CDI - Chief of Staff to CTO - H/F

Company Overview

Zeplug and ChargeGuru have joined forces to be a leading player in electric vehicle (EV) charging across Europe. Our mission is to remove charging barriers, accelerate the energy transition, and make electric mobility simpler, more accessible, and more efficient.

Founded in 2014 and 2018, our complementary companies now offer a unique 360° solution: charging solutions for apartment complexes and offices through Zeplug, and dedicated support for homeowners and businesses through ChargeGuru.

Operating in eight European countries with over 300 employees, we are committed to building a more sustainable future.

ChargeGuru is ISO 9001, ISO 14001, and ISO 45001 certified.

Zeplug was ranked #1 in the energy/environment sector for the well‑being of its interns and apprentices.

Role Summary

We’re looking for a Chief of Staff to the CTO who will work directly with the CTO and the executive team to serve as a force multiplier on cross‑functional strategic topics at the intersection of IT, security, vendors, and operations.

Team

• Engineering (≈20 people in 5 squads)
• IT Support (≈4 people)
• Data (≈4 people)
• Product (≈10 people)
• Finance, Legal, People, and other business teams as needed

Responsibilities

1. Strategic Topics / Force Multiplier (60%)
   • Accelerate execution on CTO priorities where a single operator is needed.
   • Help resolve business‑critical incidents by coordinating stakeholders, restoring service fast, and ensuring durable post‑mortems and action tracking.
   • Drive AI initiatives to enable business users, including tooling, guardrails, and adoption playbooks.
   • Drive critical engineering topics requiring cross‑squad coordination (e.g., reliability initiatives, security‐by‑design, vendor/tooling choices).
   • Build playbooks, dashboards, and automations that reduce operational load.
2. Security Roadmap & Governance (20%)
   • Build and drive a pragmatic security roadmap aligned with business priorities and risk.
   • Define the roadmap, drive execution with owners, and report progress to the CTO.
   • Own security operating cadence: access reviews, risk register, vendor/security reviews, incident readiness.
   • Run security awareness: phishing simulations, training, and lightweight audits.
   • Partner with Engineering on cloud/security foundations (IAM, logging, monitoring, incident response drills).
3. License Usage Tracking & SaaS Optimization (20%)
   • Maintain a clean, actionable SaaS/tooling inventory and use it to optimize spend and access discipline.
   • Build and maintain tooling and processes to track seats, usage, and true cost per tool.
   • Lead renewals/negotiations with clear usage data and business narrative.
   • Drive consolidation where it reduces risk and cost (SSO‑first, fewer tools, clearer ownership).

What This Role Is Not

A technical PM for our tech squad, an assistant role, a plain IC role, or a role that relies solely on existing knowledge. The Chief of Staff owns delivery, operates cross‑functionally with high autonomy, and handles context switching frequently.

Who We’re Looking For

Required

• Strong security fundamentals and the ability to drive a roadmap pragmatically.
• Comfortable with data and ops: inventories, KPIs, access reviews, audit trails.
• Vendor/contract renewal experience (or strong ability to learn quickly).
• Ability to operate cross‑functionally with high autonomy, discretion, and follow‑through.
• Comfortable automating or troubleshooting (bash, Python, PowerShell, or equivalent).
• Clear communication and calm prioritization under pressure.
• Fluent in French and English.

Even if you don’t match every point listed, if this role resonates with your experience today—or the direction you want to grow—we’d still love to hear from you.

Nice to Have

• Experience with IdP/SSO, MDM, EDR, SIEM/logging, password managers.
• AWS security familiarity (IAM, CloudTrail, GuardDuty, etc.).
• Experience supporting compliance work (ISO 27001, SOC 2, GDPR routines).

ChargeGuru / Zeplug is an equal opportunity employer. We welcome applications from all backgrounds and experience levels.