Executive Search for Finance & Commercial Leadership

NextUp specializes in Finance & Commercial leadership roles — the positions that directly impact growth, performance, and long-term strategic clarity.
We work with scale-ups, PE-backed companies, and organizations navigating expansion, transformation, or restructuring.
What We Deliver
  • Deep finance expertise shaped by Big4 foundations
  • A cross-market talent lens beyond traditional pipelines
  • Precision search for roles that shape enterprise value
  • AI-enabled sourcing + human-led leadership evaluation
  • Access to high-performance candidates from both mature and accelerated-growth markets
  • Founder-led search — no handover, no junior execution
Role We Specialize In
  • Chief Financial Officer (CFO)
  • VP / Director of Finance
  • FP&A Leadership
  • Controlling & Reporting
  • Commercial Director
  • Sales & Revenue Leadership (B2B)
  • Transformation / Post-Merger Leadership
  • General Manager / COO-type operators
  • Market Expansion Leadership
Our Process

Business realities + strategic goals + execution needs.

CFO/Commercial role clarity, KPIs, behavioral indicators.

Germany + Europe + cross-market high-performance pools.

Deep interviews, leadership behavior analysis, decision-style insights.

Comparative insight, compensation guidance, reference checks.

Stakeholder alignment + execution routines for early momentum.

Who This Service is For?
  • Scale-ups preparing for next funding or expansion
  • PE- & VC-backed companies requiring results-oriented leadership
  • European HQs building teams in new markets (TR, MENA, US)
  • Organizations undergoing transformation or restructuring
  • Family-owned or founder-led companies professionalizing leadership