CEO Position at saas.group (Future CEO for HR Tech & Workforce Management SaaS)

What is saas.group? This role is for a future CEO position tied to an upcoming acquisition in the HR tech and workforce management space. saas.group partners with ambitious leaders to transform great SaaS products into category leaders. Founded in 2017, they’ve built a global powerhouse of B2B SaaS companies by acquiring and scaling high-potential ventures.

As a CEO within saas.group, you’ll focus on driving growth, building high-performing teams, and shaping product strategy while leveraging the support of a fully remote team of 380+ colleagues across 50+ countries. You’ll run your brand with the autonomy of a founder and the backing of an experienced network.

They currently grow 23 exciting brands under their umbrella.

Profile Overview

saas.group is seeking a CEO to lead one or more HR tech/workforce management SaaS brands into their next stage of growth and scale. 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. This role involves shaping the future of a small, highly profitable SaaS business (or cluster of businesses) within a high-growth portfolio, backed by saas.group’s network and resources.

These are product-led, self-serve B2B SaaS businesses initially serving the German market, with room for internationalization.

Your Responsibilities

• Own growth for a product-led 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 across multiple small, complementary brands.
• 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.
• Strong financial acumen: budgeting, forecasting, and P&L responsibility, with proven ability to link financial discipline to sustainable growth.
• Experience leading organizational transformation through process improvements, operational standardization, and adoption of cutting-edge practices.
• A talent magnet: skilled at hiring, developing, and retaining top performers, mentoring future leaders, and creating succession pipelines.
• Strong people leadership: ability to set goals, hold teams accountable, address performance issues decisively, and nurture a culture of excellence.
• Comfort managing more than one brand or business line at once, with the versatility to context-switch across a small portfolio of complementary products.
• Fluent German speaker with strong English, given the initial market focus on Germany; international experience or ambition is a plus.
• Visionary mindset with the ability to communicate a compelling long-term direction that inspires both internal and external stakeholders.
• Excellent communication and influencing skills, with fluency in English (additional languages are a plus).
• AI Literacy & Application: You actively use AI tools to enhance personal productivity and work quality, staying curious about emerging capabilities and identifying opportunities to apply AI pragmatically.

What’s in it for You

• Ultimate flexibility: 100% remote work from anywhere, anytime.
• Freedom and autonomy: High-trust team with flexibility to solve problems creatively.
• Minimum bureaucracy: Efficient, low-meeting culture to maintain steady momentum.
• Small and friendly team: Collaborative, fun, and supportive environment.
• Our network: Community of entrepreneurial SaaS professionals exchanging ideas and expertise.
• Flexible time off: Encouraged to recharge when needed.

saas.group is committed to creating a diverse and inclusive workplace. Salary ranges are location-adjusted, targeting local market medians for a remote-first environment and will be shared transparently before interviews.