ASK SCANDINAVIA

We are a Helsinki-based, female-founded company creating timeless and design-driven bags with planet-kind and innovative materials. ASK bags have been featured in Vogue US, L’Officiel Italia and Harper’s Bazaar, among other fashion press. All our production is in Europe and innovative and sustainable materials are at the core of the company. Our purpose is to provide access to better alternatives and to inspire the transition to a planet-kind lifestyle.

Today we are a team of ten based in Helsinki, Paris and Los Angeles. The company is now ready to take the next step and grow internationally and we want to find the right person to lead this change.

CEO ROLE OVERVIEW

Our CEO will work with all departments, lead the company's strategic plan and keep our teams inspired and moving towards shared goals. The role would include leading the team, and company to reach their full potential, and creating and implementing a growth strategy. Capability and skills of overseeing the company's financials (e.g.raising funds) and operations will also be expected. The CEO will report to the Board of Directors.

The role is initially flexible part-time and compensated with equity, leading to a paid full-time role. We are located in Helsinki, but we are open to interviewing people based outside of Helsinki / Finland if you are willing to travel to Helsinki often enough.

RESPONSIBILITIES

• Creating, implementing, and communicating the organization's vision, mission, and overall direction

• Leading the whole team to maximise the productivity and success

• Financial planning and fundraising

• Lead the executive teams into building solid sales and marketing strategies 

• Setting a strategic direction with the board members

• Evaluating the success of the organization in reaching its goals

• Contributing to and implementing the company's medium and long term overall strategy 

• Maximize sales and profit

• Pushing industry boundaries to take our company to new heights and expanding to new markets

• Motivating employees to adapt to new company directives

• Soliciting feedback from employees

• Overseeing day-to-day operations and finances

• Reporting monthly to the Board of Director

RELEVANT SKILLS AND QUALIFICATIONS

• Having strong leadership / management skills; skills in communication & negotiation with the ability to influence, and work with different stakeholders.

• Great understanding of ecom, retail, fashion, design, marketing, and sales.

• Entrepreneurial can-do spirit

• Analytical and problem-solving skills; understanding data and analytics to track consumer behavior, improve supply chain, increase sales

• Experience in the fashion industry is preferred

• Experience in international expansion and sales 

• Proven ability to increase revenue

• Fundraising skills

• Experience in a leadership role 

• Excellent interpersonal skills and working in a team

• Understanding of business accounting 

• Master’s degree in business, fashion management or similar (or Bachelor degree if enough experience otherwise) 

• Genuine interest in sustainability and eco-conscious fashion and design