Chief of Staff, Turkish Speaking

Company Overview

team.blue is an ecosystem of 60+ successful brands collaborating across 22 European countries. We provide 3.5 million SMB customers with essential online tools, offering best-in-class expertise in domains, email, hosting, e-commerce, and server solutions. Our portfolio also includes specialist SaaS providers for compliance, marketing, and team collaboration, positioning us as a comprehensive partner for online businesses across Europe.

The Role: Chief of Staff, Turkish Speaking

We are seeking a high-impact Chief of Staff to join our SaaS Portfolio Team, acting as the "right hand" to the Head of SaaS. This role is pivotal in driving the organization's operating cadence, leading critical strategic initiatives, and ensuring the translation of vision into execution. You will have a dual mandate: 75% of your focus will be on the broader SaaS organization strategy, while 25% will be dedicated to supporting our E-commerce Portfolio Director in overseeing our investment in a Turkish E-commerce Platform and exploring further opportunities within the Turkish market. You will serve as the cultural and commercial bridge between our European HQ / E-commerce Portfolio Director and the dynamic Turkish market.

Key Responsibilities

• Architect the "Office of the Head of SaaS"
• Drive the Operating Rhythm: Own the agenda and follow-through for Monthly Business Reviews and strategy offsites. Ensure discussions lead to decisions, and decisions lead to action.
• Strategic Alignment: Act as a proxy for the Head of SaaS in critical meetings, ensuring cross-functional alignment across Product, Commercial, and M&A teams.
• Communication Architecture: Draft high-stakes communications for the Board, investors, and internal teams, ensuring the strategic narrative is clear and compelling.
• Turkish Market Proxy and Oversight (25%)
• Bridge the Gap: Partner closely with the E-commerce Portfolio Director to supervise the performance of the e-commerce platform and portfolio company. Translate local market nuances into actionable insights for the central portfolio team.
• Cultural Translator: Facilitate seamless integration and communication between Turkish founders and team.blue leadership, ensuring effective support without stifling local momentum.
• Investment Support & Market understanding: Support commercial due diligence on potential new Turkish acquisitions. Utilize native language skills and market context to pressure-test business cases and validate new investment opportunities.
• Lead High-Priority Special Projects
• Cross-Functional collaboration: Lead complex, time-sensitive projects that do not neatly fit into a specific department, such as new market entry analysis or post-merger integration challenges.
• Performance Optimization: Analyze data across the SaaS portfolio to identify "value creation levers" and proactively flag risks to the Senior Leadership Team (SLT) before they escalate.
• Activate the Network
• Connector: Unlock the right experts from our in-house teams (marketing, tech, ops) to solve specific bottleneck problems for our portfolio companies.
• Trusted Advisor: Serve as a sounding board for the Head of SaaS and other leadership members, offering an unbiased, first-principles perspective on organizational health and priorities.

Profile

• Native Turkish Speaker: You must be able to fluently navigate complex commercial negotiations and cultural nuances in Turkey.
• Experience: 5-7+ years in Management Consulting, Venture Capital, or a high-growth SaaS/Tech scale-up. Experience as a Founder or early employee is a plus.
• Financial & Data Fluency: You are comfortable dissecting a P&L, modelling growth scenarios, and utilizing data to challenge assumptions.
• Technology / SaaS Acumen: You understand the mechanics of digital business models and possess a passion for new technologies.
• Bias for Action: You thrive in high-velocity environments where ambiguity is common. You are a proactive problem-solver.
• High EQ: You can influence without authority, managing stakeholders from technical founders to private equity board members effectively.

Why this role?

• Seat at the Table: You will be part of the discussions where significant decisions in European SaaS are made.
• Hybrid Exposure: Gain a broad strategic view typical of a Chief of Staff, combined with deep, hands-on investor/operator experience with the Turkish portfolio.
• Career Launchpad: This role is designed to accelerate your career towards a General Manager, Country Manager, or Portfolio Director position within the team.blue ecosystem.

Right to Work

At any stage, please be prepared to provide proof of eligibility to work in the country you’re applying for. Unfortunately, we are unable to support relocation packages or sponsorship visas.

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"Come as you are"

Everyone is welcome here. Diversity & Inclusion are at our core. We value respect, openness, and trusted collaboration above technical competence. Intolerance is not tolerated.

About team.blue

team.blue is a leading digital enabler for companies and entrepreneurs, serving over 3.3 million customers across Europe with the support of more than 3,000 experts. Our goal is to shape technology and empower businesses with innovative digital services.

Key skills/competency

• SaaS Strategy
• E-commerce Operations
• Turkish Market Expertise
• Financial Modeling
• Data Analysis
• Cross-functional Leadership
• Stakeholder Management
• M&A Due Diligence
• Strategic Communication
• Problem Solving