Country Director | Poland

• A mandate from stabilisation to growth and scale
• Exposure to an international Group focused on CEE growth & M&A

About Our Client

For our client, an ambitious international digital marketplace / platform business operating across multiple markets in CEE, we are looking for an experienced Country Director Poland.

The Group is in a strong growth and consolidation phase, combining organic development with an active M&A strategy. Poland is a strategic market and an important part of its future growth ambitions.

At the same time, the Polish business is undergoing significant change. Following a period of rapid development, acquisitions and increasing organisational complexity, the company is continuing a broader transformation and professionalisation journey.

The new Country Director will take full responsibility for the Polish business and P&L, with a clear initial mandate to stabilise and strengthen the organisation before moving into the next stage of scale and growth.

Job Description

• Full responsibility for the Polish business, including P&L, commercial performance and operational effectiveness
• Continue the ongoing transformation, restructuring and professionalisation
• Identify organisational and operational challenges and implement practical improvements
• Drive the business towards sustainable profitability
• Strengthen financial discipline, operational effectiveness and performance management
• Build a culture of ownership, accountability and execution
• Assess and further develop the organisation and management team
• Drive commercial development across B2B and B2C, increasing market share and identifying new growth opportunities
• Further develop the company's digital marketplace / platform proposition
• Build a scalable organisation ready for the next stage of development
• Potentially support future M&A and post-acquisition integration activities in Poland
• Work closely with Group leadership and shareholders

The Successful Applicant

We are looking for a hands-on, commercially minded and execution-oriented business leader who combines strong general management capabilities with the ability to lead significant organisational change.
The successful candidate should bring:

• Senior general management experience with proven P&L ownership
• Experience across B2B and B2C environments
• Understanding of digital, marketplace, platform or other transaction-driven business models
• Experience operating in entrepreneurial, investor-backed (PE) or fast-changing environments would be an advantage
• Track record of leading transformation, turnaround, restructuring or significant organisational change
• Strong combination of commercial and operational leadership
• Demonstrated ability to improve profitability, efficiency and overall business performance
• Experience leading and developing management teams
• Strong financial and business acumen
• Strong ownership mindset and willingness to make difficult business and people decisions
• Experience working in an international environment with senior stakeholders, boards or shareholders
• M&A / post-acquisition integration exposure would be an advantage
• Fluent Polish and English

What’s on Offer

• Full ownership of the Polish business and P&L, with significant influence over its future direction
• A genuine opportunity to lead a meaningful transformation and performance improvement journey
• The ability to shape the organisation, management team, operating model and commercial agenda
• A mandate that evolves from stabilisation and professionalisation into profitability, scale and growth
• Exposure to an ambitious international Group with a clear CEE growth and M&A agenda
• Potential involvement in future acquisitions and market consolidation in Poland
• Opportunity to strengthen the Polish business as an important part of the Group's wider CEE growth strategy

Contact

Michal Starosciak

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