Chief Executive Officer (CEO)

This role is for one of the Weekday's clients

Min Experience: 15+ years

Location: India
JobType: full-time

We are seeking an accomplished and visionary Chief Executive Officer (CEO) to lead the organization through its next phase of strategic growth and market expansion. This role is ideal for a high-impact business leader who combines strong commercial acumen with technological expertise and has a proven ability to scale investor-backed businesses. The ideal candidate is a hands-on leader, an exceptional people manager, and a process-driven executive capable of transforming organizations into high-performing, customer-centric businesses.

You will be responsible for defining the company's long-term vision, driving sustainable revenue growth, optimizing operations, and building a culture of innovation and accountability. The ideal candidate should have successfully led revenue-generating organizations, managed full P&L ownership, and sold enterprise solutions to large organizations, particularly targeting HR leaders, CHROs, CXOs, and CEOs.

Requirements

Key Responsibilities

• Define and execute the company's overall business strategy, vision, and long-term growth roadmap.
• Own complete P&L Management, ensuring sustainable profitability, operational efficiency, and financial discipline.
• Drive aggressive revenue growth by expanding enterprise customer acquisition and strategic partnerships.
• Lead and mentor cross-functional leadership teams across Sales, Product, Technology, Marketing, Finance, Customer Success, and Operations.
• Build scalable organizational processes, governance frameworks, and performance metrics that enable rapid business growth.
• Partner closely with investors and the Board to communicate company performance, strategic priorities, and future growth initiatives.
• Champion organizational transformation by fostering innovation, operational excellence, and execution discipline.
• Establish a high-performance culture centered on accountability, ownership, collaboration, and continuous improvement.
• Leverage technology and data-driven decision-making to improve operational efficiency and customer outcomes.
• Represent the organization at industry events, customer meetings, investor discussions, and strategic forums.
• Identify new market opportunities, develop expansion strategies, and strengthen the company's competitive positioning.
• Ensure effective risk management, compliance, and corporate governance across all business functions.

Required Skills & Qualifications

• 15–22 years of progressive leadership experience with significant executive-level responsibility.
• Proven success in leading high-growth, investor-backed organizations or rapidly scaling businesses.
• Strong expertise in P&L Management with demonstrated ownership of business performance and profitability.
• Experience serving as a Revenue Head or leading enterprise revenue functions with measurable business impact.
• Strong track record of selling complex B2B solutions to large enterprises, with HR Heads, CHROs, CEOs, or senior business leaders as primary stakeholders.
• Technologically adept with the ability to leverage digital platforms, analytics, AI, and automation to accelerate business growth.
• Outstanding people leadership skills with experience building and developing high-performing executive teams.
• Highly process-oriented with a proven ability to establish scalable systems, governance, and operational excellence.
• Demonstrated ability to transform organizations, drive change management, and execute strategic initiatives successfully.
• Entrepreneurial mindset with a strong hustle mentality, resilience, adaptability, and willingness to lead from the front.
• Excellent strategic thinking, negotiation, communication, and stakeholder management skills.
• Experience working closely with investors, board members, and senior leadership teams in high-growth environments.