Country Manager / Head of Ireland

Location: Dublin City Centre | Hybrid, 3 days onsite

Salary: Circa €120,000 + bonus + benefits

Type: Permanent

We are partnering with a rapidly growing international technology and cybersecurity organisation as they establish a new operation in Ireland.
This is a senior leadership opportunity for an ambitious, commercially minded individual who wants to play a key role in building and developing a new Dublin-based operation from the ground up.
The successful candidate will lead an initial team of approximately 20 professionals across Software Engineering and Digital Forensics & Incident Response (DFIR), while working closely with senior executive leadership internationally. The position will also act as the senior representative for the organisation in Ireland.
Culturally, this is a young, ambitious and entrepreneurial organisation. The successful candidate will need to bring the energy, drive and hands-on leadership style required to work effectively with an emerging team, while also having the seniority and credibility to represent the Irish business with global executives and external stakeholders.

Lead the establishment, growth and day-to-day operation of the Dublin office.
Build and maintain a strong, ambitious and high-performance culture.
Take ownership of the Irish operation's P&L, budgets and overall business performance.
Partner closely with international executive leadership on new initiatives, programmes and strategic objectives.
Act as the senior spokesperson and representative for the Irish business.
Provide local leadership across multidisciplinary technology and cybersecurity teams.
Support the continued growth, hiring and scaling of the Irish operation.
Develop relationships across the Irish technology, cybersecurity and wider business ecosystem.

Strong leadership experience within technology, cybersecurity, professional services or consulting.
A consulting background would be particularly advantageous.
Strong technical awareness with the ability to engage credibly at a high level across Software Engineering, Data Architecture and Cybersecurity.
Experience managing budgets, commercial performance or a P&L.
Strong communication and stakeholder management skills, including confidence working with senior executives internationally.
Experience building, scaling or developing a team, office or business unit would be highly advantageous.
An ambitious, energetic and career-driven mindset, with a genuine appetite to build something rather than inherit an established operation.
Hands-on and entrepreneurial leadership style, with the ability to operate effectively in a young, fast-moving environment.
Comfortable working in a demanding international business and collaborating across time zones.
Strong commercial awareness combined with the ability to engage effectively with highly technical teams.
Must have Irish/EU Citizenship and be based within a commutable distance to Dublin.

Circa €120,000 base salary
Performance-related bonus
Benefits package
Dublin City Centre location
Hybrid working, approximately 3 days per week onsite
Significant opportunity to shape and develop a new Irish operation
High level of visibility and interaction with international executive leadership

This is an opportunity to join at an early stage and have a genuine influence over how the Irish business develops.
Rather than stepping into an established structure, the successful candidate will have the opportunity to build the culture, help scale the team, shape the operating model and become the senior face of the organisation in Ireland.
It should particularly appeal to an ambitious technology or consulting leader who enjoys a young, entrepreneurial and high-energy environment and is looking for a role with significant ownership, visibility and long-term growth potential.

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