Managing Director / Yorkshire / £120k-£140k + EMI Equity Scheme
We have been instructed on an executive search for a Managing Director. This is an opportunity to lead and scale a profitable, specialist professional services consultancy operating within risk, compliance, and technology advisory services.
This is a high-impact leadership role for a commercially astute Managing Director who understands how to grow founder-led professional services businesses and build scalable, operationally mature organisations.
The business has established strong recurring revenues, a loyal customer base, and a respected position within a specialist and evolving market. Following sustained growth and increasing demand across technology-led advisory and assurance services, the shareholders are now focused on accelerating commercial maturity, operational scalability, and long-term enterprise value.
They are looking for a proven operator - someone who has successfully scaled consultancy or professional services environments before and is ready to do it again.
The business sees significant future growth potential through service expansion, commercial optimisation, technology-enabled solutions, and operational scalability.
What do we need from you?
We are looking for a commercially driven Managing Director with a track record of scaling professional services or consultancy organisations through periods of growth and operational change.
You will bring:
Proven experience growing and professionalising founder-led consultancies or specialist services businesses
Strong commercial acumen with experience driving revenue growth, improving sales performance, and increasing recurring revenues
The ability to build operational structure, leadership accountability, KPIs, and scalable delivery functions
Experience operating within professional services, consultancy, technology advisory, governance/risk/compliance, SaaS-enabled services, or adjacent markets
A strong understanding of the challenges involved in scaling consultancy teams consistently and efficiently
Experience leading through ambiguity, growth phases, and evolving market conditions
A visible and hands-on leadership style with strong communication and stakeholder management capability
Highly desirable:
Experience scaling technology-enabled or compliance-led service offerings
Exposure to AI, automation, governance tooling, or scalable consulting models
Experience developing new service lines, product strategies, or recurring revenue models
The Role
As Managing Director, you will take operational ownership of the business and lead its next phase of commercial and organisational growth.
Working closely with the shareholders and leadership team, your focus will include:
Driving the commercial strategy and accelerating sustainable revenue growth
Improving consistency, scalability, and efficiency across consultancy delivery teams
Developing stronger sales and marketing capability and refining go-to-market strategy
Identifying opportunities for new products and services that complement the current offering
Driving the adoption and commercial usage of AI and automation capabilities across the business
Building operational discipline, reporting structures, KPIs, and accountability frameworks
Creating a more scalable, commercially mature, and transferable organisation
Leading strategic planning and long-term value creation initiatives
This role requires a highly visible leader who is comfortable operating within an entrepreneurial environment and capable of balancing commercial growth with operational discipline.
Why join?
Opportunity to lead a respected, profitable consultancy through its next growth phase
Strong recurring revenue base and established customer relationships
Significant opportunity to scale technology-enabled and advisory service offerings
EMI equity participation and long-term value creation opportunity
High level of influence, autonomy, and board visibility
Opportunity to shape strategy, growth, and operational maturity within a specialist market
Package
£120,000-£140,000 base salary
EMI equity scheme
Long-term incentive opportunity
If you are a commercially driven operator with experience scaling professional services businesses and leading through growth, transformation, and operational change, we would welcome a confidential conversation.
You can contact Dominic Brown by sending your CV
Managing Director / Yorkshire / £120k-£140k + EMI Equity Scheme
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