Chief Commercial Officer

About Heart Aerospace

Heart’s mission is to create the fastest, most affordable and sustainable mode of transport for regional travel. Our goal is to serve the market in every corner of the world.

Our first aircraft is the ES-19, a nineteen-passenger airliner with an operating range of 400 km. The ES-19 is a fully electric aircraft, and our goal is to have the aircraft certified for commercial operation by 2026.

Your place of work will be at our main office and hangar facility. This is located at Säve Airport in Gothenburg, Sweden. Relocation assistance can be provided. At Heart you’ll be working at the cutting edge of technology while contributing towards a sustainable future. We offer stock options to all our employees and a challenging and inspiring work environment.

We seek experienced and skilled professionals to join our small, fast moving team developing a new electric aircraft in Sweden. We’re in a very expansive phase and now is the time to join our team.

Come help us write a new chapter in the history of aviation together.

Role Overview

Heart Aerospace is growing and are now looking for an experienced Chief Commercial Officer (CCO) to join our team and ensure the development of our Commercial Office. To succeed in the role, we see that you have extensive experience within the aerospace industry, with the right mix of business and management expertise to develop and lead our team to be efficient, productive, and effective. The CCO reports to our CEO and will be a member of our Senior Leadership Team.

Your key responsibilities would include:

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Establish, develop, and directly oversee the functional teams of Customer relationships, Marketing & Sales, Export Control and Contracts & Agreements.

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Collaborate with the Senior Leadership Team in setting up and driving Heart’s organizational vision, commercial strategy, and hiring needs.

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Developing commercial and business development strategies and processes that will enable Heart to achieve both the short-term results and long-term strategy.

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Ensure that Heart meets all applicable government requirements in the commercial area.

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Maintain and build trusted relationships with key customers, partners, and other stakeholders.


Qualifications

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Bachelor’s degree in engineering, business administration, or related field.

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15+ years experience in an aerospace industry leadership position, leading a Commercial Office/Marketing and Sales site, or similar.

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Proven experience in sales and client relationship management within the aerospace industry.

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Demonstrated experience of growing sales, margin and market share in the aerospace industry.

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Excellent strategic and business planning skills.

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Exceptional leadership and communication skills.

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Excellent verbal & written communication skills in English.

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Eagerness to work with others.

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Passion for aircrafts and Heart’s mission.


The ideal candidate would have

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Master’s degree in business or related field.

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International business experience.

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Experience in a start-up company.



At Heart Aerospace, we believe every career is as unique as the individual and empower employees to reach their full potential in a winning culture motivated by a powerful purpose. We are growing and there will be plenty of opportunities for development and taking on other responsibilities.

Heart is committed to equal employment opportunity and providing reasonable accommodations to qualified candidates and employees pursuant to applicable law. We value and encourage diversity and solicit applications from all qualified applicants without regard to race, color, gender, sex, age, religion, creed, national origin, ancestry, citizenship, marital status, sexual orientation, physical or mental disability, medical condition, gender identity or expression, genetic information, or any other characteristic protected by law.

Working at Heart Aerospace is not just a career; it is a chance to directly make the world more accessible and sustainable.