Location: Remote, Europe

Our client is a privately owned investment group building long-term value through the acquisition and development of mission-critical businesses. The Group supports portfolio companies by strengthening execution, accelerating organic growth, and embedding scalable operating practices.

We are seeking a Portfolio Growth Lead to act as a hands-on change and execution partner to portfolio company CEOs. The role focuses on accelerating profitable growth by improving how companies execute — not by adding layers of management or bureaucracy.

This position requires someone comfortable working across multiple companies, diagnosing execution problems, and driving sustained change in real operating environments.

Responsibilities

• Work directly with CEOs to diagnose growth and execution challenges and translate them into actionable initiatives.

• Drive implementation of growth initiatives across commercial, operational, and organisational domains.

• Introduce and reinforce practical processes, systems, and decision-making frameworks that improve execution discipline.

• Support CEOs in setting clear annual goals, KPIs, and execution priorities aligned with longer-term strategy.

• Implement regular performance reviews and follow-up mechanisms to ensure initiatives move from idea to impact.

• Identify recurring execution failures or systemic constraints and lead efforts to eliminate them.

• Support leadership teams in strengthening accountability, ownership, and delivery standards.

• Escalate issues when necessary with clear facts, options, and recommendations.

Requirements

• 5–10 years of experience in operations, growth, or chief-of-staff–type roles within scaling organisations.

• Hands-on experience implementing change across teams or functions, not just advising.

• Strong commercial intuition with an understanding of sustainable, margin-conscious growth.

• Ability to challenge senior leaders constructively and maintain trust while driving change.

• Structured thinker with a pragmatic approach to process and system design.

• Strong execution discipline and comfort with ambiguity.

• Advanced MS Office and cloud productivity skills.

• Practical understanding of AI tools used in business operations.

• Fluent English; additional languages are a plus.