# CEO **Company:** SpeakCharlie **Department:** Management **Location:** Stockholm # **CEO — Culture, communication and global impact in focus** **SpeakCharlie | Stockholm, Sweden | Full-Time** **We train languages and cross-cultural communication. The modern way.** ## **Why this role exists** Our world is more interconnected than ever, and talent moves across borders, bringing skills, curiosity and expertise. We exist to help that talent feel at home — to feel a sense of belonging, navigate new cultures, and thrive both professionally and personally. SpeakCharlie trains languages and cross-cultural communication for companies with international teams. Swedish and English, intercultural workshops, 1:1 coaching, on-site and online. Since 2014, we've worked with some of Sweden's largest companies, and we've expanded our offering to include Mandarin, Ukrainian, Spanish, Polish and more. We're looking for a CEO who believes that social impact is best achieved through a sound business model, and that the human touch in teaching truly matters. Our team is motivated, driven and focused. We're looking for a CEO to take on the challenge of growing our business and our impact and who also believes that education is one of the most powerful tools to change people's lives! ## **About us** We're a passionate team: 7 full-time employees and a network of ~80 part-time trainers and communication specialists. We're trusted by global enterprise clients and the potential to grow is significant. We believe there's a "Charlie" in everyone: the curious mind, adaptable, open, exploratory, ready to navigate new cultures and seize what's on the other side. ## **What you'll do** **Lead the mission and grow the business** - Make SpeakCharlie the number one trusted partner in globalization — language training, cultural training, and what comes next - Own commercial strategy across new markets, partnerships, and revenue streams - Drive sales from the front — carry your own enterprise sales target while inspiring the team to hit theirs. A course or program sold creates tangible impact. **Build the team and execute** - Embed a high-performance, impact-focused culture — and keep the craft intact as we scale - Turn sales into shipped results on a quarterly cadence — sales goals, KPIs, CRM, OKRs, conversion, all led with data - Work with founders and board on strategy and execution. Doing beats planning. ## **The mindset we're after** The driven salesperson. You see sales as a direct line to impact. You can read the room and the situation, and you know how to present an offer that captures the true value — a real win-win. The operational doer. You find the deal, you pick up the phone, you make the ask, you follow up a fifth time. You're comfortable with ambiguity and short on excuses. You move before the plan is perfect, because the plan gets better once it meets a real customer. You make things happen, and you inspire the team to put doing first. Leading with heart. You actually care — about the people we serve, and about the people you lead. You remember that behind every course finalized is someone who found their footing in a new country. That care shows up in how you make decisions when nobody's watching. A sharp mind. You're analytical, you look for patterns, you're detail-oriented. ## **What you bring** - 5+ years in B2B sales and commercial leadership — Head of Sales, Commercial Director, GM, or similar revenue-owning roles - A degree in engineering, business, law, human resources or similar - Deep understanding of Human Resources, talent management or a related field - Proven experience hitting sales targets - Real conviction about language, culture, and human development — this mission has to mean something to you personally - Documented problem-solving skills - Comfort working with (and optimizing usage of) G-suite, Claude, ChatGPT and CRM systems. - Comfort operating with a small team and a big ambition - Readiness to pick up the phone and make the ask - Experience from outbound sales or similar is a strong plus, so is experience working in a mission-driven environment - A history of getting things done ## **What we offer** - Starting salary in the range of 55,000–60,000 SEK monthly, plus annual performance-based bonus. As the company scales, so will the compensation. - Bring your dog to work - Leadership training - The Chair of the board, Claudia Olsson, as a close mentor - Office centrally located at St Eriksplan - great, beautiful office spaces. - On-site mainly ## **Ready?** **Send us:** - Your CV - A short cover letter — tell us why this mission is yours, and what you've built before - A short video clip about your experience in B2B sales and commercial leadership [Apply for this position](https://careers.speakcharlie.com/jobs/8199501-ceo/applications/new)