CEO Advisor, Leadership and Operational Excellence

About the Role

This senior advisory position supports a growing company in enhancing executive leadership and boosting operational performance. Collaborating directly with the CEO and senior leadership team, you will contribute to refined decision-making, stronger leadership capacities, and improved daily business operations.

Challenges You Will Address

As organisations expand, complexities in leadership and operations grow simultaneously. Your role is crafted for an experienced advisor who can assist senior decision-makers in elevating leadership effectiveness, uniting teams, strengthening overall organisational results, and promoting operational excellence across essential functions.

Why Your Experience Matters

Your impact stems from combining executive insight, coaching skills, and operational expertise. Candidates with backgrounds in VP roles, C-suite, transformation leadership, or executive advisory are ideal. If you excel at helping senior leaders convert strategic priorities into actionable plans and refine organisational functioning, this role suits you well.

Scope Clarification

This is an advisory role supporting the CEO and executive leadership; it is not a CEO appointment.

Key Responsibilities

• Advise the CEO and senior leadership on improving leadership effectiveness and operational processes.
• Deliver one-on-one and team leadership coaching using structured methodologies.
• Support initiatives that enhance teamwork, decision-making, succession planning, and employee engagement.
• Contribute to operational excellence efforts emphasizing efficiency, process improvement, and sustainable growth.
• Collaborate across business functions including finance, HR, and compliance to align operations with strategic goals.
• Identify actionable opportunities for performance enhancement and assist in implementation planning.
• Cultivate trusted relationships with senior stakeholders, offering clear and practical guidance.
• Help leadership maintain momentum on strategic and organisational priorities.

Who Benefits

Your efforts will directly benefit the CEO, executive team, and cross-functional leaders, while also positively impacting the wider organisation through better leadership alignment and operational consistency.

Measures of Success

• Enhanced support for senior leaders in decision-making and leadership capabilities.
• Teams functioning with stronger unity and clear direction.
• Operational goals translating into measurable progress.
• Improved follow-through and impact of cross-functional initiatives.
• The organisation prepared to scale with discipline and clarity.

Candidate Profile

• At least five years in VP, C-suite, or equivalent senior leadership roles.
• Demonstrated success in developing leadership, executive coaching, or mentoring senior leaders.
• Experience driving operational strategies and enhancing business outcomes.
• Ability to operate across multiple functions with sound judgment and discretion.
• Strong communication, influencing, and stakeholder management skills.
• Bachelor’s degree in Business, Management, or a related discipline; advanced degrees are advantageous.

Preferred Backgrounds

• Executive leadership
• Operational excellence
• Business transformation
• Organisational development
• Strategic operations
• Executive coaching
• Succession planning
• Employee engagement
• Experience in finance, HR, or compliance

Experience within consulting, financial services, education, or other complex operational fields is beneficial. Equivalent expertise will also be considered.

Opportunity Highlights

• Direct engagement with the CEO and top-level executives.
• Significant influence across leadership and operational priorities.
• A wide-ranging advisory role combining coaching and business improvements.
• Remote work with occasional travel requirements.
• Chance to contribute meaningfully to organisational growth and capability enhancement.