Chief Operating Officer

Charcoalblue is widely regarded as the most exciting and innovative theatre, acoustics, and experience consultancy in the world. We specialise in the performing arts, live entertainment, media, technology, education, experiential, hospitality, workplace and cultural sectors. We operate as a cohesive and collaborative team, headquartered in London with design studios in Bristol in the UK, New York, Chicago, and San Francisco in the US, and Melbourne in Australia.

We are seeking an ambitious, experienced and self-driven Chief Operating Officer (COO) to oversee our organisation’s overall business operations strategy, which is crucial for our continued growth and success.

The Chief Operating Officer is a crucial member of the senior leadership team at Charcoalblue, reporting directly to the Managing Partner and, as such, the successful candidate will be an experienced and efficient leader and an excellent and collaborative communicator. The role will require you to effectively manage, enhance and control our international business operations, functions and budgets and team, so we expect you to be a hardworking and inspiring leader. You will be well versed in operating across more than one geographical jurisdiction and in different time zones, applying your excellent commercial and cultural vision. If you also have exemplary people skills, strong business acumen and solid work ethics, we’d very much like to meet you!

At commencement, you will be taking over the line management responsibilities of Finance and Operations. Over the next two years, you will also take over the leadership of People and possibly Marketing and Business Development. All of these functions have existing Associate Director or Director level appointments in place.

You will have demonstrable experience of running an international business with a minimum £20M annual turnover and you will have an MA/MSc/MBA or BA in Business Administration, or similar relevant field – or equivalent lived experience and proven KPIs spanning a minimum 10-15 years, including a minimum 5 years’ experience managing an international organisation’s finance, operations, human resources and business strategies.

Charcoalblue is made up of five different Business Unit Boards and a global Business Support Team - each team striving to be a diverse group of individuals with varied and complementing skills to respond to current, as well as foreseeable future business needs; and all working together as a collaborative Group.

This is a permanent hybrid position, with regular presence expected in our London or Bristol studio. The salary range for the role is £140,000 – £180,000 per annum, dependent on qualifications and experience.

Charcoalblue offers a competitive benefits package including an annual group profit share, PHI, employer pension contributions and more.

Closing date for receiving applications: 5pm, Tuesday 22nd October 2024

Charcoalblue is an Equal Opportunities Employer.

www.charcoalblue.com