This is a
high-impact leadership opportunity for a CEO who can combine strategic vision with strong commercial execution — someone who is prepared to be in the arena, drive growth, build high-performing teams and turn opportunities into tangible results.
The Opportunity
The CEO will take overall responsibility for the Group’s
business performance, growth strategy and operational excellence, with a strong mandate to accelerate expansion and strengthen the organisation’s market position.
The ideal leader will bring an entrepreneurial mindset, strong business acumen and a proven track record of
revenue growth, market expansion and stakeholder management.
Key Responsibilities
- Set and execute the Group’s overall business strategy, growth agenda and commercial direction.
- Drive revenue growth, profitability and market share across the Group.
- Identify and convert new growth opportunities, including new campuses, programmes, markets, partnerships and strategic investments.
- Build a strong commercial engine across sales, marketing, admissions, partnerships and business development.
- Develop and execute aggressive yet sustainable student acquisition and enrolment strategies.
- Strengthen the Group’s brand positioning and competitive differentiation.
- Lead and develop a high-performance leadership team, establishing clear KPIs, accountability and execution discipline.
- Oversee the Group’s operational performance while ensuring high standards in academic quality, student experience and governance.
- Build strategic relationships with key stakeholders, partners, investors and industry leaders.
- Evaluate and execute M&A, joint ventures and strategic partnerships where appropriate.
- Ensure the organisation remains agile, customer-focused and commercially competitive in a rapidly evolving education landscape.
- Provide strong leadership during periods of transformation, expansion and organisational change.
Requirements
- We are looking for a builder, not a caretaker.
- The successful candidate will ideally demonstrate:
- Proven experience as a CEO, Managing Director, Business Unit Head or senior commercial leader with full P&L responsibility.
- Strong track record of business growth, revenue generation and commercial transformation.
- Demonstrated ability to build and execute sales-led growth strategies.
- Entrepreneurial and highly execution-oriented mindset.
- Strong understanding of customer acquisition, conversion, retention and unit economics.
- Experience scaling businesses, entering new markets or launching new business lines.
- Strong leadership presence with the ability to inspire, challenge and develop teams.
- Commercially astute with strong financial and strategic judgement.
- Excellent stakeholder management and communication skills.
- Experience within education, consumer services, healthcare, hospitality, retail, technology or other high-growth service businesses will be advantageous.