Chief Executive Officer

We are partnering with a well-established Australian vertical SaaS business seeking a commercially minded CEO to lead its next phase of growth.The business has a strong customer base, proprietary software and a clear opportunity to accelerate growth through sharper go-to-market execution, continued product development and greater operational scale.This is a hands-on CEO mandate. The successful candidate will work closely with the Board to set the strategy, while remaining deeply involved in its execution.The mandateKey priorities will include:Strengthening the go-to-market strategy, including sales, marketing, pricing and customer growthDeveloping a clear product strategy and roadmap, balancing customer needs, commercial opportunity and investment prioritiesImproving customer implementation, retention and overall customer experienceBuilding a high-performing leadership team and scalable operating modelIdentifying opportunities for automation, AI and improved internal productivityExploring logical product, customer and market adjacenciesCreating the platform for meaningful revenue and earnings growthThe personWe are open to two broad profiles:An experienced CEO / Managing Director who enjoys operating in a smaller, entrepreneurial software environment; orA high-calibre step-up candidate with substantial leadership experience who is ready to take full ownership of a business.The strongest candidates are likely to bring:Strong commercial and GTM capabilityGenuine understanding of software/SaaS product strategyExperience driving growth, change and organisational improvementStrong commercial judgement around pricing, customer economics and investment prioritiesThe ability to move comfortably between strategy and hands-on executionExperience leading and developing teams in a relatively lean environmentFull P&L experience, or clear readiness to assume itPrior CEO experience is attractive, but not essential. We are equally interested in exceptional commercial, product or general management leaders who can demonstrate the breadth and judgement required to step into a CEO role.The role will be Melbourne based and offers a base salary of $280,000 + super + short-term incentive + long-term incentive.