This is a role for someone who combinesAsegúrese de leer detenidamente la información sobre esta posibilidad antes de presentar su candidatura.strategic thinking, strong financial acumen and real operating experience.You will work closely with Partners and founders, taking ownership of new business opportunities from an early stage:shaping the initial thesis, assessing the market opportunity, building the business case, defining the go-to-market strategy and helping turn an idea into a scalable company.We are looking for someone who is comfortable moving betweenstrategy and execution— able to challenge a business model or discuss a financial plan, but equally motivated to get close to the market, customers and founders and make things happen.What you'll doOwn and develop new venture opportunities, from initial market thesis through validation and launch.Assess new markets, business models and emerging trends, translating insights into actionable business opportunities.Build and challengebusiness cases, financial models, unit economics and growth scenarios.Design and developgo-to-market strategies, including positioning, pricing, distribution, partnerships and market-entry approaches.Work closely with founders and management teams on strategic priorities, growth opportunities and key business decisions.Monitor business performance and identify the keyKPIs and value driversbehind each venture.Prepare and present strategic recommendations and investment materials toPartners, founders and other senior stakeholders.Support fundraising, investment processes and other relevant corporate transactions when required.Build relationships across theSpanish startup and venture capital ecosystem, identifying opportunities, talent, partners and relevant market insights.Act as a senior sparring partner while remaining sufficiently hands-on to move projects forward autonomously.What we're looking forAround6–8 years of relevant professional experience,



with the maturity and judgement to operate confidently with founders, Partners and senior stakeholders.Strong track record within thestartup/scale-up ecosystem, Venture Capital, venture building, strategy or other highly entrepreneurial environments.Particularly relevant experience could come from roles such asStrategy & Operations, Business Development, Partnerships, Expansion, Go-to-Market, New Ventures, Chief of Staff or General Management.Demonstrated experiencebuilding, launching or scaling businesses, products, markets or strategic partnerships.Strong strategic and analytical capabilities combined withsolid financial acumen.Ability to independently structure ambiguous problems and turn early-stage ideas into clear hypotheses, business cases and execution plans.Strong understanding ofgo-to-market and business-building dynamics.A relevantnetwork and strong knowledge of the Spanish startup and VC ecosystem.Entrepreneurial mindset: comfortable with ambiguity, fast-moving environments and switching between high-level thinking and hands-on execution.Excellent communication and stakeholder-management skills, with the confidence to interact atfounder and Board level.Fluent Spanish and English are mandatory.Based in Barcelona or willing to relocate.The kind of profile we have in mindYou may currently be working in ahigh-growth startup or scale-up, helping launch new markets, build partnerships or define growth strategy.You may come from aVC or venture-building environment, but have always been particularly close to portfolio companies and the operational side of building businesses.Or you may have developed a strong strategic and financial foundation earlier in your career and subsequently moved closer toentrepreneurship and company building. xkdbapo What matters most is the combination:Strategic thinking + financial sophistication + operating experience + entrepreneurial mindset.You should enjoy boththinking about what should be built and getting involved in actually building it.

📌 Strategy & Business Building Lead (Barcelona)
🏢 Paul Marlex
📍 Barcelona