CEO, Banyan Portfolio Company

Banyan Software is the best permanent home for software businesses that serve specialized industries, their employees, and their customers. We are on a mission to acquire, build, and grow great companies worldwide, helping them modernize through shared AI expertise and operational discipline. The Banyan Software Foundation, endowed with $100 million in Banyan stock, leverages technology to build a greener and more equitable world.

Banyan is Great Place to Work Certified, a five-time Inc. 5000 honoree, and a top 10 company on the Deloitte Technology Fast 500. Founded in 2016 and headquartered in Atlanta, Banyan operates more than 100 portfolio companies across North America, the UK, EU, and APAC.

CEO - M3 Informatica Location: Madrid, Spain About M3 Informatica: M3 Informática is a Spanish vertical SaaS company delivering HR, payroll, and workforce management software purpose-built for the public sector including healthcare authorities and local government. The company has served its public administration clients for over three decades, operates on a highly recurring subscription model, and holds a strong market position within its vertical. Not a single client has ever churned.

M3 is now entering its first chapter of international ownership under Banyan Software, combining three decades of deep regulatory lock-in with the operational and AI expertise of a global software group. The Opportunity You will join M3 Informática directly as CEO, reporting to a Banyan Operating Leader with full operational authority over how you run the business. The business has to be durable, the product has to be the primary competitive advantage, and the opportunity to create structural distance through AI is real.

You will own the most important client relationships from day one, build the commercial infrastructure from scratch, and partner your CTO to define the platform's next decade. What You Will Own Commercial & Revenue Growth Own the company’s strategic direction, market positioning, and competitive response in the Spanish public sector vertical SaaS market. Drive revenue growth with full P&L accountability across retention, expansion, pricing, and new customer acquisition.

Serve as the primary executive relationship owner for key public sector clients, ensuring high levels of client satisfaction, retention, and contract renewal. Develop and deepen strategic partnerships with senior stakeholders across regional ministries and public management entities. Anticipate client needs and proactively identify opportunities to expand the company’s footprint within existing accounts.

Identify and act on AI-driven opportunities to reposition the product and create durable competitive distance within public sector verticals. Product & Technology Own the product roadmap at a strategic level, ensuring it reflects the needs of Spanish public-sector clients and the competitive dynamics of the HR/payroll SaaS market. Sponsor a credible AI roadmap.

AI must be embedded as a genuine operational and product advantage, not a roadmap line item. Champion AI-first product thinking, identifying where automation, predictive insights, and intelligent workflows create durable differentiation for public sector clients. Team & Operations Define and implement the company’s long-term strategy in collaboration with the Group’s portfolio management team.

Oversee all financial performance, budgeting, and resource allocation to ensure sustainable profitability. Manage risk across operations, contracts, and market dynamics; respond decisively to changes in the competitive or regulatory landscape. Build and lead a high-performing leadership team, elevating talent density and making hard calls on underperformance with speed and directness.

Establish decision rights, execution cadences, and accountability frameworks that make the business self-sustaining at a higher growth rate.