Chief Growth Officer

Title: Chief Growth OfficerLocation: Flexible / Remote within Europe, with periodic travel to group companiesAbout: Our client is a fast-growing European organization in the testing, inspection, and certification (TIC) services sector. The group brings together a portfolio of specialized companies operating in high-growth, technically demanding niches. Each business retains its entrepreneurial identity while benefiting from shared resources, operational expertise, and a coordinated growth framework. The group’s ambition is to create a leading multi-country platform in the TIC space — integrating local strengths, professional management practices, and scalable growth systems.Role Overview: The Chief Growth Officer (CGO) will be responsible for accelerating commercial growth, driving operational improvement, and leading integration activities across the group’s portfolio companies. Working closely with the leadership team and company founders, the CGO will help professionalize operations, enhance performance management, and promote a cohesive culture of growth and accountability across the organization. This is a senior strategic and hands-on leadership role that combines commercial acumen, operational execution, and people development. The position also offers the potential for future top-level P&L responsibility within the group.Key Responsibilities:Drive commercial growth across the group by developing and executing sales initiatives (lead generation, cross-selling, account development).Building scalable sales structures, tools, and performance KPIs to enable measurable growth.Implement a structured value creation framework focusing on pricing, sales efficiency, cost optimization, and digitalization.Partnering with management teams to deliver tangible financial improvements.Lead or support turnaround programs as needed, acting as a strategic advisor and coach to founders and senior leaders on business and organizational mattersOversee post-acquisition integrations by ensuring consistency across governance, systems, and culture.Standardizing processes for future acquisitions.Take on interim operational roles to stabilize or transform businesses when hands-on leadership is needed.Identify and realize group-wide synergies across procurement, IT, talent, and commercial operations.Foster collaboration and best practice sharing across the portfolio.Prepare clear, data-driven materials for boards and investors, maintaining transparent communication on progress and results.Establish a compact, execution-focused internal consulting unit to drive operational programsEnsure accountability for delivery.Define and track key value creation metrics, providing regular updates to leadership and investors with a focus on impact, transparency, and measurable outcomesCandidate Profile:Degree in business, engineering, or related discipline; MBA advantageous.7–12 years’ experience in strategy consulting or corporate transformation, ideally with exposure to integration and performance improvement projects.Demonstrated success in turnaround, transformation, or M&A integration.Strong analytical and leadership capabilities with a hands-on approach.Comfortable working with entrepreneurial and technically minded leaders.Exceptional communication and presentation skills; advanced PowerPoint and analytical skills expected.Experience in the TIC or broader industrial services sector beneficial.Fluent English; additional European languages are an advantage.Success Metrics:Sustained EBITDA and cash flow improvements across portfolio companies.Successful post-acquisition integrations and synergy realization.Effective execution of performance improvement programs with tangible business outcomes.Establishment of a high-performing internal execution team.Strong engagement and trust among management, founders, and investors.