Total 3 Director/C-Level job vacancies in NG1 1AA

Your new company
A highly successful business that has enjoyed sustained growth in multiple product categories. They are keenly focused on delivering high quality and good value products, always mindful of sustainability and impact on the planet.
Your new role
As Global Technical and Quality Director you will lead an international team in the delivery of key strategies to deliver business objectives, meeting and exceeding customer expectations in food, and non-food, categories. You will continue the development of appropriate KPIs to understand performance in all relevant areas, and drive improvements through technical product innovation, compliance, and due diligence. You will lead and support all R&D projects, bringing market disrupting products and technologies into NPD pipeline, while also enhancing sustainability initiatives.
What you'll need to succeed
You will be proven in a similar leadership position, with strategic responsibilities for technical innovation, manufacturing compliance, human rights due diligence, and sustainability. You will be highly commercially aware with the ability to support commercial business objectives and performance, within an entrepreneurial and fast-moving business. Experience of FMCG products (ideally both food, and non-food), and working with high-street retailers and international suppliers (ideally including Asia) is a distinct advantage. You will be ambitious for yourself and for your company, and enjoy a fast-changing working environment where pace and urgency drive successful outcomes. You will have very strong people skills, and be able to influence at all levels. You will enjoy developing high-performing individuals and teams, harnessing people's skills and supporting their ongoing development.
What you'll get in return
Highly competitive remuneration to suit experience, plus bonus, salary sacrifice EV scheme, and generous benefits.
What you need to do now
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Your new company
Hays are delighted to be working with an energetic, dynamic and growing project management consultancy based in Cambridge. This company has an incredibly diverse and exciting portfolio of projects, keeping the clients at the heart of everything they do, they have formed long-standing client partnerships. They work in Healthcare, Education, Residential, Arts, Heritage, Research Facilities and Commercial.


Due to huge success within the team and continued growth, they are now looking to expand and hire a Project Manager (Senior to Director Level).


Your new role
As the new Project Lead, you'll be responsible for liaising with the client on all aspects of the project, working alongside the client to understand their goals and aspirations. You will also be responsible for monitoring the successful delivery of the project, with financial performance and client satisfaction. In addition to the above, you will ensure compliance, aid coordination between members of the design team and appoint specialists and conduct project presentations.


What you'll need to succeed
Ideally, you will have a diverse range of skills and experience, from building surveying, engineering, architecture, or design management, and would be interested in developing your career in a transformative direction. Preferably, you will be based in Cambridgeshire or London with a track record of project management and delivery of varying scales. You will be passionate about working together with clients and demonstrate a proactive and solution-based approach. It is likely you will be degree qualified, or equivalent, in a relevant industry discipline.


What you'll get in return
Not only will you be joining an enthusiastic and growing team in a central Cambridge location with a portfolio of complex, exciting, and sustainable projects, but you will also receive a highly competitive salary, a mobile phone and laptop where possible, a pension scheme and 25 days of annual leave plus bank holidays. You will also receive a bespoke and tailored training plan agreed with your managing director to promote and continue your professional development.


What you need to do now
If you're ready to take the next step in your career, click 'apply now' to submit your CV, or call Jack Downes on 01223 464 577 for a confidential discussion on your career aspirations. Even if this job isn't quite right for you, we'd still love to chat about your next career move.


If you know of anyone who may be interested in this role, please do let us know. As a token of our appreciation for any successful referrals, you will receive up to £250 in vouchers.

Hays EA is a trading division of Hays Specialist Recruitment Limited and acts as an employment agency for permanent recruitment and employment business for the supply of temporary workers. By applying for this job you accept the T&C's, Privacy Policy and Disclaimers which can be found at hays.co.uk

CMA Executive is delighted to partner with a successful SaaS organisation in the South Coast that has recently secured funding for further growth plans and is now searching for a new CFO to join their Executive Board and help lead the business through its next chapter of progress. Partnering with the CEO directly and acting as a key part of the Operational Board, you will be instrumental in extending the already substantial customer portfolio and scenario planning for the launch of additional products to market. If you are an experienced Chief Financial Officer with a history of completing fruitful transactions, and have a background relating to the Software industry, then please read for further information.

What the Chief Financial Officer (CFO) position will involve:

• Leading a small finance Team and growing, developing members of the function and continuing to grow both capacity and develop efficiency, whilst applying a hands-on approach and leading from the front.
• Provide sound and insightful financial analysis to support growth and create better understanding of business performance from end to end.
• As part of an operational Board who have not experienced series of transactions, experience and guidance in this area to the leadership team will be greatly valued.
• Provide full strategic support for future lending and investment opportunities, partnering with the CEO.
• Contribute as a key member of a complex Board structure, including shareholders and private equity investors.
• Develop a robust and workable cash management policy in order to facilitate growth and maintain the value of the business.
• Act as key figurehead for the business during the point of any future transactions, invoking strong negotiation skills.
• Support the CEO and Leadership Team in commercial decision making, working through regulatory matters and ensuring there is efficient processes to deliver strategic goals.
• Manage all relationships with external bodies including Auditors, Banks and advisory services.
• Oversee all financial regulatory matters and provide support with the review of other regulatory concerns.
• Act as a leadership presence in the office in the absence of the CEO and support operations.

Suitable Candidate for the CFO vacancy:

• Fully qualified Accountant with a minimum of 5 years’ PQE.
• Experience of full financial leadership previously, and evidence of developing others, in particular towards succession planning in the CFO position would be extremely useful.
• Strong commercial acumen with an appetite to improve processes and be a self-starter.
• Previous engagement with third party funders, including Private Equity experience will be considered extremely beneficial. Having completed a fruitful shareholder exit/transaction for a business previously is desirable.
• The role is best suited to someone with some experience of working within a mixture of SME and corporate background, with experience related to Software as a Service, ICT, IT, B2B industries.

Additional benefits and information for the role of Chief Financial Officer (CFO):

• This role is set to be highly rewarding given the level of autonomy afforded by the investors and shareholders and the opportunity to build upon a very solid foundation of success already.
• A great compensation package is on offer for the right candidate, including upside in any future transaction.
• There may be some sporadic travel required and this is a ‘visible role’ and therefore required to be in the office more often than not.

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