Chief Executive Officer

Fractional CEO / Strategic Business Advisor
Experience: 25+ Years
Engagement: Fractional / Consulting
Industry: Open to Industry
Location: India | Virtual / Hybrid, with travel as required
About the Opportunity
Our clients are looking to engage highly seasoned CEOs and business leaders who can bring decades of experience in building, scaling and transforming businesses.
We are specifically looking for leaders who have personally built businesses from an early stage into established, recognised and professionally managed organisations — not merely managed an already-scaled business.
This is a fractional consulting mandate for an experienced CEO who can work closely with promoters / founders and leadership teams to provide strategic direction, accelerate growth and build the organisation for its next stage of scale.
Key Responsibilities
Work closely with the Promoters / Founders to define the company's vision, strategic priorities and growth roadmap.
Diagnose the current business across strategy, revenue, sales, operations, people, finance and organisational structure.
Identify and build new growth engines, markets, products, partnerships and revenue streams.
Develop and execute business growth and market expansion strategies.
Provide hands-on guidance on P&L, revenue growth, profitability and commercial performance.
Strengthen the organisation's operating model, processes, systems and management structure.
Help build and structure a strong leadership team capable of supporting the next phase of growth.
Establish clear KPIs, accountability mechanisms and performance management systems.
Guide the business through scaling, professionalisation and organisational transformation.
Advise on strategic partnerships, alliances, investments, M&A and other growth opportunities, where relevant.
Bring an external, experienced perspective to critical business and leadership decisions.
Mentor founders, senior leadership and functional heads based on prior CEO experience.
Help create a roadmap for the business to become more scalable, professionally managed and institutionally strong.
Ideal Candidate Profile
25+ years of professional experience, with substantial experience in senior business leadership.
Prior experience as a CEO, Managing Director, Business Head, President or equivalent P&L leader.
Strong track record of building and scaling a business from an early / relatively small stage into a well-known, established organisation.
Demonstrated ownership of revenue, P&L, growth and overall business performance.
Experience in taking businesses through multiple stages of growth and transformation.
Proven ability to build new markets, revenue streams, partnerships and business verticals.
Strong experience in strategy, sales, operations, finance, people and organisational development.
Experience working directly with founders, promoters and Boards.
Strong track record of building leadership teams and institutionalising businesses.
Entrepreneurial mindset with strong commercial and execution orientation.
Industry background is open — the primary consideration is the individual's demonstrated ability to build, scale and transform businesses.
Candidates who have successfully built a recognised business or significantly transformed an existing business will be particularly relevant.
What We're Looking For
This is not a conventional advisory role.
We are looking for a business builder and seasoned operator who can bring practical, first-hand experience to a promoter-led organisation.
The ideal career journey would demonstrate:
Built → Scaled → Transformed → Professionalised → Created Sustainable Growth
The expert should be able to challenge existing thinking, identify opportunities, make strategic interventions and work alongside the leadership team to execute them.
Engagement
Model: Fractional CEO / Consulting
Duration: Typically 6–12 months, extendable based on client requirement
Commitment: Flexible days per month
Mode: Primarily virtual, with travel as required
Reporting: Direct engagement with Promoters / Founders / Board
Commercials: Competitive consulting retainer based on profile, scope and commitment
Key Profile
25+ Years | Proven Business Builder | CEO / MD Experience | P&L Ownership | Business Scaling | Growth Strategy | Transformation | Founder/Board Advisory
📩 Interested senior leaders can DM us or share their profile at sai@swyn.in

Work arrangement
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