Was wir aufbauen
Somana is building a new category of health and movement studios in Europe.
We combine evidence-based physiotherapy, structured training, and behavior change to help people overcome chronic pain, regain mobility, and stay physically capable as they age. This is not a lifestyle brand. It is a physical, operationally complex business with real estate exposure, strong unit economics, and long-term ambition.
Our first flagship studio in Berlin is live. More locations are coming.
We are building Somana to scale — cleanly, credibly, and with discipline.
Deine Rolle
This role sits at the center of Somana’s execution engine.
As Operations, Finance & Expansion Lead, your job is to make sure growth actually works — not on slides, but in reality. You turn ambition into a company that is predictable, investable, and scalable.
You are not a finished CFO.
You are not a classic COO.
You are a builder who brings structure, clarity, and forward motion into a fast-growing company.
How success is measured
After 12 months, Somana should feel:
* more financially predictable,
* more operationally steered, and
* easier to scale without chaos or surprises.
If that’s true, you’re winning.
Late Co-Founder Mindset
This role is built for someone who operates with a late co-founder mindset. You don’t see yourself as “support” or execution-only—you take ownership. You think in terms of long-term value, not short-term convenience, and you’re comfortable making hard calls when the business requires it.
You act with the level of care, responsibility, and judgment you would apply if this were your own company. You help shape how Somana is run, how it scales, and how decisions are made—holding yourself and others to high standards, even when it’s uncomfortable.
Deine Aufgaben
1. Finance, Discipline & Investor Readiness
* You own financial clarity and rigor across the company.
* Build and maintain budgeting, forecasting, and cash-flow visibility
* Prepare investor reporting and decision-ready analyses
* Ensure Somana is due-diligence ready at all times, not only during fundraising
* Own financial standards, documentation logic, and data quality
* Work with accountants, tax advisors, banks, and financing partners
* Support equity and debt financing, grants, and leasing structures
2. Operational Steering & KPIs (Not Day-to-Day Ops)
You steer the company through metrics, cadence, and accountability.
* Define and own KPIs and OKRs across teams and locations
* Establish operating rhythms (weekly, monthly, quarterly steering)
* Prepare leadership and steering meetings with clear decisions and follow-ups
* Oversee dashboards and BI basics; ensure consistency and truthfulness
* Identify early warning signals when performance drifts off track
Important:
You own operational steering and performance, not daily studio management.
You define standards, escalation paths, and priorities — you do not run shifts or schedules.
3. Growth Through Location Expansion (Primary Growth Lever)
In this role, growth means real estate expansion.
You fully own the expansion pipeline and take this off the CEO’s plate.
* Lead location scouting and market analysis
* Build site-level business cases, unit economics, and investment models
* Structure financing for new locations (capex, payback, risk)
* Prepare and drive lease negotiations (CEO supports on final terms)
* Coordinate architects, landlords, legal partners, and contractors
* Own rollout planning and execution until opening-ready handover
This is not brokerage.
This is disciplined, repeatable physical growth.
Demand generation, marketing, and partnerships are owned elsewhere.
Your job is to make expansion viable, repeatable, and financially sound.
Für wen dieser Job passt
This role is for high-ownership operators who want real responsibility.
You might come from:
* consulting or scale-ups with strong ops & finance exposure
* finance roles with real operational and real-estate context
* multi-site businesses (healthcare, retail, hospitality, services)
You are:
* structured, analytical, and pragmatic
* comfortable moving between spreadsheets and real-world constraints
* willing to insist on standards even when it’s unpopular
* more interested in durability than optics
Fluent German and English required.
What This Role Is Not
* Not bookkeeping or accounting
* Not a pure strategy role
* Not a marketing or demand role
* Not a finished CFO or COO position
* Not a place to hide behind slides
This is a hands-on leadership role with real consequences.
Das findest du bei uns
At Somana, values are not decorative. They show up under pressure.
In this role, we expect you to embody:
* Athletic – discipline, consistency, performance over time
* Impact-Driven – outcomes over activity
* Yes Before No – solution-first thinking
* Excellence – high standards, clean execution
* Nerdy but Cool – evidence-based, curious, pragmatic
How you work will shape how others work.
Wie du dich bewirbst
Send your CV or LinkedIn profile and a short note explaining:
1. why this role fits how you work, and
2. why you want to help build a disciplined, scalable company in health.