(Senior) Manager Strategic Projects

**About us

**Lucanet is the CFO Solution Platform built for modern finance leaders to automate consolidation and financial planning, extended planning and analysis, disclosure management, ESG reporting, lease accounting, tax compliance and reporting, as well as banking and cash management. More than 5,500 companies around the world rely on our easy-to-use and out-of-the-box SaaS platform to help them lead with ease.  

We are a team of game changers with 850+ people worldwide. Our culture of kindness and integrity encourages you to bring your whole self to work. We collaborate to create better software solutions and grow a better company. Lucanet is more than a place to work; we are a champion for continuous improvement, pushing boundaries, impacting industries, and growing careers.

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The Role

Lucanet is a PE-backed B2B SaaS company serving the Office of Finance & Tax, currently in a pivotal growth phase. To support this journey, we are hiring a (Senior) Manager Strategic Projects to join our CEO Office and drive high-impact initiatives across the business. In this role, you will operate at the intersection of strategy and execution. You will own cross-functional strategic initiatives end-to-end from structuring complex, ambiguous problems and building robust business cases, to aligning senior stakeholders and driving execution through to measurable outcomes. Your project portfolio will be diverse and dynamic, spanning topics such as AI-driven transformation, and process optimization, business analytics and international expansion, post-merger integration, and commercial or go-to-market strategy. You will work closely with our C-suite, senior leadership team, and functional leaders, acting as a trusted sparring partner and execution driver. The role offers direct exposure to board-level decision-making, a high degree of ownership, and the opportunity to actively shape Lucanet’s trajectory in a fast-paced, PE-backed environment. We are open to candidates at both Manager and Senior Manager level and will calibrate scope, ownership, and expectations based on your experience and impact.

What you'll do

• Own and drive high-impact strategic initiatives end-to-end: define the problem, build structured approaches, lead cross-functional execution, and deliver measurable business outcomes.
• Develop sharp, data-driven analyses and recommendations for the C-suite, senior leadership team, and PE stakeholders, including business cases, KPI deep-dives, and market or performance assessments.
• Lead value creation initiatives aligned with Lucanet’s growth strategy, ensuring progress tracking, clear ownership, and accountability across workstreams.
• Act as a central connector across functions (product, sales, finance, engineering, and others) to remove blockers, improve decision-making, and ensure strategic alignment.
• Anticipate risks, dependencies, and execution gaps early, and actively drive mitigation to keep strategic priorities on track.
• Create clear, compelling executive-level presentations, frameworks, and narratives that enable faster, better leadership decisions.
• Bring structure to ambiguity and move topics from idea to execution in a fast-paced, PE-backed environment.

What you bring to the table

• Several years of experience (typically 2–6+) in management consulting, corporate strategy, Chief of Staff, or strategic project management roles, with exposure to senior stakeholders and complex business challenges.
• Strong analytical and problem-solving capabilities, with a proven ability to break down ambiguous problems and translate insights into clear, actionable recommendations.
• High ownership mentality: you take responsibility for outcomes, not just tasks, and proactively fix what isn’t working.
• Excellent stakeholder management skills, with credibility and confidence when working with senior leaders, cross-functional teams, and external partners.
• Outstanding communication skills in English, written and verbal, with the ability to distill complexity into crisp, executive-ready outputs.
• Comfort operating in fast-moving, high-growth environments.
• Curiosity and learning agility, combined with a strong bias toward action and impact.
• Academic background with strong credentials (Bachelor’s or Master’s degree).
• Experience in SaaS, PE-backed, or high-growth environments, exposure to value creation, commercial strategy, post-merger integration, or go-to-market topics is a strong plus.
• Familiarity with modern data and AI tools beyond PowerPoint and Excel is an advantage; German language skills are helpful but not required.

Perks at work

• LucaFlex – We acknowledge that every individual has different working styles and preferences. Our flexible working model allows you to plan your working hours and location according to your needs and professional responsibilities.
• Work from Abroad – Sometimes a change of scenery can boost creativity and productivity, you can work up to 90 workdays outside your home country with the support from our partner Workflex.
• Sabbatical – Take the time you need for personal pursuits, family time, travel, or any other activities that suit you with our sabbatical options. 
• Team Spirit – We value teamwork and celebrate our achievements. That’s why we take many opportunities to get together, learn together, and cherish our successes together.
• Learning & Development – We encourage you to shape your own development with the support of dedicated time, resources, and budget provided by us.
• LucaNet Engage – Our feedback process is designed to support your personal and professional development in a targeted manner through regular dialogue.
• LucaNet Do Good– As a company we want to give back and support you in taking the time to do some good, individually or as a team, with paid volunteer time.
• Health & Wellbeing – Your overall wellbeing is important to us, which is why we offer tailored health and wellbeing programs, including company-wide initiatives, subsidies for sports activities, mental health support, and counseling through our external partners. 
• Generous leave policy – We encourage you to take time off to relax, travel, and recharge.
• Compensation & Company Pension Plan – We are committed to equal pay and supporting you for your future by offering a company pension plan and/or pension allowances.
• JobRad – Find your dream bike, with financial support from us.
• Discounts – Enjoy a whole bunch of discounts from our external corporate benefits partner.

 

To be considered for this role, candidates must have the legal right to work in the country of employment. 

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Everybody’s different here and we like it that way. At Lucanet, we embrace the unique qualities of every person. We are dedicated to creating an inclusive workplace where all employees can thrive and feel valued. Regardless of your gender identity, sexual orientation, personal expression, racial identity, ethnicity, religious belief, or disability statuses, you are welcome at Lucanet just as you are. Our recruitment process is solely based on qualifications, merit, and organizational needs, ensuring fairness and equal opportunities for all candidates. 

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