Location: Stockholm, Sweden – Full time – Not remote.

About XNomad

XNomad is Europe’s leading B2B marketplace for short-term retail spaces, helping global brands like Klarna, Samsung, Loewe, and Shein activate physical pop-up experiences. Headquartered in Stockholm with operations across Sweden, France, and the US, we’re scaling rapidly through organic growth and strategic acquisitions — including Storefront France.

Role Overview

We’re looking for a Head of Operations & Finance to lead Swedish HQ operations while overseeing finance and operational execution across our Swedish, French a and US entities: This role combines operational leadership, financial oversight, post-acquisition integration, and support for upcoming investment rounds.

Key Responsibilities

1. Operational Leadership (SE & FR)

• Lead daily operations from Stockholm HQ, optimizing workflows across marketplace operations, supply, and services.
• Drive integration and efficiency across business units, including Storefront France (Minoa Retail).
• Ensure operational documentation is standardized across invoicing, expenses, project delivery, and HR.
• Oversee vendor and software relationships (Salesforce, HubSpot, PayFit, Alan, Malakoff).
• Collaborate with French and Swedish teams to unify workflows, tools, and performance tracking.

2. Financial & Compliance Management

• Own group-wide budgeting, forecasting, and monthly/quarterly reporting across Sweden, France, and the US.
• Ensure full legal and tax compliance in Sweden and France, coordinating with external accountants (KER, Pennylane, PayFit).
• Manage payroll (URSSAF, Alan, Malakoff), VAT reporting, social contributions, and French GAAP compliance.
• Maintain robust cash flow control, banking relationships, and intercompany reconciliation.
• Monitor revenue capture from marketplace deals, value-added services, and subscriptions.

3. Fundraising & Investor Readiness

• Support the CEO in preparing for Series A fundraising, including investor materials, financial models, and data room coordination.
• Track KPIs and financial performance across all legal entities to ensure alignment and readiness.
• Lead financial due diligence processes with legal and investment partners.

4. Leadership & Reporting

• Build and lead the finance and ops team from Stockholm, with dotted-line oversight of French operations.
• Act as the key liaison to auditors, tax authorities, legal counsel, and external stakeholders in both Sweden and France.
• Report regularly on financial status, operational performance, and compliance to the CEO and board (Nomadic Retail AB).

What We’re Looking For

• 7+ years of experience in operations and finance, ideally across high-growth marketplaces, SaaS, or retail-tech environments.
• Deep knowledge of Swedish accounting, tax, and compliance, including payroll and company law.
• Working knowledge of French financial and legal systems is a strong plus.
• Experience managing multiple legal entities and international operations.
• Proficiency in tools like Salesforce, HubSpot, PayFit, Pennylane.
• Fluency in English; French fluency is a plus but not required.
• Highly structured, execution-driven, and comfortable in a dynamic startup environment.

Why Join XNomad?

• Strategic leadership role based in our Stockholm HQ.
• Opportunity to shape both Swedish and French operations in a fast-scaling, post-acquisition environment.
• Direct exposure to fundraising and international growth strategy.
• Competitive salary and equity package.
• Work with global brands and an experienced, founder-led team transforming the future of retail.