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On-site in Barcelona·Added 2 days ago (last checked 11 Nov)
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- Work mode
- On-site, Barcelona
- Spanish
- Expected (ad in Spanish)
- English
- Required
- Experience
- Senior level
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Skills
This job advert was originally written in Spanish.
Requirements
What we're looking for
We are looking for a leader with an entrepreneurial mindset, executive maturity, and a strong commercial, marketing, and digital DNA.
A person who enjoys growing businesses, who understands both the opportunities and the complexity of managing a consolidated organization, and who knows how to combine ambition, rigor, and sensitivity toward people.
To this end, we would like you to have:
Relevant experience in business management, ideally as CEO, General Manager, Managing Director, CCO, CMO, or CDO with real responsibility for results.
Demonstrable responsibility over P&L, with experience driving profitable growth and managing businesses of significant dimension and complexity.
Deep knowledge of eCommerce and digital growth, with mastery of the main levers of acquisition, performance marketing, CRM, conversion, loyalty, and monetization.
Solid commercial and marketing vision, combining growth strategies, brand development, pricing, and profitability.
International experience, having led businesses, teams, or expansion strategies in different markets.
Experience leading organizations and management teams, developing talent, building high-performance teams, and managing demanding environments.
Ability to operate within corporate structures, managing stakeholders, decision processes, and strategic alignment without losing agility.
Advanced English (C1), with the ability to lead teams and operate in international executive environments.
Human, approachable, and demanding leadership, with the ability to inspire, develop people, and make complex decisions.
Nice to have
We will especially value backgrounds that combine experience in large international companies with agile or high-growth digital businesses, as well as profiles from eCommerce, retail, FMCG, technology, or consumer brands.
Pay & benefits
What you'll get
🟤 A real growth project. You will lead a consolidated business, with a relevant dimension and significant expansion potential, both in existing markets and through new commercial opportunities.
🟤 Autonomy with corporate backing. You will have the independence to drive strategy and make business decisions, with the support and resources of a solid and professionalized business group.
🟤 A strategic and transformative challenge. You will have the opportunity to combine eCommerce, marketplaces, digital marketing, and the development of own brands and products, leading the evolution of a business with a long-term trajectory.
The opportunity to assume the general management of a consolidated international business with significant growth potential.
A stable, long-term project, backed by a solid business group.
A high degree of autonomy to define and execute the business strategy.
An experienced management team and an organization with specialized capabilities.
A leadership, transformation, and growth challenge with a direct impact on results.
An executive compensation package, commensurate with the responsibility and experience provided.
The role
At Candee, we are supporting an international business group in the confidential search for a Chief Executive Officer (CEO) specializing in Digital Commerce & Growth
It is a consolidated eCommerce and digital commerce company, with a strong international presence, a diversified business model, and a solid growth track record.
It is part of a long-standing business group, with a professionalized leadership structure, a long-term vision, and a solvent financial position.
Currently, the company is entering a new stage of evolution where the objective is to accelerate growth, develop new commercial opportunities, and continue scaling the business in a profitable and sustainable manner.
What you'll do
Your main challenge will be to lead the company's next stage of profitable growth, defining and driving a business strategy that allows for the consolidation of its international positioning, the acceleration of its results, and the development of new commercial opportunities.
We are looking for someone capable of combining a long-term strategic vision with a deep knowledge of the digital business and a clear orientation toward execution.
In your day-to-day role, you will be responsible for:
Define and execute the global growth strategy, identifying opportunities to increase revenue, profitability, and competitiveness across different markets.
Assume full responsibility for the P&L, leading the commercial, financial, and investment decisions necessary to achieve business objectives.
Drive the growth of the eCommerce and marketplace ecosystem, optimizing the various levers of acquisition, conversion, loyalty, and commercial development.
Develop new business opportunities and private labels, combining a long-term brand-building strategy with a commercial and results-oriented approach.
Enhance digital marketing capabilities, both to drive the company's own business and to develop synergies and projects with other units of the group.
Lead the international strategy, identifying growth opportunities and ensuring consistent execution across different markets.
Direct and develop the leadership team, generating a high-performance organization oriented toward results and based on trust, talent, and autonomy.
Act as a strategic interlocutor with the group's management, aligning business priorities, defending investments, and building long-term collaborative relationships.
Hiring process
This is a strictly confidential Executive Search process.
The process will begin with an individual conversation to learn about your experience, leadership style, motivations, and expectations. Should there be a fit from the client's side upon the presentation of your candidacy, we will inform you which company it is and if it remains a match for you (it surely will;)) and you will move on to speak directly with the business group.
We guarantee discreet and professional handling of all candidacies during the process.
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About Candee
Candee is a talent consultancy focused on digital teams, offering recruitment and team management services for marketing, ecommerce, data, and technology roles. The company operates as a VIKO Business brand and has offices in Barcelona and Madrid, Spain, serving clients across various industries.
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In their own words
About the company & team
You will lead an organization of approximately 100 professionals, structured into different areas of specialization and with a consolidated management team.
You will work with multidisciplinary and international teams, driving a culture of autonomy, collaboration, high standards, and results orientation.
Additionally, you will maintain direct dialogue with the group's management, combining operational independence with strategic alignment.
Additional information
Location: Barcelona and surroundings.
Employment level: C-Level
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