Chief Commercial Officer (CCO)

29 January 2026
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Zürich Altstetten

Job summary

Join ISS Schweiz as Chief Commercial Officer, leading growth and market success. Enjoy a dynamic work environment with ample opportunities.

Tasks

Oversee growth, commercial results, and market positioning for ISS Schweiz.
Lead and develop a Commercial Organisation focused on performance and talent.
Drive strategic sales initiatives and negotiate at C-Level.

Skills

10+ years of leadership experience in complex organizations, ideally in B2B.
Strong analytical sales skills and ability to manage complexity.
High motivation, resilience, and fluency in German and English.

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About the job

Chief Commercial Officer (CCO)

As Chief Commercial Officer (CCO), you bear overall responsibility for growth, market positioning, and commercial success of ISS Switzerland. You translate strategic ambitions into measurable results, manage complex sales processes, and consistently develop the directly led Commercial Organization with around 45 colleagues – with a clear focus on profitable growth, customer benefit, and sustainable differentiation in the market.

As a member of the executive management, you act as a connecting leadership figure with entrepreneurial thinking, strong decision-making power, and pronounced implementation orientation.

Your main tasks:

- Overall responsibility for growth, commercial results, and market positioning of ISS Switzerland
- Leadership and further development of the Commercial Organization with clear performance, talent, and structural responsibility
- Management of strategic sales initiatives and major projects, including negotiation leadership at decision-maker and C-level
- Development and implementation of differentiating value propositions as well as marketable service and solution concepts
- Establishment of effective commercial control models (pricing, margin logics, KPIs, commercial frameworks)
- Active collaboration in international sales projects

Your profile:

- Proven result and closing strength in B2B sales with result responsibility, ideally in a service-oriented environment
- 10+ years of leadership experience in larger, complex organizations as well as in building high-performance teams
- Solid business administration background (university/FH) and very good understanding of complex business and service models
- Entrepreneurial thinking, strong customer and market orientation, high decisiveness, and pronounced leadership qualities
- Strategic and analytical sales competence as well as the ability to structure and implement complexity
- Confident appearance and high credibility at decision-maker and C-level, both internally and externally
- Very high self-motivation, energy, and resilience
- Negotiation-level German and English skills, French and/or Italian advantageous

What we offer you

- A shaping role at the leading FM service provider in Switzerland
- Value-oriented, human corporate culture with great scope for action
- Attractive employment conditions and modern working environment
- Short decision-making paths and a motivated, collegial leadership environment

Ready for us? We are ready for you!

Every day at ISS Switzerland, we work to ensure that offices, laboratories, airports, production facilities, train stations, schools, and hospitals function and are livable.

Our more than 14,200 employees create living spaces throughout Switzerland where over a million people feel comfortable and can develop every day.

ISS stands for innovation, service quality, and customer proximity. As a market leader, we offer secure jobs, diverse development opportunities, and a corporate culture characterized by appreciation, lived occupational safety, and responsibility – visible in five programs, over 200 training and development opportunities, as well as the consistent use of sustainable products and solutions.

We look forward to your application.

Please send your documents by e-mail to director_pc@iss.ch.