Opportunity Details

The client, a small to medium-sized company based in the canton of Vaud, is actively involved in building technology and committed to energy transition. They design, implement, and operate sustainable technical solutions for buildings, catering to professional and private clients. As the CEO, you will oversee the general management of a growing company in building technology and energy transition. You will lead the company's strategy, operations, and overall performance closely with the board of directors and key stakeholders.

Responsibilities include defining and implementing the company's overall strategy in coordination with the board of directors, driving sustainable growth in both commercial and operational aspects, supervising all activities such as operations, projects, finance, HR, and support functions, ensuring economic performance, quality deliverables, and customer satisfaction, developing and monitoring key performance indicators, expanding the client portfolio, strengthening strategic partnerships, representing the company to external stakeholders, anticipating market trends, opportunities, and risks, maintaining an agile and efficient organization, fostering team unity around a clear vision aligned with company values, identifying key skill needs, promoting talent development, and ensuring sound financial management and overall compliance.

The successful candidate will have proven experience in leading a small to medium-sized company or business unit, ideally in building technology or energy-related services, a strong ability to define and deploy a strategic vision with leadership and commitment, good knowledge of the economic landscape in the Lausanne region or strong local connections, a hands-on, pragmatic, action-oriented management style, fluency in French (oral and written), with a good level of English or German being essential, a technical higher education background ideally complemented by management training, and knowledge of the Swiss energy market with a keen interest in energy transition. The client offers an exciting opportunity to lead a growing company within a dynamic group, with attractive conditions.