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SPREAD builds AI-native engineering intelligence for automotive OEMs, defense primes, and industrial manufacturers. The company works with Volkswagen, BMW, Mercedes-Benz, Audi, Bosch, and Rheinmetall, and is backed by HV Capital, DTCP, La Famiglia, and Salesforce.
As Strategy & Operations Lead, you will sit in the Founders' Office and own decisions that set SPREAD's strategic direction. Your core responsibilities include:
Strategy & Planning: Own the full strategy cycle from analysis through written strategy, translating it into company OKRs, goals, and quarterly review rhythms that keep teams measured and accountable.
Initiative Delivery: Drive strategic and improvement initiatives end-to-end, such as cross-functional delivery models, performance management systems, competitor intelligence, and company-wide AI agent rollouts.
Operating Rhythm: Run the leadership team's operating cadence—weekly leadership meetings, monthly workshops, half-year offsites—setting agendas, preparing discussions, and tracking decisions and tasks.
Communication & Alignment: Own the monthly company Assembly, crafting the narrative and deck so every team understands SPREAD's position, direction, and implications for their work.
Ecosystem & Partnerships: Build and steer SPREAD's partner ecosystem across hyperscalers, systems integrators, strategy consultancies, and tech companies. Convert relationships into commercial opportunities, co-marketing, and integrated offerings. Manage a portfolio of senior industry advisors from automotive and defense to generate opportunities and capture deep expertise.
Commercial Support: Step into high-stakes commercial opportunities and ongoing engagements alongside Sales, Product, Value Realization, and Engineering, bringing structure and pace.
Investor Relations: Prepare investor materials and board reporting across fundraising rounds and quarterly cycles.
Required qualifications: 4+ years in strategy consulting, investment banking, or operating strategy at a scale-up with end-to-end ownership and direct client exposure. Deep understanding of automotive and/or defense industries—you can discuss vehicle or defense platform development from requirement through field service. Business-fluent German and English. Strong analytical toolkit for quantitative analysis and executive-level materials. Track record driving decisions with executive stakeholders. Experience translating strategy into action via OKRs or operating rhythms. Commercial instinct for partnerships and customer opportunities. AI-native working style using AI tools daily for research, analysis, drafting, and automation. Based in Berlin or nearby for regular in-office collaboration.
