MANAGING DIRECTOR – PROPERTY SECTOR

This is an early-stage start-up providing a range of home maintenance and improvement services to well-off clients, primarily on a subscription basis. The company is currently based in Richmond but serves clients throughout London.

The successful candidate will report to the main investors and be responsible for all aspects involved in launching, running and growing the business. This is a medium-term project with quarterly, mid-year and annual KPIs and a success horizon of 3-4 years. Salary will be £85K per annum, plus pension and health benefits, with potentially a seven-figure upside in the form of bonuses or share options.

The company has been operational for six months. The existing Chief Executive is unfortunately unable to continue his role but will likely remain on board as non-executive Chairman.

Specific responsibilities include but are not limited to:

• Gaining a deep and thorough grounding of the market place the company operates in
• Gaining a deep and thorough understanding of the products and services offered by the company
• Managing the existing team and recruiting high calibre people as vacancies arise
• Devising and implementing a high growth strategy
• Managing the operational performance of the company
• Taking ownership of all the key variables that are instrumental in driving growth and success including sales, marketing, product delivery, quality control, accounting, regulatory compliance, etc
• Being able to overcome obstacles and reversals
• Being the public face of the company in media and PR exposure
• Being the public face of the company in future investment presentations
• Taking ownership of monthly management accounts and performance against budget
• Making it happen!

Whilst we welcome applications from those with relevant experience in a similar level role, we also welcome applications from those with experience in lower, second tier roles who now feel ready to take on this challenge, make it their own, make a success of it and make their mark.

The list below includes some factors that will make you attractive as a candidate for this role – but no one factor is essential, and some may even be mutually exclusive.

• Experience of a B2C environment
• A history of delivering on expectations
• Experience in property maintenance but also interior styling, decor or home furnishings, be it in publishing, retail, property development or elsewhere
• Familiarity with a subscription business model
• Familiarity with ecommerce and digital marketing
• Marketing expertise
• Experience of early-stage company growth
• Experience in property management within the rented or owned sector
• Experience of new product/service launch
• An easy confident manner that carries authority without trying too hard
• An obsessive, sharp mind that obsesses with making things work
• Personal grit and resilience
• A clear thinker who can prioritise, discard the peripheral or irrelevant and focus on the areas that are critical to success
• A practical mind that finds solutions to the inevitable obstacles that arise in any company’s development
• A good academic grounding
• An innovative mind that can create something out of nothing.
• An attitude that values delivery and performance over titles and status (you’ll have admin support, but if you need a diary secretary, you’re unlikely to be the right person)
• Experience presenting to investors
• Experience with media/PR

Most of all, we want to hear about your track record, where you’ve made a difference and why you believe you can deliver on this role, one that we think is a unique life-changing opportunity.

If you’d like to apply, please send us your CV with a short covering letter.

We take equal opportunities seriously and invite applications from suitable candidates from within the entire spectrum of people.

Job Types: Full-time, Permanent

Salary: £85,000.00 per year

Benefits:

• Company pension
• Private medical insurance

Supplemental pay types:

• Performance bonus

Work Location: One location

Reference ID: MP-MD 23