Managing Director at Penguin Formula

We Cook iT is an international software house that delivers software development to its corporate customers by providing highly skilled, communicative IT professionals to build their customized products through outsourcing, nearshoring and turn-key projects’ solutions.

How do we differentiate ourselves? By investing in the professional growth and personal care of our software developers. We provide them with a premium service so that they can do the same for our customers.

Our talented team holds software engineers and sales experts, spread across offices in Europe and South America, and we represent a go-getting and driven company who aims to be an inspiring software house, knowing our future relies on IT.

We Cook iT stand for growth, support, dynamic, companionship and communication. Our head office is located in Portugal in the heart of Lisbon (Avenida da Liberdade) and we work mainly for the European market.

Are you a driven entrepreneur with a passion for compliance and innovation? Do you have experience in leading companies from the startup phase to a scale-up? NUDU, a dynamic company, is looking for a business leader with a vision to accelerate its growth phase and conquer the global compliance market.

About NUDU:
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It provides comprehensive insights in sustainability goals or a variety of company specific issues, like the organizational health and performance. Unique is the ability to identify contextual issues in organizations (as defined by the World Health Organization). The tool provides organizations with a complete picture and actionable insights. At the moment we work for governmental bodies and in the healthcare industry. Our ambition is to grow in our current markets and to expand to agriculture and impact investment.

Your Challenge:
As Managing Director of NUDU you are at the helm of an innovative company with enormous growth potential. Your focus is on leading the organization from the startup phase to a scale-up, with an emphasis on stimulating sales growth and further product development.

Your Responsibilities:
1. Strategic Growth: Develop and implement an ambitious growth strategy to position NUDU worldwide as the smart audit solution.
2. Sales and Marketing: Lead efforts to enter new markets, acquire customers and deepen existing relationships. Lead our sales and marketing staff.
3. Product Development: Drive innovation and work closely with the development team to continuously improve and adapt NUDU to global needs.
4. International Leadership: Take NUDU to the next level by expanding globally and collaborating with diverse markets and industries.
5. Financial Management: Ensure a healthy financial basis through effective budget management and achieving goals.

Your Profile:
- Demonstrable experience in successfully leading early stage companies to scale-ups.
- Proven track record of driving sales and developing profitable products.
- Entrepreneurial mindset with the willingness to take risks and embrace innovation.
- Excellent communication skills in English (Dutch is a plus) and leadership capabilities.
- Affinity with sustainability and inner development.
- Basic level of technical knowledge and ability to demonstrate system thinking.
- Team player and a structured approach towards the business and customer demands.
- Fun to work with, an open mind set and the skills to open doors.
- Legal knowledge is a plus.
 

What we offer:
- The opportunity to play a key role in the growth of a promising SaaS startup with a global impact.
- Working on sustainability goals or inner development in a dynamic and innovative environment with a talented team.
- The unique, but limited, chance to acquire a substantial share with a management buy-in (with the option to buy a controlling share). 
- A competitive salary depending on background and added value.
- A bonus plan.
- A travel budget.

Seize this opportunity to lead the next phase of NUDU and contribute to the future of smart auditing. We look forward to your ideas and approach to take NUDU to new heights!