Independant Board Advisor

Job title:

Independant Board Advisor

Company

Hubcycle

Job description

• Mission of the Independent Board advisor :

Following the successful completion of its Series A funding, Hubcycle is now at a pivotal stage where building a diverse, complementary, and resourceful governance structure is essential to establishing itself as a key player in the market and ensuring strategically viable funding or exit.To strengthen our governance, we are seeking an Independent Board Advisor with a deep experience and a strong network in food ingredients and public affairs. This is a strategic, non-operational role, focused on business development and financial strategy.Key Responsibilities:

• Optimizing Governance – Support the founders and the Management in structuring the board and facilitating strategic decision-making.

• Advising Leadership – Provide high-level recommendations on corporate strategy and financials.

• Leveraging Networks – Connect Hubcycle with investors, strategic partners, clients, and industry experts.

• Strengthening the Founders – Act as a trusted advisor, bringing experience in high-stakes decision-making.

• M&A Expertise – Offer insights on potential mergers, acquisitions, and strategic partnerships.

• Evangelizing & Lobbying – Advocate for Hubcycle’s vision and mission within key industry and political circles.

• Driving Growth & Exit Strategy – Enhance sourcing, boost sales opportunities, and influence the company’s long-term exit strategy through an extensive network.

With deep expertise in the food ingredients sector, corporate finance, and policy influence, the Independent Board Advisor will play a critical role in shaping Hubcycle’s success and market impact.Skills needed :We are looking for someone who will have both, short & long term impact. Being able to adapt to a start up is important.

• Multiple years of corporate management in bulk ingredient spaces with international exposure is a must to understand our positioning and value chain
• Having been part of Scale up, LBO, Transition, or merger is important.
• Experience in lobbying for a cause with extensive network in food ingredients (not only the big names, also the agile mid size enterprises)
• Experience in board advisory position for strategic M&A and exit
• Carrying the same values we have essentially boldness and peak performance

Conditions :

• Board advisor contract

• Starting date : Q2 2025 – ASAP.
• Localisation : Not specific
• Compensation : to be discussed

Why us :

• You will have a huge positive impact : On both, us (Hubcycle), and on the planet. The more we perform, the more carbon we save (about 5 tons of CO2 saved per ton of ingredient). We hope we are the first to give you this opportunity. Our food system is not optimized, that’s a huge problem, and now you can be part of solving it.
• We are the biggest Upcycled Food Ingredient supplier : Already validated at scale by key clients & suppliers (>2000 tons sold), Hubcycle is among the top watched start ups in France

The hiring process :

• First meeting : 30mins with COO, content : Your background, experience & motivation.
• Second meeting : 60mins with CEO, content : Deep dive questions & scorecard.
• Third meeting : 90mins on site (Avignon) with the management team.
• Fourth & last meeting : Meeting with investors from the board.

The whole process duration is about 3-4 weeks. If you have any specific need for interviews, please let us know.Our company :30% of global agricultural raw materials end up as wasted resources. In other words, 6% of our global carbon emissions are generated for nothing. That’s it.At Hubcycle, we are hacking the food industry by transforming overlooked by-products into competitive ingredients. Our approach challenges conventional supply chains, demanding boldness, huge commitment to performance, pragmatism, and collaboration. This should never prevent us to deliver the highest food safety standards though. We act as professionals, always.We believe a great workplace is about working alongside exceptional people who push us forward. We cultivate a culture of excellence, ownership, and impact, ensuring that each person at Hubcycle contributes meaningfully to our mission.This requires creativity, resilience, and a hunger to challenge the norm. We are not here to play it safe; we are here to build a company that changes how the world sources food.Side-streams – typical examples :Fruit pomaces, seeds and akenes are obvious ones. But you might be curious to know how we have found concentrated juices and fruit powder as a waste of some industries too. Wasting them is nonsense. We can’t keep wasting thousands of tons of such resources.

Expected salary

Location

France

Job date

Fri, 09 May 2025 06:36:04 GMT

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