Business Segment Lead

Who you are

• At least 8 years of prior experience leading a business (product category, business segment, etc.)
• Full working proficiency in French
• At least advanced level in English
• An exceptional ability to establish transversal influence
• Used to analyze and manipulate data to build a 360 degree view of your market
• A strong business sense while being able to go deep into product considerations
• Able to articulate clear strategies in spite of complexity/uncertainty
• A prior experience working with senior leadership
• You are a generalist self-starter (Vs a specialist of 1 single industry) able to adapt fast and not afraid to go on the field to support your team mates and learn from them
• You are based in (or willing to relocate to) either Paris, Bordeaux, Lyon, Marseille, Brussels, Madrid or Barcelona
• If you're excited about this opportunity but don't check every box, we'd love to hear from you. Everyone, no matter how underrepresented, should feel free to apply as it can only bring learnings or success

What the job involves

• At Alan, we split the French market in several business segments, each of them corresponding to a category of clients (whether by size, or industry)
• The role of a Business Segment Lead is to reach market leadership in their given segment. To succeed, you will have to (1) articulate a vision for your segment, (2) define priorities and resources to deliver, and (3) make strategic decisions for your segment based on market insights
• The Business Segment Lead role is made for transversal influence as we operate based on distributed ownership. You will work closely with all teams involved in the success of your segment (Product, Insurance, Sales, Marketing). You will also collaborate with other segment leaders to build-up knowledge, share best practices, and create alignment around a long-term value plan
• Market intelligence: You’ll build expertise on our market and competitive landscape. You’ll work both on the quantitative side (sizing) and the qualitative side (customers’ pain points and needs)
• Value proposition and pricing: Our goal is to differentiate our offer from the market. You’ll relentlessly ask yourself: what is the best product offering to become leader in this segment?
• Go-to-Market strategy: You’ll work both on renewal (account management) and expansion strategy (business development). This will require you to adapt and innovate when it comes to distribution channels, sub-segments, and partners management
• P&L ownership & Resources allocation: You’ll own the return on investment of your segment and are in charge of building the case for internal resources allocation based on your P&L
• Product trade-off: You’ll work together with product teams in order for us to build the best product based on market insights
• We are currently hiring for new segments:
• It gathers several, high potential sub-segments where everything is to be built

Benefits

• Fair rewards: Generous equity packages complement your base salary, for permanent contracts only
• Flexible Office: Amazing office space at our HQ, sponsored co-working hubs or a full-remote experience with home office equipment sponsorship, we want you to live where you’re the happiest
• All the tools you need: Top-of-the-range equipment: Macbook Pro, keyboard, laptop stand, monitor, and Bose noise-cancelling headphones
• Flexible vacation policy and flexible working hours: Organise your time as you wish
• Delightful healthcare insurance: Extremely comprehensive health insurance - 100% of the contribution covered by Alan for you and your family, for permanent contracts only
• Transport: Country-specific commuter benefits
• Learning & Training opportunities: A highly flexible Training policy free books and a budget to attend and speak at conferences if the opportunity arises
• Parental leave: Extended parental leave for all new parents, for permanent contracts only