Chief of Staff to Founder & Managing Director

Location: Netherlands / London (Hybrid)
Company: Next Communications B.V.

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About Next Communications

Next Communications is building the “Stripe for Telecom” — an API-first Layer-2 orchestration platform enabling enterprises to embed global mobile connectivity into their products and customer journeys.

Through products like Next OneSIM and Next OneConnect, we help enterprises transform connectivity into:

• A programmable revenue layer
• A loyalty and engagement engine
• A global embedded infrastructure capability

Operating across fintech, travel, loyalty, events, and digital ecosystems, we are scaling rapidly toward becoming the infrastructure layer powering the next generation of embedded connectivity.

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Role Overview

We are looking for an exceptional Chief of Staff to work directly with the Founder & Managing Director.

This is a highly strategic and execution-oriented role designed for someone who can operate across:

• Strategy
• Operations
• Investor readiness
• GTM coordination
• Cross-functional execution
• Founder leverage

You will act as a force multiplier for the Founder—helping transform high-level vision into structured execution across the business.

This is not an executive assistant role.

This is a role for someone who can think like an operator, communicate like a strategist, and execute with intensity.

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What You’ll Own

1. Founder’s Office & Strategic Execution

• Drive key company-wide strategic initiatives
• Translate vision into:
  • Execution plans
  • Cross-functional priorities
  • Measurable outcomes
• Help maintain operational alignment across:
  • GTM
  • Product
  • Partnerships
  • Finance
  • Investor relations

2. Investor & Board Readiness

• Support fundraising, board preparation, and investor communication
• Coordinate:
  • Business reviews
  • KPI reporting
  • Strategic presentations
  • Due diligence processes
• Work closely with leadership on:
  • ARR reporting
  • Growth narratives
  • Strategic planning

3. Cross-Functional Program Management

• Run strategic projects across multiple teams and geographies
• Ensure execution discipline and accountability
• Identify bottlenecks and drive resolution rapidly

4. Operating Rhythm & Decision Support

• Build and manage company operating cadence:
  • Leadership reviews
  • Strategic planning cycles
  • KPI tracking
  • Execution dashboards
• Prepare strategic briefs and decision-support materials for leadership

5. GTM & Ecosystem Coordination

• Work closely with:
  • Enterprise sales
  • Partnerships
  • Product
  • Marketing
• Support execution of:
  • Whale → Pod expansion strategies
  • UK expansion plans
  • Strategic enterprise opportunities

6. Special Projects

Lead high-priority strategic initiatives including:

• International expansion
• Organizational architecture
• Operational scaling
• AI and automation initiatives
• Strategic partnerships
• Internal systems and governance improvements

What We’re Looking For

Core Experience

• 5–12 years experience in:
  • Strategy
  • Consulting
  • Startup operations
  • Founder’s Office
  • Investment / VC / growth-stage environments
• Experience working closely with founders or senior leadership teams

Business & Strategic Capability

• Strong commercial and financial understanding
• Ability to structure ambiguous problems into actionable plans
• Excellent communication and presentation skills
• Comfortable interacting with investors, partners, and enterprise stakeholders

Execution Excellence

• Highly organized with strong attention to detail
• Ability to manage multiple priorities simultaneously
• Bias toward action and ownership
• Comfortable in fast-moving, high-growth environments

Mindset

• Thinks like an owner, not an employee
• High intellectual curiosity
• Strong judgment and discretion
• Able to balance strategic thinking with hands-on execution

Nice to Have

• Experience in:
  • SaaS/API businesses
  • Telecom/Fintech infrastructure
  • Venture-backed startups
  • International expansion
• Exposure to:
  • Fundraising and investor relations
  • Organizational scaling
  • AI-enabled operations

What Success Looks Like (First 12 Months)

• Improved cross-functional execution across the organization
• Strong operational cadence and KPI visibility
• Successful support of fundraising and investor processes
• Faster strategic decision-making and execution velocity
• Founder bandwidth significantly amplified
• Meaningful contribution toward scaling Next Communications globally

Why This Role Matters

Next Communications is entering a phase of rapid scale.

This role sits at the center of that journey—helping build the operational and strategic backbone required to scale from a high-growth startup into a global infrastructure platform.

You will work directly with leadership on some of the company’s most critical strategic decisions and growth initiatives.

Compensation

• Competitive salary
• Performance-linked incentives
• ESOP/equity participation opportunity
• High leadership exposure and growth trajectory