CEO ASSOCIATE

Work directly with GymBeam’s founder and CEO, Dalibor, at the intersection of talent, capital and strategy. Help protect his focus, turn decisions into action and work on fundraising, acquisitions and the projects that move the business forward. This is a hands-on role for a high-agency generalist who wants to grow towards a COO position - not a conventional assistant role.

What you’ll do

• Founder’s right hand (50% of your time). You manage Dalibor’s calendar and priorities, prepare him for every meeting and follow up on everything afterwards. Your KPI: the founder spends his time only on things that move the company forward.
• Fundraising. The next investment round from A to Z: financial model, investor deck, data room, Q&A. You’re at the table during pitches.
• M&A. You scan acquisition targets, run due diligence and prepare integration. You turn a longlist into a shortlist, and the shortlist into a clear recommendation.
• Board and investors. Board packs, KPI reporting, materials for supervisory boards, and minutes. You make sure decisions turn into execution.
• Talent and culture. You help the founder hire top people (sourcing, case studies, employer branding) and with major company events.
• Strategic projects. When a metric goes off plan, you dig into the data, find the root cause and bring a fix. New market launches, new categories, cross-department OKRs.
• AI-first execution. You try to hand every routine task to AI first. You work with our AI agents and ideally build your own.
  

Who are we looking for?

• High agency. You don’t wait to be told. You own the problem and see it through to the end.
• Problem solver. You break down a vague brief into first principles and come back with a recommendation, not a list of questions.
• Tech-savvy generalist and AI power user. You use ChatGPT, Claude and the like daily for real work: research, analysis, writing, spreadsheets. You don’t need to code, but vibe coding and experience with AI agents are a plus.
• Data-driven. You’re fast in Excel or Sheets, financial statements don’t scare you, and you can back every claim with a number.
• No-fluff communication. You write concisely and to the point. You can handle a call with an investor in English.
• Outlier track record. Your own project or company, an olympiad, a hackathon, elite sport, a student organisation. Something where you were in the top 1%.
• Experience isn’t required. Fresh graduates are welcome if you have the hunger and the pace.
• Ambition to grow into a COO role.
  

Why join us?

• A seat at the table from month one. Board meetings, supervisory boards, investors, acquisitions. Exposure that people in corporates wait decades for.
• Deal flow you won’t see anywhere else in Slovakia. In 2025 we closed the largest investment in the history of Slovak e-commerce. Next up: another round, acquisitions and, long-term, an IPO.
• AI-native from the ground up. Around 650 people and €357k in revenue per employee (+33% year on year).
• A learning curve like an MBA, only paid. A year alongside the founder will teach you more than five years in a corporate.
• Career path. Those who prove themselves have an open path to the COO role.
• A profitable scale-up. €269M revenue in 2025 (+24%), EBITDA €18.7M (+35%), 2.7 million customers in 16+ countries.
  

A note from Dalibor

"I founded GymBeam in Košice in 2014. Today, my agenda comes down to three things: talent, capital and strategy. Your job is to help me give them my full attention. I work fast, directly and with data. If you think I am wrong, tell me - ideally with numbers. The company must remain profitable, and we treat every euro as our own. This role is a gateway to senior management, but above-average results take above-average commitment. I do not expect you to know everything. I expect you to learn faster than anyone around you. If you enjoy pace, AI and big deals, get in touch."

Ready to join?

• Send us your CV and show us one thing you have built, led or achieved that makes you stand out.