Office Lead chez Avomind

Overview

Our client is establishing a new engineering site in the Cádiz region and is seeking an experienced Office Lead / General Manager to lead and develop this location.

Your main tasks and responsibilities will include:

• Establishing and managing an engineering site in the Cádiz region.
• Actively integrating the site and team into the wider group and, in particular, the engineering organization.
• Responsibility for business planning, business results, and reporting, including monthly and annual profit and loss statements, to achieve company goals.
• Building, disciplining, and developing the local team, including coordinated project and personnel planning. (You will be supported by a tech team lead with many years of experience in the company’s products, who will provide technical guidance and leadership to the team.)
• Development of local growth strategies in cooperation with the parent company.
• Establishment of a regional network for the acquisition of new customers, orders, and funding opportunities.

Requirements

• Skills to build an organization from scratch, manage its operations, and develop it.
• Motivation to apply these skills for our client’s organization in the Cádiz region.
• Degree in business or engineering with at least five years of management experience.
• Spanish nationality, or at least 10 years of residence in Spain
• Fluent in Spanish and English.
• High level of commitment, leadership skills, reliability, and excellent communication skills.
• A nautical background is not a prerequisite, but would be an advantage.
• Professional experience in the Spanish shipyard or marine environment is not a prerequisite, but would be an advantage.
• Knowledge of German would be an advantage.