Chief Operating Officer

som3 Recruitment; East Midlands; Hybrid; GBP 85,000 - 120,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading field marketing agency is seeking a Chief Operating Officer to join their senior leadership team. This hybrid position involves leading critical functions across Operations, IT, and Client Management, driving operational excellence, and overseeing digital transformation initiatives. Candidates should have significant experience in the field marketing sector and strong operational leadership skills.

Qualifications

• Very experienced within the field marketing sector, covering campaigns, product marketing, sampling, events, and brands.
• Strong operations experience with proven experience in senior operational roles.
• Experience in driving digital transformation initiatives.

Responsibilities

• Lead critical functions across Operations, IT, and Client Management.
• Build strong teams within operations and oversee operational activities.
• Drive financial management and manage P&L.

Skills

Field marketing experience

Operations leadership

Digital transformation

Job description

Chief Operating Officer

Leading field marketing agency is looking for a COO to join their senior leadership team! Great opportunity for a current COO looking for a new challenge, or a Operations Director looking for the next step.

You will lead critical functions across Operations, IT, and Client Management - driving operational excellence while looking at technology to help grow the company going forward.

This includes

• Building strong teams within operations
• Oversee all operational activities, maintaining quality standards
• Continuous improvement
• Responsible for digital transformation initiatives across all operational functions
• Oversee IT infrastructure to ensure robust, secure, and scalable systems including delivering the IT roadmap
• Using data to make decisions
• Financial Management - managing P&L

Your background

• Very experienced within the field marketing sector - covering campaigns, product marketing, sampling, events, and brands
• Strong operations experience - proven experience in senior operational roles
• Digital transformation

Hybrid position - mainly remote with travel to HQ in the Midlands.