Norrsken Foundation seeks an exceptional individual to join our management team as CFO & COO, taking charge of finance, legal, tech and business analysis to ensure we use our resources to optimize for impact and enable successful scaling.

Since our founding in 2016, we’ve established three thriving community hubs, five venture capital funds and supporting over 1,000 entrepreneurs with everything they need to make saving the world their business. Norrsken Foundation has evolved to a multifaceted organization and has expanded to a global ecosystem of impact companies. But we’re only getting started. As our CFO & COO you get the opportunity to shape Norrsken’s future trajectory and global footprint.

This role is based in Stockholm and may require traveling from time to time. You will report directly to the co-CEO Sara Kappelmark and be part of the global management team.

Key responsibilities include (but are not limited to):

• Lead all processes within finance, strategically and operationally. Including financial planning, reporting, analysis, tax, auditing, investment evaluations and asset management (of Norrsken Foundation’s 1bn+ SEK assets, including the interface with Norrsken’s funds)

• Lead operational improvements to enable us to scale rapidly with maximum impact

• Guide the development of Norrsken’s tech platform and impact database, including Norrsken’s >50,000 people large community

• Lead and manage the team (finance, tech, business analysis), coaching them to growth and excel in their roles and as a cross-functional team

• Manage external relationships with financial and legal partners as well as providing support to business units on financial and operational topics

• Collaborate with leaders in the global Norrsken management team and leaders of Norrsken Funds to accelerate each-others work towards a shared mission

To thrive and succeed in this role, we believe you:

• Have a genuine passion for making the world a better place, and believe entrepreneurship and innovative tech can be forces for good in getting there

• Have 10+ years of experience of working in manager- and finance roles. As CFO & COO at Norrsken Foundation, you’ll get to lead a broad range of analytical and operational topics, exposing you to the financial and operational logics of fast growing startups & scale-ups, venture capital, foundations, co-working & real estate. We imagine you have experience from at least one of those sectors, and that you’re a quick learner who can get up to speed on the others.

• Demonstrates high level of financial and analytical skills, with the ability to cut through complexity

• Have experience from leading tech development, bringing the business perspective rather than the expertise, but with sufficient experience and interest in tech to lead tech specialists

• Are an entrepreneurial spirit who thrives in a fast-paced environment, enjoys learning new things and don’t mind rolling up your sleeves to get good sh*t done

• A strong people leader with previous experience in managing cross-functional teams and supporting colleagues in multiple geographies

Joining Norrsken is like working at a startup - it’s fast-paced and exciting. Tasks and challenges may be demanding, and responsibilities may change over time, but we guarantee that in return we will fast-forward your personal and professional development. And, you’ll get to work with a team of brilliant people with shared goals and ambitions, driving initiatives to create positive change.

About Norrsken

Norrsken is an impact ecosystem where entrepreneurs can find everything they need to make saving the world their business. Our work stems from a belief in entrepreneurship and new technology as forces that can positively impact the world. Norrsken is a non-profit, non-partisan and non-religious foundation. It was founded by Niklas Adalberth, co-founder of payment services unicorn Klarna.

We run award-winning Norrsken House hubs in Stockholm, Sweden, Kigali, Rwanda and Barcelona, Spain. Norrsken’s five funds have raised >500mUSD to back exceptional entrepreneurs who combine profit with positive global impact: Norrsken VC, Norrsken22, Norrsken Accelerator, Norrsken Launcher and Norrsken Africa Seed Fund.

But we're only getting started. We're continuously growing our impact ecosystem and we're eager to connect with stellar people to join us on our mission of helping entrepreneurs solve the world's greatest challenges. Because if they win, we all win.

Salary and benefits

Salary is 85,500 SEK/month, 35 vacation days/year, pension and insurances accordingly plus parental pay and private health insurance.

You will need to possess a valid work permit for working legally in the European Union and Sweden. If you're a non EU citizen, please present the work permit you currently hold and its conditions of validity.

Norrsken seeks to attract, recruit and retain a diverse, inclusive and creative workforce to give us the best opportunity to meet the diverse needs of our members and guests. We actively encourage applications from all groups and communities. If you’re not sure that you meet all of the requirements for the role, we still encourage you to apply.

Company

Norrsken Foundation

Locations

Stockholm, Sweden

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