Chief Executive Officer

Chief Executive Officer

All the relevant skills, qualifications and experience that a successful applicant will need are listed in the following description.
Group role | United States | Reporting to the Board | P&L $150M
Our client is a fast-growing, founder-led cybersecurity and digital services group partnering with more than 700 clients worldwide, many in highly regulated industries. It delivers end to end, from advisory through to 24x7 managed security, and has strategic partnerships with leading AI and enterprise platform vendors. The US is its priority growth market, and the group is appointing a US-based Chief Executive Officer to lead its next phase of growth.This is a revenue-led CEO role for a cybersecurity leader. A background built in cybersecurity is essential, so the role will best suit someone whose career has been shaped in security rather than in broader IT services or software.
Why this role
Lead an established, founder-backed platform with proven global delivery capability and a strong, loyal client base, at a genuine inflection point in its US growthSit at the convergence of cybersecurity, AI and workflow automation, backed by strategic partnerships with leading AI and enterprise platform vendorsA true CEO mandate with the Board's full support, real investment behind the US plan and significant equity upsideBuild and shape a strengthened senior leadership team, supported by experienced strategic advisers
The role
Own group revenue and growth, with a clear mandate to make the US the group's largest marketPersonally lead major client, partner and alliance relationshipsLead, develop and retain a high-performing leadership team across multiple regionsShape the go-to-market model across direct sales, alliances and partner channelsWork closely with the Board and founders on strategy and investment
Essential
A career rooted in cybersecurity, with senior leadership in a cybersecurity services, managed security or security consulting businessA proven record of growing cybersecurity revenue at scale, with numbers to show for itDeep credibility with CISOs and security leaders, able to lead the conversation on threat, risk and security transformationA strong record of building and retaining leadership teams through periods of growthExperience leading across geographies, ideally including offshore or India-based delivery
Advantageous
Exposure to the ServiceNow ecosystem or similar enterprise platformsExperience bringing AI into security operations, or helping clients secure their own AI adoptionA strong network among US enterprise, financial services and public sector CISOsA track record of partner-led growth with hyperscalers and the major security vendorsM&A experience, including acquiring and integrating services businessesBoard-level experience, including working closely with founders and investorsExperience in a founder-led, high-growth business
Success in the first 18 months
Strong group revenue growth against the P&L plan, at healthy marginsThe US growing rapidly and on a clear path to becoming the group's largest marketMajor multi-year managed security wins and new logos with US enterprises and regulated industriesA larger share of recurring managed services revenueJoint pipeline and wins with the group's strategic AI and platform partnersA stable, engaged leadership team, with key hires made and retainedA clear group strategy and operating rhythm agreed with the BoardA significantly raised profile for the group in the US market
Package
Highly competitive base and variable, plus equity. xzbcwsv All approaches are handled in strict confidence.