CEO Search - Impact Hub Berlin GmbH

Purpose. Strategy. Systemic Change.

Impact Hub Berlin is one of Germany’s most recognized platforms for impact-driven innovation. At the intersection of entrepreneurship, sustainability and economic transformation, we empower founders, corporates and institutions to turn social and ecological challenges into scalable solutions.

Now, we are looking for a purpose-driven, strategic and entrepreneurial CEO to lead Impact Hub Berlin into its next chapter of growth and influence.

Your mandate:

• Strengthen and scale our two core business areas: innovation & startup programs and our coworking/community platform

• Sharpen Impact Hub Berlin’s strategic positioning in a rapidly growing and competitive ecosystem

• Build a resilient, future-proof business model with clear economic and systemic impact

• Position Impact Hub Berlin as a leading platform shaping impact as a key driver of economic transformation by 2030

This role requires a rare combination of entrepreneurial acumen, strategic clarity and deep purpose — and the courage to lead in complexity.

👥 Who We Are

Impact Hub Berlin:

• 40-person team

• 3,500 m² coworking & event space with 600+ members and 90+ events per year

• 400+ experts, 100+ partner organisations, 170+ investor contacts

• Part of the global Impact Hub Network (120 hubs in 65 countries

🧭 What You’ll Bring

Leadership & Culture

• Authentic, values-based leadership

• Ability to create clarity, trust and momentum in complex environment
  

Strategy & Growth

• Strong strategic thinking combined with hands-on execution

• Solid business and financial understanding

• Proven growth and business development mindset
  

Stakeholder & Ecosystem Leadership

• Fluency in the worlds of impact, business and policy

• Confident representing Impact Hub Berlin with corporates, funders, media and public institutions
  

Operational Excellence

• Experience leading an organisation with responsibility for people, finance and legal matters

• Ideally, experience building or running a business, scale-up or impact organisation
  

Essentials

• Senior or executive leadership experience

• Entrepreneurial, resilient, collaborative mindset

• Fluent in German & English

🌱 What Impact Hub Berlin Offers

• A clear and meaningful purpose at the heart of social & environmental transformation

• Real influence across business, government, civil society and the global impact ecosystem

• A strong, motivated team and experienced leadership peers

• Strategic freedom to shape culture, strategy and partnerships

• A thoughtful onboarding with outgoing CEO Leon Reiner and ongoing sparring in his future board role