Managing Director

About This Role

This leadership role is responsible for the strategy, commercial development, financial performance, organizational development, and international growth of Valk Solutions. It suits an entrepreneurial business leader who understands technological developments and can translate them into commercial opportunities and sustainable growth. The core mission is to build on the strong market position, technology, and long-term customer relationships of Valk Solutions, developing it into an internationally scalable software organization while maintaining its entrepreneurial culture, customer focus, and financial strength.

Responsibilities

• Be ultimately responsible for the strategy, commercial development, financial performance, organizational development, and international growth of Valk Solutions
• Operate at the intersection of technology, retail, international expansion, M&A, and leadership
• Give direction to the international growth strategy, increase commercial strength, and develop new markets
• Utilize M&A as a growth engine, from identifying interesting acquisitions to successfully integrating companies
• Translate technological innovations, including AI, cloud, and data, into concrete customer value and new commercial opportunities
• Prepare the organization for further scaling
• Professionalize where necessary, strengthen the management team, and create an organization that combines entrepreneurship, collaboration, and results orientation
• Bear integral P&L responsibility and monitor the balance between growth, investments, and profitability
• Work closely with shareholder Genii Software Group and lead the next development phase of Valk Solutions

Requirements

• 10–15 years of management experience, including ultimate responsibility as CEO, Managing Director, or BU Director
• Demonstrable P&L responsibility and experience with scaling a technology, software, or SaaS organization
• International experience with commercial growth, market development, and strategic customer relationships at C-level
• Experience with M&A, including evaluating acquisitions and integrating companies
• Affinity with cloud, SaaS, and enterprise software
• Entrepreneurial, commercial, and connecting leadership, with technological vision and an eye for people and change

Nice to have:

• Retail software experience

About the Company

Valk Solutions is a Dutch software organization with a history dating back to 1989. It has grown into a leading provider of unified commerce cloud solutions for retail, wholesale, hospitality, and e-commerce. The company has built a strong market position with long-term customer relationships and an entrepreneurial, engaged culture. Its core offering is ASPOS, a cloud-based omnichannel platform that connects POS systems, order management, warehouse management, business intelligence, e-commerce, and customer data. Valk Solutions also offers solutions for omnichannel e-commerce, product information management, and additional integrations and services. Over 35,000 users work daily with the software, supporting hundreds of millions of transactions and billions of euros in sales value annually. Since 2023, Genii Software Group has been the majority shareholder, providing access to international knowledge, a European network, and opportunities for further expansion and acquisitions.