Associate Chief of Staff, Submer
EMEA
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Cooling & automation for data centers
Open for applications
Cooling & automation for data centers
101-200 employees
Open for applications
More information about location
101-200 employees
Company mission
To create sustainable, efficient, and planet-friendly data centers and other energy-intense environments.
Role
Who you are
- This role is ideal for someone with Senior Engagement Manager / Manager-level experience who wants to make a tangible impact in a deep-tech company with global ambitions and local growth in the Middle East
- ~6–9 years of total experience, including 3–5 years in a top-tier consulting firm (McKinsey, BCG, Bain, or similar.) or in a strategy/PMO role within a tech or infrastructure company
- A strong foundation in R&D, combined with demonstrated experience managing complex, innovation and technology programs within a PMO or similar structured environment is essential
- Ability to thrive in dynamic, ambiguous, and fast-paced environments
- Previous experience working in or with the Middle East region is nice to have
- Strong analytical and problem-solving skills
- Exceptional stakeholder management and communication skills
- Detail-oriented, organized, and delivery-focused
- High emotional intelligence and collaborative mindset
- Proficiency with project management tools (Asana, Smartsheet, etc.)
What the job involves
- We are seeking an Associate Chief of Staff with strong consulting experience- ideally from a top-tier strategy firm - who brings both strategic insight and operational execution ability
- You’ll act as a central orchestrator for key programs from R&D to Innovation in the Middle East and globally, ensuring that Submer’s initiatives are aligned, prioritized, and executed with rigor
- A secondment with one of our strategic clients is highly likely, offering a unique opportunity to drive value at the intersection of strategy and execution
- Program Management: Lead the planning, coordination, and tracking of strategic initiatives from R&D, Innovation, across product, operations, and commercial teams—locally and globally
- Innovation Program Leadership: Oversee the delivery of innnovation-focused projects, ensuring alignment between emerging technologies, market needs, and Submer's strategic vision
- Regional Execution: Serve as Submer’s executional anchor in the Middle East, working closely with regional partners, strategic clients, and internal teams to ensure seamless program delivery
- Strategic Alignment: Translate high-level strategy into actionable roadmaps and workstreams, and measurable outcomes aligned with company OKRs
- Cross-functional Collaboration: Act as a critical liaison between global HQ, regional teams and external stakeholders to ensure consistent coordination and execution
- Governance & Reporting: Design and implement structured governance frameworks, progress-tracking tools, and executive reporting cadences to ensure visibility and accountability
- Risk & Issue Management: Identify project risk and blockers early, develop mitigation plans, and drive proactive problem resolution using data-driven insights
- Change Management: Facilitate adoption of new processes, tools, and initiatives across teams, ensuring organizational readiness and alignment
- Stakeholder Management: Partner with senior executives, clients, and partners to align expectations, communicate progress, and influence decision-making at key junctures
Salary benchmarks
Our take
Developments in the AI sector have increased the strain on data centres and chips, generating more heat from their processes than ever before. Cooling methods using air and water are not keeping pace with the amount of energy needed to support AI. Submer is on a mission to build data centres and processing plants that are as sustainable as they are efficient.
Submer’s eco-friendly product for data centres and chip processing is built from a coolant of non-flammable, biodegradable and synthetic liquid that physically acts in the same way as water. The racks for servers are stored and operate from within a smart container which further lessens the heat produced by data centres. Submer’s range of products even allows for the coolant to be reused via a heat exchanger.
It’s an inspired solution for an increasingly pressing problem. Data centres are going nowhere, yet the vital need for greener energy solutions puts pressure on these industries. It’s unsurprising then that Submer has raised considerable funding that is being channelled into the expansion of its product. Server component manufacturers are even beginning to build their products to be compatible with Submer’s, indicating the eagerness with which the industry is welcoming the solution.
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Company
Funding (last 2 of 6 rounds)
Oct 2024
$55.5m
SERIES C
Jan 2022
$34m
SERIES B
Total funding: $109.7m
Company HQ
Rubí, Spain
Leadership
Patrick Smets
(CEO)Former COO of the company. Was previously an Associate Partner at McKinsey & Company, CEO at GEM One and worked for Belgian Defence.
Daniel Pope
(Co-Founder & CTO)Previously Director of Architecture and Integration EMEA at Ingram Micro Cloud and Principal Solution Architect at Odin. Was also Senior Solution Architect at Parallels and was a CEO and CTO at Datahouse Internet.
Pol Valls Soler
(Co-Founder & CFO)Previously CPO at FXStreet, Workshop Professor and Key Account Manager at La Salle Technova Barcelona and was Co-Founder at Joiner.
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