’s partner ecosystem across hyperscalers, systems integrators, strategy consultancies, and tech companies, and convert those relationships into commercial opportunities, co-marketing and integrated offerings
Manage SPREAD’s portfolio of senior industry advisors, former executives from the automotive and defense industry, to generate commercial opportunities and capture deep industry insights and expertise
Step into selected high-stakes commercial opportunities and ongoing engagements alongside Sales, Product, Value Realization, and Engineering, bringing structure and pace
Prepare investor materials and board reporting across fundraising rounds and quarterly cycles
Benefits
Competitive Pay & Equity: We benchmark salaries against leading Berlin SaaS peers, review them annually, and add bi‑annual performance bonuses plus Share Options. When SPREAD’s graph tech scales, every employee shares the upside—delivering transparent, future‑proof total compensation you can actually plan around.
Recharge Time: Enjoy 30 vacation days including a full company shutdown between Christmas and New Year. A “no Slack, no email” rule plus clear holiday hand‑overs mean you return rested, not buried, making real recharge part of our operating model.
Hybrid Work with Pro Tools: Collaborate at our light‑filled HQ in the heart of Berlin, work remotely anywhere, or roam the EU for 90 days. Whatever you pick, you’ll get a MacBook—and if you’re based outside Berlin, an additional €500 remote-office budget so performance never depends on geography.
Green Mobility Perks: Slash your commute footprint: ride Berlin with our subsidised Deutschlandticket and lease any bike or e‑bike through #SPREADWheels’ tax‑advantaged scheme. Stay fit, save money, and cut CO₂—whether you’re gliding to stand‑up or hitting weekend trails.
Fitness & Wellness: #SPREADFit unlocks thousands of gyms, pools, yoga studios, and climbing halls via Urban Sports Club—from Munich layovers to Lisbon workations. Better focus, stronger bodies, healthier minds—all subsidised by SPREAD
Continuous Learning: Tap €1,000 every year for courses, conferences, or cloud credits, sign up for weekly German classes to keep both your tech stack and your vocabulary expanding.
Digital Pension Plan: #SPREADPension powered by DYNO turns retirement saving into a few taps: commission‑free ETF portfolios, live tracking, and tax‑advantaged contributions topped up by SPREAD and the state. Portable between employers, transparent on fees—the kind of FinTech simplicity SPREADsters expect.
Team Weeks & Social Events: Bi-annually we fly everyone to Berlin for strategy deep dives, hackathons, and shared beer. Add a SommerFest, a legendary Christmas party, and regular remote‑friendly socials, and you get genuine bonds—minus forced fun or after‑hours schedule creep.
Preferred experience
Based in Berlin or close enough for regular in-office collaboration
Experience turning strategy into action, whether through OKRs, a goal cascade, or an operating rhythm you designed and ran yourself
Deep understanding of the automotive and/or defense industry. You know how a vehicle or a defense platform moves from requirement to development to integration to testing to production to field service, and you can hold that conversation with a senior engineering leader
A strong analytical toolkit covering quantitative analysis and executive-level materials. You do the analysis, and you write the slide that makes it decision-ready
Business-fluent German and English, because both appear in the same week across leadership meetings, partner negotiations, customer conversations, and investor material
4+ years in strategy consulting, investment banking, or an operating strategy role inside a scale-up, with end-to-end ownership of your own workstreams and direct exposure to the client side
Track record of driving decisions with executive stakeholders, including the judgment to know which questions belong in the room and which you resolve before the meeting starts
AI-native working style. You use AI tools daily to scale your output across research, analysis, drafting, and workflow automation. SPREAD is an AI-first company, and every team member operates accordingly
Commercial instinct for partnerships and customer opportunities. You are comfortable opening a relationship, holding a cadence, and being honest with yourself about which relationships produce outcomes and which absorb time
