OpenTeams is hiring a
Chief Executive Officer

Summary

OpenTeams is seeking a CEO with strong experience in the Open Source community, leadership skills, and a creative approach to business. The CEO will build and grow a 'trusted collaboration network', increase brand recognition, manage operations, and support sales initiatives. The ideal candidate has at least 5 years of real-world business experience, preferably in leadership roles with an Open Source product company or solutions practice.

Requirements

• Proven history of success in the Open Source community, as evidenced by the depth of relationships with specific Open Source projects, personal relationships within the Open Source community, and project success with commercial or public sector enterprise customers
• Current Leaders or Direct report to a leader that are operating Open Source product companies or services practices
• Experience working directly for a Founder
• Demonstrated understanding of the leadership/work style required in a ‘pre A round’ company
• Five or more years of experience in leadership roles (preferably at the executive level)
• Excellent leadership skills, with strong organization, customer service, and high emotional intelligence
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills with the humility to create a culture of dialogue and accountability
• Entrepreneurial mindset and ability to navigate change
• Previous project or program management experience at a senior or management level
• Understanding of business planning and regulatory issues
• Ability to diagnose problems quickly and foresee potential issues
• Hands on approach to management

Responsibilities

• Build and grow a first of its kind ‘trusted collaboration network’ of Open Source professionals, Open Source product companies, and Open Source solution practices
• Make Open Teams the destination for challenging and rewarding solution delivery opportunities and business growth
• Build and grow the Open Teams Brand with enterprise customers to be the ‘Most trusted source of Open Source solutions’ designed with Enterprise success criteria in mind
• Build and operate this ‘trusted collaboration network’ with the necessary systems and processes required to increase the ease of establishing and growing successful business outcomes for both the consumer and the deliverer of Open Source offerings
• Collaborate with board and senior leadership in setting and driving organizational vision, operations strategy, and budgets
• Translate strategy into actionable steps for growth, implementing organization-wide goal setting, performance management, and annual operations planning
• Helping to fund-raise and secure a Series A for the company within 18 months
• Oversee company operations and employee productivity, building a highly inclusive culture that ensures team members can thrive and that organizational goals are met
• Support sales and project success initiatives to drive a growth strategy for the organization
• Analyze internal operations and identify areas for process enhancement
• Implement business strategies, plans, measurements, and accountability process that align with the short- and long-term objectives established by the board of directors

Benefits

• You'll become an important part of a collaborative, remote-first team
• OpenTeams is committed to creating a diverse and inclusive work environment and is proud to be an equal opportunity employer