Chief Executive Officer

Job description

**This position is listed on behalf of a partner company, who manages all applications and next steps. Our partner is looking for a Chief Executive Officer based in India.** This is a senior executive opportunity to lead a mission-driven organization through its next phase of growth, impact, and institutional development. You will build on an established foundation, working closely with a global board or founder to shape long-term strategy and organizational direction. The role calls for an experienced leader who can mobilize institutional funding, strengthen stakeholder relationships, and scale operations across distributed teams. You will foster a strong organizational culture, develop future leaders, and build the capabilities needed for sustainable growth. With a focus on product thinking, technology-enabled solutions, and scalable impact, you will help translate an ambitious mission into measurable results. This fully remote opportunity is suited to a strategic, purpose-driven executive ready to lead an entire organization rather than a single business function. ### Accountabilities - Define and execute the organization's long-term vision, strategy, and growth priorities in alignment with its mission and the expectations of its board or founder. - Lead institutional development and organizational scaling, building on existing traction to expand reach, strengthen impact, and establish a sustainable operating model. - Build and maintain strong relationships with institutional funders, government stakeholders, board members, strategic partners, and other key decision-makers. - Lead multi-year fundraising strategies, secure institutional funding, and develop increasingly ambitious funding partnerships to support long-term organizational growth. - Oversee organizational performance, financial sustainability, resource allocation, and strategic priorities, ensuring that decisions support the organization's mission and long-term objectives. - Lead and develop large, geographically distributed teams, establishing a strong organizational culture, clear accountability, and effective collaboration in a fully remote environment. - Build a strong leadership team and succession pipeline, empowering senior leaders to take ownership of their functions and reducing organizational dependence on any single individual. - Establish effective governance practices and maintain transparent, productive relationships with the board, founder, funders, and other stakeholders. - Champion product-oriented thinking, technology adoption, and scalable operating models to improve organizational effectiveness and extend the reach of the organization's work. - Translate strategic ambitions into measurable objectives, performance indicators, and execution plans, ensuring that organizational growth delivers meaningful and sustainable impact. - Represent the organization externally, communicating its mission, achievements, strategic direction, and funding priorities to influential stakeholders and potential partners. - Navigate organizational complexity and change with sound judgment, balancing immediate operational needs with long-term institution-building priorities. ## Requirements - Extensive senior leadership experience, ideally as a CEO, executive director, managing director, or equivalent executive responsible for leading an entire organization rather than an individual function. - Demonstrated success leading large, distributed teams and building a cohesive organizational culture across remote or geographically dispersed working environments. - A strong track record of securing institutional funding over multiple years, including experience growing fundraising commitments and cultivating long-term relationships with major funders. - Established credibility with institutional funders, government representatives, boards, founders, and other senior stakeholders, with a demonstrated ability to build trust, negotiate effectively, and secure commitments. - Proven experience scaling organizations, strengthening institutional capabilities, and translating an established foundation into sustainable growth and broader impact. - Strong strategic and financial acumen, including the ability to allocate resources effectively, assess organizational performance, manage risks, and make informed long-term decisions. - Demonstrated ability to build, mentor, and empower senior leadership teams, develop future leaders, and establish systems that support organizational independence and continuity. - A strong interest in product thinking, technology-enabled innovation, and scalable solutions, with the ability to identify opportunities for technology to advance organizational goals without necessarily having an engineering background. - Excellent communication, negotiation, and relationship-management skills, with the confidence to engage diverse stakeholders and represent an organization at the highest levels. - Strong judgment, adaptability, and problem-solving abilities, combined with a mission-driven mindset and a commitment to measurable, sustainable outcomes. - Experience working with global boards, founders, or international stakeholders is an advantage, particularly in organizations operating across multiple geographies. ## Benefits - **Competitive executive compensation:** Annual compensation ranging from INR 75,00,000 to INR 90,00,000 (INR 75–90 lakh per annum). - **Fully remote work:** Lead the organization from India with the flexibility of a remote working arrangement. - **Executive leadership opportunity:** Take responsibility for the organization's overall direction, strategic priorities, and long-term success. - **Institution-building mandate:** Build on an established organizational foundation and lead its next phase of growth and development. - **Global exposure:** Collaborate with a global board or founder and engage with international stakeholders, funders, and strategic partners. - **Meaningful impact:** Lead a mission-driven organization focused on achieving sustainable outcomes and expanding its reach. - **Strategic autonomy:** Shape organizational strategy, develop leadership capabilities, and influence decisions that determine long-term performance. - **Technology and innovation:** Drive product-oriented thinking and explore scalable, technology-enabled approaches to organizational growth.