So yes, there’s a big job opening in a growing, international startup. We’re looking for a sales and customer service oriented, Swedish-speaking Partner Manager to take over the Swedish market and all its event venue providers. The job is based in Punavuori, Helsinki. Read more below. Venuu = “Airbnb of event spaces”, the biggest venue booking service in Finland and Sweden with more than 3500 spaces listed. Venuu.fi / Venuu.se

In short:

• The job: The best friend of our Swedish partners (venue & service providers, currently 1400 listings), you help them get the most out of Venuu. You also do sales to acquire new venue providers. 
• Requirements: Confidence. Sales and customer service attitude. Natural written word with grammar in check. Structured and well-organized approach. Humor. Big heart.
• Language: Swedish as a native language. Preferably “Swedish swedish”, but “Finnish Swedish” with an ability to fake decent “rikssvenska” works too. Finnish language also considered a big plus, since the rest of the team speaks Finnish.
• Start: Asap
• Working hours: Full-time, or close to full-time
• $$$: TBD
• Team: 15 crazy cool & ambitious professionals. Avg. age 28.
• Office: Punavuori, Helsinki

Tasks and responsibilities:

• Simply put, you’re the best friend to all our venue partners in Sweden 
• You take over the whole partner management function for the Swedish market – and develop our processes further
• You support venue providers in making their Venuu profiles shine
• You guide lost lambs back to the herd – aka. you do sales to venue providers who previously haven’t joined the service (inbound & outbound)
• You onboard new partners and make them feel cared for
• You lead and manage the Swedish Partner management team (e.g. interns helping you scale yourself)
• You work in tandem with the Finnish Partner manager, the Swedish Marketing manager and with the whole Venuu team

Requirements:

• Fast-paced work suits you – juggling a great number of things simultaneously is what your brain is built for
• Well-organized approach to structuring your work
• You can write. You didn’t fail grammar.
• Grabbing the phone and dialing away comes naturally
• Sales-oriented partner support is your thing
• Previous relevant work experience is not a must, ambition and attitude are
• Swedish language at a native level (spoken and written). Preferably “Swedish swedish”, but “Finnish Swedish” with an ability to fake decent “rikssvenska” works too.
• Finnish language also considered a big plus, since the rest of the team speaks Finnish
• You’re a team fit, and appreciate a great work culture

Especially suitable for:

• Young professionals with 1-3 years of work experience
• Recent graduates with a hunger to learn, grow and take responsibility
• People with a burning interest in sales, world-class customer service, and joining a growing startup
• What we offer you:
• A full-on, extremely important role in the team
• Big responsibility in growing the Swedish business
• A freakishly cool office in the heart of Punavuori
• A way into the fast-moving startup scene
• Possibility to earn options in the company

What next?

Option 1: Apply

Send a short application + CV by Sunday 27th August. Which language? We understand English, Finnish and Swedish.

If possible, don’t wait until the last day – we’re going to make decisions as soon as we find the perfect candidate.

Option 2: Ask for more info

Something you want to talk about? Do contact jaakko@venuu.fi, +358 50 347 7012.

Option 3: Share to people who might be interested

Know people to whom this might be a dream-come-true opportunity? Do share on Facebook, Whatsapp or other channels. We’re happy to reward you if we go on to hire a candidate you referred to us!

1000 x thanks!

NOTE! There’s also two other open positions in Helsinki for Swedish-speakers:

1) Marketing & customer acquisition manager

2) Partner management & marketing trainee