Salary range
USD 110,000–145,000
Gross annual base salary in USD, before employee taxes and deductions.
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About Watsmen
Watsmen is building an engineering-led industrial group. We connect technical capability, disciplined execution and practical commercial judgement to deliver valuable industrial solutions.
Role Purpose
Turn approved strategy into coordinated operating results. Own the integrated launch plan and initiative portfolio, secure functional commitments, resolve constraints and transfer repeatable execution to accountable operating owners.
Key Accountabilities
- Lead Marketing, Commercial, People and executive administration through agreed operating priorities, accountable owners and measurable outcomes.
- Maintain one integrated launch plan connecting customer opportunities, delivery capacity, milestones, funding dependencies and corrective action.
- Secure cross-functional commitments and resolve constraints through explicit decisions, recorded owners and escalation where choices exceed the role's delegation.
- Coordinate country and platform delivery through existing mandates, preserving legal-entity responsibility and specialist decision rights.
- Present reserved choices to the Founder & Group CEO with options, evidence, consequences and the conditions needed for execution.
- Build repeatable operating methods and transfer them to accountable leaders, using accepted outcomes, contribution and cash evidence to guide continuation, scaling or closure.
First 90 Days
- By day 30: Reconcile the customer pipeline, delivery capacity and operating delegation; agree accountable owners, priority constraints and an integrated launch plan.
- By day 60: Run an integrated initiative review that connects commercial, delivery, people and cash evidence to recorded decisions and corrective actions.
- By day 90: Demonstrate resolved constraints and evidence-based continuation, scaling or closure decisions; show accepted outcomes and contribution or cash progress alongside decision speed.
Essential Requirements
- Demonstrated industrial or B2B operating leadership with accountable commercial-to-delivery execution.
- Evidence of resolving cash and capacity constraints while maintaining clear team ownership and control-function independence.
- Ability to sequence cross-functional work, secure commitments and turn incomplete evidence into practical operating decisions.
- Verified examples of accepted customer outcomes and repeatable execution, beyond executive-office coordination alone.
- Sound judgement in using written delegation and escalating reserved or specialist decisions.
Desirable Experience
- Experience building an international industrial operating model.
- Ability to work through a practical launch case using verified operating examples.
Authority And Decision Boundaries
- Reports to the Founder & Group CEO. Prioritisation, resource reallocation and budget decisions require written delegation and remain within approved limits.
- Preserve specialist endorsement, restricted-funding conditions, statutory authority and approved staffing. The role cannot override Finance, Legal, Risk or Technical Authority decisions reserved to them.
- Executive administration supports follow-through. The role does not establish a parallel Chief of Staff or Chief Growth Officer.
Key Interfaces
Founder & Group CEO; Head of Marketing & Growth; Commercial & Partnerships Director; Head of People & Capability; Group Office & Administrative Coordinator; CFO, General Counsel, Risk and Technical Authority; country, platform and delivery owners.
How Success Is Evidenced
- Accepted operating outcomes and dependable cross-functional commitments.
- Resolved constraints, decision speed and effective escalation of reserved choices.
- Contribution and cash progress, delivery readiness and transfer of repeatable execution to accountable owners.
Activation And Delivery Readiness
Appointment and assigned work require confirmed employing arrangements, approved resources, documented delegation and role-specific competence. Delivery commitments depend on qualified capacity, funding and the applicable approvals. First-90-day evidence follows confirmed ownership and work activation; verified procurement milestones are appropriate where customer buying cycles extend beyond that period.
Location And Travel
Istanbul, Türkiye. Any travel requirements, frequency and support arrangements will be discussed before appointment.
Employment And Working Arrangements
Full-time employment, with annual performance reviews. Twelve-month renewable contracts where legally appropriate, with probation and renewal terms determined under local law.
Roles are on-site by default. Hybrid or remote working requires prior approval. No relocation assistance or visa support is provided.
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