Chief Operating Officer US (m/f/d)
$150,000–$250,000 year
HybridMalvern, Pennsylvania, United States
Job Summary
Build and lead scalable, high-performing delivery across the US and international markets outside Europe, orchestrating projects onshore, nearshore, and offshore. Ramp up local delivery teams, establish operating models and standards, and deploy Natuvion's software with forward-deployed engineering capabilities into live customer projects. Own the SI and partner channel to extend capacity, integrate selective acquisitions, and develop the international leadership bench. Take a seat on the global leadership board to drive strategic alignment with the US, DACH, and Group CEO. Report to Patric Dahse with a mandate to scale delivery in the US, enter Japan and potentially Brazil, and leverage the NTT DATA group for market access.
Required Qualifications
- 15+ years in enterprise software or transformation delivery at senior level
- strong US track record of building and scaling delivery organizations
- owning a P&L
- Deep domain background in one or more of: SAP, Oracle, a major system integrator (Accenture, Deloitte, PwC), and/or a data-transformation or enterprise-software partner with clear domain know-how
- International delivery orchestration: proven ability to run projects and programs across a distributed onshore/nearshore/offshore network (e.g. US, India, Slovakia, Hungary, Malaysia, South Africa)
- SI market network & partner steering: a strong network across the system-integrator market and partner channel
- track record of steering partners and managing complex projects and programs through the channel
- Proven experience ramping up and professionalizing project delivery at scale — operating model, methodology, quality, utilization, and margin
- Native English speaker
- Native English speaker; you communicate with the clarity and authority expected at board level
- A board-ready operating leader — comfortable owning a number, presenting to a board, and driving cross-regional alignment
- US-based, preferably East Coast to allow presence in Malvern, PA
- willingness to travel internationally (Europe, Japan, Brazil, and the delivery network)
- Entrepreneurial, hands-on, low-ego — you build the engine and are not above getting into the delivery detail
Desired Qualifications
- Data-software background: direct experience with data migration, transformation, or data-lake/platform software — e.g. SNP, Syniti, DMLT, Informatica, Databricks, Snowflake, or similar
- German language skills (the company operates DACH-wide; internal communication is bilingual)
- Experience with forward-deployed engineering — getting software into production inside live customer projects
- Experience in Japan and/or Latin America, with cultural fluency across US, DACH, Japan and the NTT DATA group context
- M&A and post-merger integration experience
- Familiarity with the SAP S/4HANA transformation and data-migration domain
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