CEO/Director of Growth Strategy in Remote

Location

Remote

Job Type

Full-time

Company

Arkansas Talent Group

About the position

Arkansas Talent Group is partnering with a growing, relationship-driven service organization in Central Arkansas to help them find a Director of Growth /CEO. This position will be responsible for helping lead strategy, client relationships, operational improvement, and growth initiatives for a small but expanding division with significant upside.

Responsibilities • Partner with ownership to shape and execute growth strategy for a specialized, multi-client service business. • Build strong client relationships and serve as a trusted, high-touch advisor to key accounts. • Lead day-to-day operations with a focus on planning, team management, efficiency, and service delivery. • Analyze financial and operational performance to identify trends, improve margins, and support decision-making. • Identify and evaluate acquisition opportunities, and help support integration and post-deal execution. • Develop scalable processes, reporting, and accountability structures for a small team with room to grow. • Represent the organization in the community and help build strategic partnerships that support long-term expansion.

Requirements • Bachelor's degree in accounting, finance, business, or a related field. • 8+ years of experience in a finance, accounting, operations, or strategic growth role. • Background in a small to mid-sized multi-entity, multi-client, or service-based environment strongly preferred. • Strong analytical skills with the ability to use data to drive decisions and measure results. • Experience with process improvement, team leadership, client management, or acquisition-related work. • Comfortable operating in a hands-on, entrepreneurial environment with direct access to ownership. • Excellent communication skills and a natural ability to build trust with clients, employees, and partners.

Nice-to-haves • Currently in an operational, financial, or client-facing leadership role and ready for broader ownership. • Enjoys building relationships, improving systems, and finding ways to make a business run better. • Sales and client-facing background • Brings fresh ideas, strategic thinking, and a bias toward execution. • Has experience supporting growth, improving efficiency, and delivering measurable outcomes. • Is active in the community and values partnership-driven business development. • Collaborative, high-energy, and cross-functional experience.

Benefits • Hybrid schedule • High visibility role with the opportunity to make an immediate impact. • Small team environment with the potential to grow into a much larger platform • Strong upside income potential, including future equity participation • Opportunity to act as a true strategic partner to ownership and help shape the next phase of growth • Fun, collaborative, dynamic environment. • Not your typical Accounting or Operations role.