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The DO School Fellowships gGmbH is a non-profit organization based in Berlin, Germany. Our core mission is to offer training and Fellowship programs to empower young people globally to launch projects addressing global and local challenges around environment and society. With our work, we are training the next generation of impact entrepreneurs in innovative educational and Fellowship programs.
About The DO GmbH
The DO is a global organization dedicated to accelerating the transformation of leading businesses towards the new economy. We train leaders and talents in executive leadership, innovation and sustainability programs. And we build global accelerators for planet-positive impact entrepreneurs together with our worldwide community.
We are home to:
The DO School, empowering people with our ‘learning by doing’ approach
The DO Catalyst, partnering with organizations on their purposeful transformation.
Position Summary
We are looking for a well-rounded COO who is looking to create a positive impact through their work. The COO will lead all topics around operational excellence and technological advancements across The DO group. As a first key part of this role, the candidate will be the responsible operations leader for beVisioneers, a global Fellowship program for 1500+ ecopreneurs, and will manage the operations team plus the Tech department.
This role requires expertise in operations, process optimization and scaling, and some experience in technology and process automation while bringing critical knowledge to tool selection, implementation, and operational strategy. The COO will work closely with the management and leadership team of the group and beVisioneers to ensure efficiency, scalability, and technological improvements.
Key Responsibilities
* Drive and execute the operationalization of the strategy for beVisioneers program at the gGmbH and the GmbH overall, with a special focus on technology-driven improvements
* Develop and manage the Tech department including setting up processes on product management and pipeline prioritization
* Identify and harmonize scalable processes across the organization
* Optimize operations through process standardization and automation
* Own the performance management process (e.g., OKR process)
* Drive strong collaboration across departments to identify areas for continuous improvement and greater operational efficiency.
* Identify and bridge technological knowledge gaps within the organization.
* Ensure data-driven decision-making through effective BI and AI systems.
* Collaborate with leadership to align IT infrastructure with business objectives.
* Identify risks and implement mitigation strategies.
* Foster relevant stakeholder relationships internally and outside of The DO
Qualifications & Experience
* Bachelor’s/Master’s in Business Administration, IT, Data Science, or related field.
* 15+ years of leadership experience in technology-driven operations and process optimization, ideally with scale-ups and also downturns
* Experience in building and managing a tech and operations focused team
* Strategic thinker
* Proven track record in process optimization, digital transformation, and scaling operations.
* Expertise in AI, BI, IT infrastructure, and digital transformation.
* Experience in managing teams through transformations / change processes
* Substantial experience in managing teams with diverse international backgrounds
* Very structured and data driven way of working; solid financial acumen
* Ability to drive cross-functional collaboration
* Experience in either professional services business, start-ups or foundations a strong plus
* Fluent in English, proficiency in German is a plus
* Located in Berlin (or willing to relocate)
This profile draws on our experience of people who have been successful in this role in the past. We warmly encourage you to apply if you feel your experience and skills equip you for this job but are not listed here!
The DO is an inclusive organization and explicitly welcomes applicants from diverse backgrounds, whether that’s ethnicity, religion, sexual orientation, age, citizenship, disability or alternative professional paths.
Why join the DO?
* We are a purposeful organization with a global reach working to make an impact, where purpose, passion and your ideas matter.
* You will work with an entrepreneurial, creative and international team as well as a global community of purposeful DOers from over 100 countries
* We offer a competitive salary, benefits, team-building activities, professional development opportunities and flexible work modalities
Benefits include:
* 30 days of paid leave annually (based on a five-day working week)
* Personal development budget + 2 extra days of paid leave for personal development per year
* Possibility for mobile work (up to 50% of the working time)
* Possibility for remote work, also outside of Germany, for up to six weeks in total annually
* Regular team offsites, team events and parties
Seniority level
* Seniority level
Executive
Employment type
* Employment type
Full-time
Job function
* Job function
Management and Manufacturing
* Industries
Education
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