General Manager - Mainland Europe (Global Security Systems) - #2623157

Home base in Germany or UK

A Global Security Solutions business is currently recruiting for a General Manager to look after mainland Europe.

This role will require significant experience within the security industry and within an operational, or general management role.

Significant experience managing business performance across multiple countries, including Germany and France and strong experience in business planning, regional growth, and performance improvement

This role will have full leadership responsibility for the commercial performance, operational direction, and people leadership across Germany, France and Belgium. This position will act as the senior point of ownership for these countries, with responsibility for driving profitable growth, strengthening customer relationships, improving contribution to regional performance, and ensuring projects and service activity are delivered.

The position will also play a key role in developing and managing major customer relationships and strategic projects, particularly larger and more complex opportunities while ensuring the business has the right operational and organisational structure, local partnerships, and regional support in place.

General Manager responsibilities - Mainland Europe

• Take full accountability for stabilising and resetting business performance across Germany, France and Belgium, addressing underperformance across revenue, margin, delivery and leadership capability
• Rapidly diagnose performance gaps, risks and structural issues across the region (commercial, operational and organisational), and implement clear, time-bound corrective actions
• Own and drive commercial rigour across the region, ensuring disciplined pricing, margin management, cost control and deal governance
• Assume direct ownership of regional financial performance, including revenue, forecasting accuracy, budget management and cash discipline
• Intervene decisively where standards are not met, including addressing underperformance at leadership and team level with clarity, pace and fairness
• Reset expectations and accountability across Sales, Operations and Functional teams, ensuring clear ownership of outcomes rather than activity
• Rebuild credibility with key customers and partners, acting as the senior executive lead for major accounts and strategic projects (including opportunities above €1m)
• Experience working across sales, service, operations, and project delivery environments

To apply please email a cv