Chief Transformation Officer; Sherpa Programme

Want to fast-track and accelerate your career while making a significant impact in a PE-backed business?

We're looking for one exceptional person to join our Sherpa Programme - working directly alongside the CEO and management team of Pimcore, a leading provider of unified data management software.

• We recruit talented, ambitious, commercial all-rounders as Sherpas and embed one into each of our portfolio companies, for up to two years. You will work directly for the CEO, at the heart of value creation for the company's new growth cycle.
• We call this The Sherpa Programme. Your role will be similar to Tenzing Norgay, who was Sir Edmund Hilary's Sherpa for the summit of Everest; you will support our CEOs as they climb and overcome their own Everest.

The Sherpa Programme is a structured, two-year career acceleration programme (more detail on programme mechanics below). During your time in the Programme, you will tap into the knowledge and expertise of other Sherpas, share knowledge, practical tips and advice with each other. You'll be supported by the Programme Lead, Pauline, and benefit from all the resources Tenzing has to offer. Your development journey includes ongoing coaching, training and mentorship, and opportunities for regular engagement, feedback and support from your Sherpa team.

Every Sherpa’s role is unique given the portfolio company they join but in general, you have two objectives:

• Support the CEO, and management team, grow the business faster, earlier and bigger by guiding the design and implementation of significant value creation projects – spanning product strategy, transformation, and AI-driven initiatives.
• Create leverage for the CEO, and the management team, by supporting the transition through this next growth cycle and offering high-quality support so the business can get more done

Your CEO and Board will decide on your projects, not Tenzing. Here are some real examples of projects undertaken by our Sherpa team.

• Coordinating the first 100 days post-completion with Tenzing: leading the delivery of the Value Creation Plan (VCP), enabling high Board engagement, aligning the leadership team around a business plan, and ensuring the company reaches “Basecamp” with clarity on priorities, a working rhythm with Tenzing, and early tangible wins.
• Leading the integration of a bolt-on acquisition: from announcing the acquisition to preparing the detailed integration plans, overseeing all work streams, and tracking synergies in the first year of integration.
• Leading a strategic pricing review: including analysing the current pricing structure, recommending a new strategy and approach, working with every internal commercial team to gain buy in, conducting customer research, obtaining Board approval, rolling out all pricing changes, and tracking impact.
• Launching a new product: Ensuring the operational processes, management controls and an effective risk management setup was for launch. Developed and implemented the GTM strategy, developed the financial model and targets, and managed supplier relationships.

• Low ego, high EQ, capable of flexing their style to suit various contexts and individual working styles
• Motivated by the opportunity to act as a platform for others’ success; they are not searching for the limelight or desperate to prove they are ‘CEO ready’ themselves
• A commercial all-rounder: someone with strong commercial acumen who understands how to pull on different levers to enhance business performance
• Action-oriented, but with the soft skills to bring an existing team along with them and…