Chief Executive Officer (CEO) UK
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- mainly remote plus occasional on-site meetings £Competitive benefits Leading digital retail business with solid foundations and great opportunity for continued growth is now ready for scale and strategic exit and needs an experienced CEO to ensure a smooth transition and positive impact on the company The Role: This is a hands-on leadership role for someone who’s scaled digital retail businesses before and knows what it takes to get a company exit-ready.
You’ll be setting the pace—driving commercial strategy, boosting performance, and preparing the business for acquisition.
Key Responsibilities: Develop and execute a clear growth and exit plan aligned with the board’s vision Optimise the digital retail operation—ecommerce, supply chain, marketing, and customer experience Build a strong senior leadership team and embed scalable systems and processes Lead commercial negotiations, investment discussions, and acquisition talks Represent the company with potential buyers, investors, and strategic partners Ensure the business is well-positioned operationally, financially, and culturally for sale What We’re Looking For: Very experienced CEO in digital marketplace sector – such as travel, hospitality, retail Proven success in taking a digital business from entrepreneurial management to the next growth stage, achieving a strong exit valuation.
Strong grasp of ecommerce metrics, digital marketing, CX, and online buying behaviour Commercially sharp Confident communicator and strong operator under pressure Clear understanding of how AI will transform the on line B2B and B2C business models Understanding platform economics, network effects, liquidity, and balancing supply and demand.
Experience with both sides of the marketplace (buyers and sellers, service providers and consumers).