Why This Job is Featured on The SaaS Jobs
This Managing Director role sits at the intersection of SaaS-style scaling and real-world operations, with a remit to establish a European region from scratch. While Beewise is positioned as an AI-enabled product company rather than a pure-play software vendor, the work resembles a regional GM mandate often seen in SaaS expansion: market entry, partner-led distribution, and translating a central product strategy into repeatable local execution across multiple countries.
For a SaaS career, the value is in building the muscle of international go-to-market design and operationalising a new territory. The role spans partnerships, commercial process ownership, and customer outcomes, offering a broad view of how adoption is created and sustained when the product touches regulated, seasonal, and relationship-driven industries. That combination can translate well to other SaaS businesses selling into complex verticals where deployment and ongoing success depend on ecosystem coordination.
This position will suit a senior operator who prefers autonomy, ambiguity, and direct accountability to the CEO. It aligns with professionals who enjoy building local infrastructure, working across languages and travel-heavy stakeholder networks, and bridging product, operations, and commercial decision-making in a region with diverse market dynamics.
The section above is editorial commentary from The SaaS Jobs, provided to help SaaS professionals understand the role in a broader industry context.
Job Description
Managing Director – Europe
- Sales
- Spain
- Management
- Full-time, Salaried
Description
Reporting line: CEO
Scope: Full time
Location: Spain
About Beewise:
Beewise is on a mission to save bees in order to secure the global food supply. Our solution, the BeeHome™, is an AI-powered robotic beehive that enables remote beehive management and improves bee health and productivity at scale.
By combining robotics, artificial intelligence, and precision agriculture, Beewise is transforming how beekeeping is managed worldwide.
As Beewise expands its activity in Europe, we are looking for a Managing Director to lead and establish our beekeeping operations across the region.
About the Role:
We are seeking an experienced and entrepreneurial Managing Director to establish and lead Beewise’s beekeeping activity in Europe.
Reporting directly to the CEO, this role will be responsible for building Beewise’s European activity from the ground up — developing strategic partnerships with commercial beekeepers and growers, establishing the regional operational infrastructure, and leading the business expansion across European markets.
The ideal candidate combines strong agricultural knowledge with business leadership experience and a deep understanding of the beekeeping ecosystem.
What You'll Do:
- Establish and lead Beewise’s beekeeping activity in Europe from the ground up.
- Develop and execute the regional business strategy in alignment with company leadership.
- Build and manage relationships with commercial beekeepers, growers, and agricultural partners.
- Identify and establish strategic partnerships within the European agricultural ecosystem.
- Build the regional operational and commercial infrastructure as the activity grows.
- Oversee regional commercial activity, including partnerships, sales processes, and customer success.
- Build and lead the regional team as the business expands.
- Work closely with global leadership, product, and operations teams to support successful market implementation.
- Represent Beewise in industry events, professional forums, and agricultural networks.
Requirements
- Significant leadership experience in agriculture, ag-tech, or related industries.
- Strong background in business management and agricultural operations.
- Familiarity with the beekeeping ecosystem – strong advantage.
- Experience building or launching business activity in new markets.
- Proven ability to develop partnerships and lead complex commercial initiatives.
- Fluency in Spanish and English – required.
- Additional European languages – strong advantage.
- Willingness to travel frequently across Europe.
Advantages:
- Direct experience in commercial beekeeping operations.
- Experience working with growers, agricultural cooperatives, or farming organizations.
- Experience leading regional expansion or market entry in Europe.
