Company Description
Hera is building Europe's first digital platform to facilitate successful ownership transitions for family-owned SMEs. With 40% of European family businesses facing succession in the next decade, we connect retiring owners with qualified successors, whether investors or professional managers, ensuring smooth leadership transitions. Our platform provides secure introductions between owners and vetted partners, ensuring end-to-end process visibility and professional guidance. Hera democratizes access to professional succession solutions, helping preserve the legacy of Europe's Mittelstand.
Role Description
This is a co-founder role with flexible remote/hybrid arrangement initially, with expectation of full-time commitment and relocation to Milan in late 2025/early 2026.
As CTO, you will:
- Own the entire technical roadmap and architecture
- Build AI-enabled workflow automations that incentivize investors and advisors to enrol on our platform
- Lead full-stack development from ideation to deployment
- Work directly with the CEO to integrate technology into business strategy
- Drive innovation in succession planning tools, leveraging AI/ML for deal matching, document processing, and workflow automation
Let's talk if you want to discover exactly what we're building.
Qualifications
- Graduated not more than 5 years ago in Computer Science, Software Engineering or similar. Masters is a plus.
- Full-stack Software Development skills
- Some experience in Product Development from scratch - startup or side project experience valued.
- Entrepreneurial mindset with excellent problem-solving skills
- Ability to commit full-time and relocate to Milan by Q4 2025/Q1 2026
- Nice to have: Experience with AI/ML, workflow automation, or fintech/B2B SaaS - as well as learn on the job approach.
Compensation
- Co-founder equity package (significant founding stake)
- Equity-only initially; competitive salary from seed funding (expected Q4 2025/Q1 2026)
- Opportunity to build something transformational in a massive, underserved market
