Head of Strategy and Product

Bjak seeks a Head of Strategy and Product in Zürich to lead high-impact initiatives, drive execution, and build new capabilities as the company scales.

This position focuses on partnering with core teams to tackle significant challenges across engineering, product, hiring, operations, and business development. The role is designed to help solve emerging problems, develop new capabilities, and ensure successful execution as the organization expands.

Responsibilities

• Spearhead critical business initiatives.
• Collaborate with leadership to address product and business hurdles.
• Establish new teams, workflows, and capabilities during company growth.
• Oversee cross-functional projects from initial planning to final execution.
• Investigate new markets, products, and business opportunities.
• Enhance operations by spotting issues and applying practical fixes.
• Take full responsibility for projects and achieve tangible business results.

Requirements

• Demonstrated problem-solving abilities and sound business judgment.
• Capacity to learn rapidly and adjust to fresh challenges.
• Ease in working across various business functions.
• Strong sense of ownership and execution capabilities.
• Superior communication and stakeholder management skills.
• Ability to juggle multiple priorities in a fast-paced setting.
• Curiosity, resourcefulness, and a drive to build.

About the company

Bjak develops a proactive smart assistant for everyday users to bring intelligence to conversations, errands, organising and workflows. The product focuses on achieving high reliability for long-running workflows, persistent context, and real-world task completion. The company operates with high talent density, high ownership, and high standards. The company values people who can think independently, move quickly, and solve problems without waiting for instructions. The company fosters a hands-on environment where everyone is expected to contribute directly to the company's success.

• Builds a proactive smart assistant for everyday users to bring intelligence to conversations, errands, organising and workflows.
• The product focuses on achieving high reliability for long-running workflows, persistent context, and real-world task completion.
• The company operates with high talent density, high ownership, and high standards.
• The company values people who can think independently, move quickly, and solve problems without waiting for instructions.
• The company fosters a hands-on environment where everyone is expected to contribute directly to the company's success.