Chief Executive Officer

The organisation

JIACO Instruments is one-of-a-kind: A highly successful startup in a niche of the semiconductor industry. The company was founded in 2014 as a spin-off of the Technical University in Delft. The company has become the industry standard with its unique and patented technology, the decapsulation tool (to allow for failure analysis in IC packages). The tool is in use by global leaders in the IC industry.

The position

JIACO Instruments is looking for a broadly experienced CEO with significant commercial background. As the CEO, you will be end-responsible for the organization, the achievement of its goals, and the people. JIACO thinks its employees are the most valuable asset, and as CEO, you will be coaching them.

The home base is in Delft. However, most of the time, the people of JIACO Instruments work remotely.

Tasks & responsibilities

• Together with the Advisory Board and the owner, set the company's long-term strategy
• Manage the business, employees, and customers
• Maintain the decapsulation market leader position in an international environment
• Represent the company to the customers in the semiconductor failure analysis space
• Grow the revenue while maintaining the margin
• Invest in new product development while maintaining profit after tax
• Build/transform a more mature organization so that the existing MIP business can run on its own without the heavy daily involvement of the owner. Enabling the owner to focus on the R&D of new products that drive the growth of the company

Candidate profile

• University bachelor degree
• Hands-on experience as CEO of a small to mid-size company or equivalent leadership role
• People manager with excellent interpersonal skills who can lead and motivate a small team
• An extensive network of high-level contacts in the semiconductor industry
• Thorough understanding of management and financial practices in all areas and phases of business operations
• Experience in supplier management and outsourced manufacturing
• Experience in the semiconductor equipment business
• Experience in the semiconductor quality (and especially the failure analysis) field is desirable
• Fluent in English, proficiency in Dutch is desirable

Interested?

You can apply to this position by using the link below.