Open Positions: Protektr - Chief Commercial Officer

Protektr (www.protektr.co) is developing insurance products to deliver better transparency and protection for investors, platforms, and business people within the alternative finance space. As regulation continues to strengthen in the crowdfunding, crowd investing and p2p lending arenas, we are looking to partner with international governments and insurance providers, to offer better security in this fast growing sector.
 
Protektr is part of the Grow VC group (www.group.growvc.com). Grow VC was established in 2009 and has been a visionary within the crowdfunding industry since. An umbrella group, Grow VC provides a spectrum of services across the crowdfunding industry - providing better protection to crowdfunding investors is the next stage in its evolution.
 
Requirements
 
We are looking for a highly-motivated individual with an excellent background in sales / relationship management / business development. This person will be tasked with

• Developing proposals for new and prospective clients and business opportunities
• Helping define and executing on new business initiatives – from pricing to customer validation to promotion
• Helping define, drive, and maintain sales targets for the company
• Developing and maintaining relationships with key new clients
• Assuming ownership for marketing and branding initiatives – promotion of the company through various digital and other marketing channels
• Working closely with the CTO to ensure that business development initiatives are working across the business and technical strategies.

 
Important Skills

• Experience working in a business development or commercial role previously
• An understanding of the insurance space is a strong advantage
• An understanding of the finance services sector is also a plus
• An ability to work side by side with the CEO to develop out the business strategy. This is not a role for someone looking to receive a set list of instructions – the Commercial Officer needs to be agile and able to adapt as the business model pivots.
• Previous experience working in a start-up in a similar role is preferred but not essential
• Experience pitching and working with investors is also a plus – as is any contacts in the space that may be useful for the business going forward.
• Strong entrepreneurial spirit – someone who can see beyond the initial compensation structure to the longer term benefits of working towards something great – expectations of a corporate style salary on day 1 will leave you disappointed!

​The compensation is agreed based on competence, experience and commitment. This is a key role in the company and candidates must be ready to commit as a founder to the company and participate to work to build the company and business. The business founders are based in London but for the right candidate we would be open to a remote set-up.
 
Contact info:
​Application form: http://www.protektr.co/join-us.html 
E-mail: info@protektr.co
Website: www.protektr.co