Chief Executive Officer

Talantir; Buda (TX); Hybrid; USD 180,000 - 350,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health coverage

Retirement plan participation

PTO

Professional development support

Job summary

Key Law Office seeks an experienced Chief Executive Officer to lead strategic growth across five Texas offices alongside the Owner and Managing Attorney. You will drive the multi-year plan, oversee COO, Intake, Billing and Marketing leads, and own budgeting, profitability, and client experience.

The role requires a track record of scaling professional services, strong financial acumen, and the ability to build an executive team while preserving the firm’s culture and community ties.

Qualifications

• 10+ years of progressive business leadership in a professional services context.
• 5+ years in an executive role with P&L ownership.

Responsibilities

• Own and execute a multi-year growth plan across new offices, practice areas, and lateral hiring.
• Supervise the COO and department leads (Intake, Billing, Marketing) and drive firm-wide strategy and profitability.
• Design compensation structures and scalable systems to support rapid growth across five offices.

Skills

Strategic leadership

P&L ownership

Financial acumen

Operations management

Cross-functional leadership

Growth strategy

Talent development

Stakeholder communication

Job description

Complete an AI-powered simulation and receive a verifiable proof-of-skills report.Key Law Office and Key Trial Lawyers are two affiliated Texas law firms with five offices across Buda, Austin, Bastrop, New Braunfels, and Victoria, serving clients in family law, estate planning, probate, personal injury, and plaintiff employment law. We are entering an ambitious growth phase and are looking for an experienced, hands-on Chief Executive Officer to lead that growth alongside our Owner and Managing Attorney.### The OpportunityThis is a rare chance to build and run the business side of an established, respected regional firm with a clear mandate: double the firm in size over the next four to five years. You will lead our Chief Operating Officer and the leads of our Intake, Billing, and Marketing departments, and own firm-wide strategy, financial performance, and operations, so our Owner can focus on legal work and professional leadership.### What You'll Do- Own and execute a multi-year growth plan covering new offices, practice areas, and lateral hiring.- Supervise and develop the COO and the Intake, Billing, and Marketing leads, building a real executive team.- Manage firm-wide budgeting, financial reporting, and profitability across five offices.- Design compensation and incentive structures that align staff performance with growth goals.- Drive consistent systems, technology, and client experience across every office.- Build the people, culture, and hiring infrastructure needed to scale without losing what makes the firm distinct.### What We're Looking For- 10+ years of progressive business leadership, including 5+ years in an executive role with P&L ownership.- A track record of scaling a professional services or multi-location service business, ideally through a doubling growth phase.- Strong financial acumen and experience leading operations, sales or intake, finance, and marketing functions.- Law firm, medical, dental, accounting, or other regulated professional practice experience is a plus, but not required.- Comfort with a confidential, relationship-driven environment and a community-rooted brand.### CompensationCompetitive flat salary commensurate with experience, plus health coverage, retirement plan participation, PTO, and professional development support.### How to ApplyInterested candidates should submit a resume and a brief cover letter describing relevant executive leadership experience to [e-mail]. Please include "CEO Application" in the subject line.This role is classified under - view the full career profile for typical tasks, skills, and outlook.### Required SkillsEach SOP from Talantir's library is scored against this specific listing based on skill and tool overlap. According to SANS Institute (2024), candidates who can demonstrate SOP proficiency in interviews are 2.8x more likely to receive offers. Rankings differ per listing because each company emphasizes different tools and skills.1SOP-00425%2SOP-0020%3SOP-0060%4SOP-0010%5SOP-0030%6SOP-0050%SOP alignment scores computed deterministically from skill/tool overlap - zero LLM costTalantir's readiness path covers 67% of this listing's requirements. CyberSeek (2025) reports that the average cybersecurity job listing requires 12 distinct technical skills - this listing requires 3.### Covered by Readiness Path (2)Sales and MarketingTechnology Design### Skill Gaps (1)sales and marketingHidden ReqNot in readiness pathThis listing requires 1 skill(s) not fully covered by the standard readiness path: sales and marketing.Readiness match will appear here soon## How to Become a Chief Revenue Officer (CRO) - Country Readiness GuidesSee full readiness pathways, certifications, ESCO-O\*NET analysis, and visa requirements for this role by country.### We value your privacy### We value your privacy