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Chief Disruption Officer

An owner managed fin-tech wants to scale prior to selling. 

Multiple Hires Fin-Tech Payments Alternative Banking
Chief Commercial Officer CCO

The Situation

This report outlines the successful recruitment of a Chief Disruption Officer (CDO) for a fintech firm operating in the Payments and Alternative Banking sectors. The firm, in its growth phase, aimed to scale its operations and drive sales growth prior to a sale, through the strategic hiring of an executive commercial professional. 

The CDO would be responsible for creating and implementing innovative strategies to help disrupt the market and create a presence. 

Position: Chief Disruption Officer

Product: Fin-tech, Payments & Banking

Location: London 

Salary: £100,000 + Equity + Package

  1. A disruptive thinker who has experience of driving innovation within a corporate / settled environment. 
  2. Fintech experience and understanding - ideally within the Payments space.  
  3. Entrepreneur at heart, and someone who will sign into the 'bigger picture' journey. 

Challenges

Helping to make a successful hire for this position had the following key considerations:

1. Finding a candidate with a proven track record of driving disruptive strategies within established corporate companies, who could then translate those skills to a smaller start-up environment with less resource to implement.

2. Attracting those candidates from already innovative corporate backgrounds to leave that security of larger organisation behind, for the dynamic and sometimes uncertain environment of a growing fintech.

Method

The aim was to identify candidates who had a proven track record of driving disruptive strategies and could thrive in a start-up environment. This was achieved through: 

a) Extending the search beyond traditional industry channels to tap into networks known for their disruptive practices.

b) Executing thorough interviews and assessments to evaluate candidates' ability to drive change, strategic thinking, and adaptability. 

c) Assessing cultural fit and alignment due to the dramatic change that would come in workplace environment. 

The selected candidate brought transformative vision and experience, driving innovation and growth within the fintech firm's Payments and Alternative Banking sectors.

Outcome

We successfully sourced a Chief Disruption Officer for our client. The CDO brought transformative vision and experience into the business, as well as the ability to drive innovation and growth firm's core sector strategies. 


Recruited in budget 

Process ran to time

First time hire 

Strategic outcome on track

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I had a fantastic experience with David. He was attentive and professional, which made the entire process run smoothly, leading me to this new role that I'm very excited about. 

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