# Chief Operating Officer

> Valsoft Corporation · Canada (Remote) · — · Posted 2026-04-27

**Workplace:** remote

**Department:** General & Administration

## Description

Aspire Software is looking to hire a **Chief Operating Officer (COO)** for one of our Software Business Units!

This position provides critical operational and commercial leadership to a company within a growing software vertical. You will be responsible for developing and implementing the business’s strategic plan spanning sales & marketing, customer support, and professional services. 

The COO must identify, define, and execute the strategies required to achieve the growth plans and operating objectives with a focus on improving operational excellence.  This person should bring an **AI-forward mindset** to executing our growth plans.

**Here is a little window into our company**: Aspire Software, an operational arm of Valsoft Corp, operates and manages a portfolio of wholly owned software companies, providing mission-critical solutions across multiple verticals. Implementing industry best practices in a decentralized model has allowed Aspire to become a hub for creating rapid growth by reinvesting in its portfolio. 

**Group Responsibilities:** 

-   Develop and implement an AI strategy for non-R&D departments
-   Own the long-range, annual and quarterly financial and non-financial goals 

-   Develop and communicate a clear vision of goals and objectives, strategies, philosophies about growth, revenue generation and profitability, customer care agenda. 

-   Be hands-on in day-to-day operations including sales performance, sales opportunity management, forecasting, services resourcing, customer support, and customer project delivery 

**Sales & Marketing** 

-   Drive revenue growth, working with the sales team to identify new opportunities and execute growth strategies including cross/upsell and entering adjacent markets  

-   Develop and implement best in class sales operations and sales infrastructure to enable effective scale and ensure process discipline  

-   Develop and maintain competitive intelligence programs, generating industry trend reports to inform new feature and product development 

-   Improve use of a CRM and other internal tools to increase forecasting capability, implement targets, and provide actionable insights to executive team and board of directors 

-   Create and implement KPIs for sales team to measure performance and productivity (ex: CAC / LTV); develop performance dashboards and establish reporting process (measure NRR and MRR trends) 

-   Work with sales leaders in establishing quotas, budgets, compensation plans and pricing optimization 

-   Management of key relationships with large accounts is mandatory 
-   Attend trade shows and panels 

**Customer Care/Customer Success:** 

-   Execute an effective, long-term customer success program for clients 

-   Implement and maintain client support initiatives 

-   Facilitate both in-house and client training sessions 

-   Monitor and document Customer Success metrics, including program usage, satisfaction levels, ticket throughput, and resolution 

-   Coordinate the administration of annual customer satisfaction surveys (NPS) and other communication tools 

**Professional services:** 

-   Ensure we are delivering profitable projects by monitoring billable utilizations, staff OPEX and contribution margin 

-   Establish strategies to increase NRR 

-   Track results on a monthly basis with the Head of Professional Services 

**About you:**

-   Bachelor’s degree or equivalent, preferably in a technical or business discipline, MBA, or advanced degree
-   5+ years of direct cross-functional team management experience and P&L management within the SaaS Vertical Market, preferably in Travel & Leisure
-   Experienced with AI Automation efficiencies in Sales/Marketing/Support/Professional Services
-   Hardware sourcing and integrated payment processing experience a plus
-   A natural ability to lead performance and financial health in a business 

-   Bring a proven entrepreneurial spirit and pace-setter traits 

-   Broad financial acumen across the organization (e.g., understanding financial documents, business intelligence, FP&A processes, etc.) is mandatory

-   History of developing and implementing successful strategies for net new customer acquisition and market penetration  

-   Ability to structure, analyze, and solve complex business problems, as well as deliver impact against concrete business goals 

-   Excellent Leadership, communication, and organizational skills 

-   A 'roll up the sleeves' attitude towards problem-solving is essential

-   Goal-oriented with comfort in setting measurable goals for others and him/herself 

-   30% travel required for internal and customer meetings 
-   **At least a professional level of English, both written and verbal, is mandatory.**
-   **Must be legally authorized to work/travel in Canada and the USA**

**Why Join Aspire?**

-   Competitive salary and bonus structure based on performance.
-   Health insurance, 401(k) with company match, and paid time off.
-   Opportunities for professional development and career advancement.

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