Chief Executive Officer

Founding Chief Executive OfficerLondon | Competitive CEO Salary + Equity + Bonus + Growth Capital About the JobHave you ever wanted to build your own social-first agency?Thames Street Capital is looking for a founding-CEO to build their own social-first agency. We are a consumer commerce venture capital firm and our portfolio includes eVenturing (a 5-year old, London based company of 60 people managing over £500m annual revenue).Starting your own business is hard. We lower the barrier to entry by putting you on a healthy CEO salary to remove the worry, providing the growth capital to turbo charge your success and build your team and, very uniquely, giving you access to an established client ecosystem.Role summaryBuild a social-first agency from the ground upSet and execute the agencies strategy and own the P&LOwn client relationships, build on the existing ecosystem of commerce brands through warm introductions from companies in our portfolioBuild the operating model, determine pricing and set delivery standardsIdeal candidateA 0-1 operatorProven sales outcomes with a belief in founder-led salesCommercial acumen / owned a P&L or account portfolioComfortable setting up at agency specialising in creator management, paid amplification and programmaticHired and built teams from scratchHungry for ownership, but without the risk of betting personal capitalExperience working with FMCG challenger brandsPackageCompetitive CEO SalaryLarge equity stakePerformance based bonus as the agency scalesGrowth capital to help turbo charge agency growth and build your teamAccess to an existing eco system within the investment groupThe application journey has 4 key stepsRecruiter call – once you apply, if your application is aligned, our associate will reach out for an introductory conversation.Initial Chat with the investors - a conversation with the investor to learn more about your experience and how you’d approach the role.Case study – this consists of two steps; completing a case study and talking us through it, then some follow up questions to understand your approach and learn how you think.Cocreate your business plan - create the business plan for your social first agency with the support and mentorship from the investment group.