Chief Executive Officer

<p><strong>We're hiring a CEO to lead Peerscale, an association of over 100 established entrepreneurial tech businesses in the GTA. If you have had a senior operating role in a successful tech business and are looking to be in&nbsp;the center of a community that generates $1.8 billion in combined revenues and employs more than 11,000 people,&nbsp;</strong><br /><strong>then this might be a role for you.</strong></p>

Toronto, Ontario

Peerscale

Peerscale is the preeminent leadership organization for technology CEOs, COOs and executives. With over 220 tech leaders involved, the member based community serves as a peer-to-peer network and personal advisory that is trusted, valuable and confidential. https://peerscale.com/

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Senior Executive

Overview: <p>Peerscale provides a &ldquo;network of peers&rdquo; and programs for technology CEO&rsquo;s and executives to exchange ideas on managing their growing businesses. Peerscale&rsquo;s member companies play a vital role in the Canadian technology ecosystem, generating $1.8 billion in combined revenues and employing more than 11,000 people. We are looking for a CEO that understands the challenges these businesses face, and can further the value proposition of Peerscale to the local tech community.</p> <p><strong>More about Peerscale</strong></p> <p>Formerly AceTech Ontario, we recently rebranded to Peerscale to better reflect our mission of connecting tech leaders and our goal of collective learning and education through shared experiences. Our membership is made up of over 120 tech companies in Southern Ontario, like Wealthsimple, Jibestream, TribalScale, eSentire and Firmex.&nbsp;In addition to power sessions, networking dinners and a three day annual retreat, every member has access to a dedicated, trusted, and valuable personal advisory board, called a peergroup. Peerscale has 15 peergroups that meet monthly for CEOs, COOs, sales, marketing, finance, human resources, technology, product, and customer success executives.</p> <p>We need an experienced executive that can get involved at every level, help execute our strategy and manage finance and operations.&nbsp;</p> <p>&nbsp;</p> <br /> <p>If you are ready to take that next step - not up but over, into a community that is seeking the guidance of an enlightened and insightful leader - then we want to talk to you. If joining us now as our CEO sounds like the right-fit for the next step in your career, apply now.</p> <p>Peerscale welcomes and encourages applications from people with disabilities. Accommodations are available on request for candidates taking part in all aspects of the selection process.</p>
Responsibilities: <p><strong>This is part marketing, part operations, part sales and all people. As our new CEO you will:</strong></p> <ul> <li>Own and drive our mission to join tech leaders together in a peer-to-peer network that empowers their success. Promote our vision to work together to elevate Canadian tech on the global stage.</li> <li>Expertly promote our brand, generate new leads and close new members to scale responsibly.</li> <li>Curate value-added programming that addresses the operating challenges of small-medium sized tech organizations ($2MM-$100MM in revenues).</li> <li>Deliver engaging presentations and informal remarks to a room full of successful entrepreneur CEOs and executives at regular Peerscale events.</li> <li>Leverage personal and business contacts to engage new interest in sponsorships.</li> <li>Liaise with all members, nurture network development and provide advisory on peer groups.</li> <li>Be accountable for our strategy, operations, staffing and finances including forecasting future cash flows.</li> <li>Provide ongoing interactions and updates to the Board of Directors, including quarterly documented reports.</li> <li>Collaborate and mentor staff and associates.</li> </ul>
Requirements: <p><strong>What the job is and why you want it:</strong></p> <ul> <li><strong>This is a place to channel your passion.</strong>&nbsp;&nbsp;Like many of our CEO members you&rsquo;ve run a business and managed through the ups and downs. You know how to talk-the-talk and walk-the-walk. Without using cliches like that. You have depth, breadth, expertise and charisma and are passionate about sharing your knowledge.</li> <li><strong>This role is a peer to the Peerscale community.</strong>&nbsp;Peerscale is a small operation, with a current $1.2MM operating budget and three employees. The compensation is competitive relative to revenues. There is room to grow the membership however the real opportunity is to be a core player with lots of autonomy at the heart of the GTAs established entrepreneurial community.</li> <li><strong>This is an all-encompassing role.&nbsp;</strong>This is an opportunity to take all of your knowledge, your experience, the lessons you&rsquo;ve learned from the highs and lows of building and leading a successful company and share it. It&rsquo;s a chance to gain a sense of unbeatable satisfaction as you make a tangible impact every day on our membership in a way that means something to them and you.</li> <li><strong>This isn&rsquo;t a 9 to 5 job.</strong>&nbsp;Our member meetings span times from early morning to late evening, but you get to enjoy your long weekends and maybe extra ones too. While this is a high impact role, there&rsquo;s lots of flexibility and work-life balance.&nbsp;The role has flexibility to work from your home in the GTA with regular time spent in our downtown office space to ensure the team is managed effectively.</li> </ul>