VP Strategy

About the role

We're looking for a VP Strategy who is equal parts strategic architect, operator, and AI-native leader. You'll operate at the heart of the company, working directly with the CEO and partnering across the full Executive Leadership Team to drive the thinking, coordination, and execution that keeps our most critical priorities moving.

What you'll do

• Lead the design, coordination, and evolution of Taxfix's group-wide strategic plan; spanning consumer tax filing, self-employed services, and future financial products
• Partner with executive leadership to define strategic priorities, evaluate market opportunities, and build clear execution roadmaps
• Own the strategic planning cycle and connect it to our OKR framework, ensuring alignment across business units and early identification of risk or drift
• Lead and manage special projects and cross-functional task forces, often on confidential, high-stakes topics
• Manage and optimise the CEO's focus, protecting their time and ensuring it's allocated to what matters most
• Work alongside the CEO and functional leaders to deepen AI integration across how we build, decide, and operate
• Lead the development of Board narratives and presentation materials: clear, data-driven, and tightly aligned to strategic priorities
• Lead, develop, and inspire a team of Senior Strategy Managers: raising their strategic impact, supporting their growth, and holding a high performance bar

What you'll need

• 8+ years of professional experience, with a track record that combines experience across leading management consulting firms with hands-on operational experience in a startup or scale-up environment
• You are genuinely AI-native with hands-on experience applying AI tools and approaches to real business problems
• Deep grounding in corporate strategy, business transformation, and operational scaling across multiple business areas
• Exceptional written and verbal communication skills
• Highly organised, dependable, and capable of managing multiple high-stakes projects simultaneously
• Strong interpersonal skills and emotional intelligence
• Absolute discretion with confidential information
• Fluent in English. German is a strong plus