Oil and Gas Software – General Manager – Calgary

Our client is a small, well-established Canadian software company that serves the oil and gas industry in Canada. The firm’s addressable markets are sizeable and growing with industry experts predicting significant opportunities within the next three years.

Our client’s mission is to deliver the highest value to its customers with unparalleled industry solutions built on innovative technologies, deep technical knowledge and feature-rich applications. The firm is widely recognized for the robustness of its technologies, ease of use, flexibility and profound impact on client businesses.

Our client is Calgary-based and boasts a blue-chip ownership group.

Scope of Position

As part of a planned transition post acquisition, our client is undertaking a search for an executive to lead the company through its next stage of growth. The incumbent leaves a growing, profitable company with solid industry fundamentals, a superb reputation, high analyst rankings, a growing and loyal customer base, a motivated team and a clear product roadmap and strategy for explosive growth.

Owning the strategy and driving its execution will be the responsibility of the General Manager. Reporting to a Senior VP in the ownership group, the GM will leverage the company’s positioning, momentum and growing markets to significantly accelerate revenues and profits. Focus in the short term is expansion into the US market. It is expected that the successful candidate will bring a driving, hands-on, ‘lead from the front’ approach to that task while nurturing a collaborative culture of excellence. It is also expected that the incumbent will develop and drive a strategy for further growth through acquisitions.

This is an outstanding opportunity that features :

• Strong industry and company growth
• Committed and exceptionally well-funded financial backers
• Highly entrepreneurial culture
• An opportunity to make a real difference and build a sizeable business

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Key Performance Deliverables

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Competency Profile

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