CEO Opportunity: Lead an Embedded Automotive SaaS Startup with UP.Labs
Why lead an UP.Labs company?
- Proven Backing: Funded by Tier 1 VCs, with the potential to bring in your own institutional investors.
- Accelerated Exit: Experience a faster timeline from founding to exit (3-4 years) compared to traditional startups.
- Strategic Partnerships: Benefit from an established customer pipeline with top Corporate Partners like Porsche, Alaska Airlines, and more.
- Top-Tier Support: Access top-tier talent and support services for rapid scaling.
- Rewarding Compensation: Competitive base salary with substantial equity in a portfolio company backed by leading investors.
Role Overview
UP.Labs seeks an experienced CEO with a successful track record in SaaS platforms in the Automotive industry. As the CEO, you will have end-to-end control of your portfolio company, driving product strategy, go-to-market plans, and team growth. Leverage the UP.Partners ecosystem for expertise and resources, fostering collaboration with corporate partners.
Required Expertise
- Proven success in scaling SaaS platforms, preferably in the automotive industry.
- Proficiency in leveraging ML Operations and AI agents for embedded automotive software
- Deep understanding of LLM models and data science tooling, products and platforms
- Familiarity with Engine Control Units (ECUs) and associated data.
- Experience with SaaS deployment and engagement at scale for complex organizations.
- Desire to address challenges in automotive data.
Key Responsibilities
- Drive company operations, product development, and strategy.
- Lead go-to-market efforts across multiple geographies, collaborating with cross-functional teams.
- Manage P&L, define essential KPIs, and build a high-performing team.
- Collaborate with UP.Labs and technical leadership to shape the product vision, with an uncompromising focus on customer experience
- Access & utilize the UP.Partners ecosystem - an expansive team across product, engineering, marketing, legal and venture capital, available to help advise & scale your portfolio organization.
- Recruit, retain, and mentor a diverse, world-class team.
Qualifications
- Proven cross-functional leadership in high-growth and operationally complex environments.
- Strategic thinker with excellent go-to-market and product instincts, ability to sell and maintain enterprise level customers
- PhD preferred, but not required.
- Strong EQ, executive presence, and a collaborative approach.
- Talent recruitment and culture-building expertise.
- Exceptional communication and leadership skills.
Location: Germany-based strongly preferred
About UP.Labs
We build high-growth tech startups that transform industries. Our unique approach includes meaningful equity rewards, technology-driven products, and unprecedent industry access. We collaborate with corporate investors to launch and scale ventures, and our CEOs take the reins to drive rapid growth.