Managing Director
EvolveYou, United Kingdom
Job Description
BACKGROUND
EvolveYou was co-founded in 2019 by personal trainer Krissy Cela and fitness entrepreneur Jack Bullimore, with a dream of creating a global fitness community that would help women build strength and confidence from the inside out.
Learning from her own experiences, Krissy realised that both the gym, and fitness generally, can be intimidating for women who are starting out. She made it her goal to change that for the better. By fusing fitness and technology to create a platform that would expertly guide its users on their fitness journey, EvolveYou was born!
The EvolveYou community grew quickly and has become central to everything we do. It’s fuelled by women supporting each other to feel fitter and more confident, because how you feel matters.
ABOUT EVOLVEYOU
We are on a mission: to educate all women about how simple fitness can be, make them believe fitness is not about quick fixes but about longevity and well-being. Our goal is to become the biggest and best female strength amp; conditioning app in the world, helping women build strength, confidence and to evolve their mental and physical wellbeing through movement, resilience and consistency.
We believe fitness should be accessible to anyone, at any time and from anywhere. We strive to build the most affordable, innovative and easy-to-use fitness app, while acknowledging everyone's abilities, goals and preference.
Want to be part of it?
We have an exciting opportunity for an inspiring and operationally strong Managing Director to join our team. Leading the day to day business operations in helping us grow our global fitness brand, this role is based in our London office and will be the most senior hire into the business to date, reporting directly into the board.
The Managing Director will take the operational lead of EvolveYou, overseeing the day-to-day activities and ensuring alignment with the company's strategic goals. Reporting directly to the board, the successful candidate will play a pivotal role in executing the business strategy, maintaining operational efficiency, and cultivating a positive and innovative company culture.
This new role will also take responsibility for bringing a new subsidiary business to market, creating and owning the critical path to launch. This is a rare opportunity to be part of an exciting new business launch from the get go.
If you’re passionate about fitness, motivated by agile growth environments and love developing young brands, then this could be your perfect role.
ABOUT YOU
You’re highly organised and a proven leader, with a problem solving mindset. You have deep experience in building and leading teams that deliver cross functional excellence. You are operationally strong and strategically minded, allowing you to structure for productivity and lead for growth. You are a highly skilled people manager and adept at driving a positive and inclusive company culture.
WHAT YOU WILL BE RESPONSIBLE FOR
Operational Leadership:
- Assume operational leadership of EvolveYou, ensuring all aspects of the business are aligned with strategic objectives.
- Collaborate with the board to set business strategy, goals, and launch roadmap.
- Report core business growth metrics and company KPIs to the board (CEO, CBO amp; CMO)
- Oversee the company’s financial performance, managing the company Pamp;L and annual budgets
- Manage our small but growing merchandise business, looking for ways to increase growth
Operational Efficiency:
- Drive operational efficiency across the business, identifying and implementing process improvements to optimise performance.
- Identifying and proactively improve operational friction points - strategically collaborating with teams by taking a deep dive approach into department level operations and increasing internal efficiencies
- Develop and implement OKR frameworks and key performance indicators (KPIs) to measure and enhance operational effectiveness.
Team Management:
- Directly manage the Customer Experience, Finance and HR functions, fostering a collaborative and high-performance work environment.
- Provide leadership and guidance to cross-functional teams, promoting a culture of accountability and continuous improvement.
- Drive a diverse and high-performing culture, through personal demonstration of company values and ensuring business direction enables the achievement of EY’s mission and strategic goals
Leadership and Industry Expertise:
- Serve as an inspirational leader within the organisation, motivating teams to achieve excellence.
- Act as an expert industry figure, staying abreast of industry trends and leveraging knowledge to drive innovation.
Subsidiary Business Launch:
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