Executive Coach

We’re hiring an executive coach for Hendrik (CEO of Sharpist) for the next 12+ months. This is a high-bar search. We are looking for the top tier — not “good fit,” but the best operator-coach we can find in the market. Context Hendrik is leading Sharpist through a category-defining transformation — from a profitable, stable coaching platform into an AI-driven category bet in professional development. The next 12 months will determine whether Sharpist becomes a generational company or a successful European HR-tech player. Hendrik needs to operate at a fundamentally higher altitude to lead it: setting missions rather than running them, building systems that win without him, stepping out of operational work that has historically defined his contribution. The coach is one of the most important hires of this transformation. They are the intellectual sparring partner who makes the shift in Hendrik’s leadership actually stick. Non-negotiables C-level operating experience in enterprise SaaS, through the 10M+ ARR scale phase. Founder, CEO, COO, or equivalent. Not earlier-stage, not adjacent industries, not advisor-only careers. They have personally lived the altitude shift we’re hiring them to coach through. Expert coach, primary craft. Trained, certified, actively practicing. Coaching is what they do now — not advisory work with coaching on the side, not “operator who coaches.” We want the coaching craft to lead, with operating depth as the foundation. Track record at the altitude we