CEO
location_onSouth Westlake Avenue, Westlake South, Westlake, Los Angeles, Los Angeles County, California, 90006, United States
Job Description
About the Opportunity
Our client is a high-growth, venture-backed clean beauty brand co-founded by an A-list celebrity and an experienced entrepreneur. Their mission is to redefine beauty through premium, high-performance hair products — with a particular focus on textured hair — serving consumers, salon professionals, and major retail partners.
The business is at an exciting inflection point: scaling brand presence, deepening community engagement, and expanding across retail, salon, and international channels. They are lean, ambitious, and moving fast — and they are looking for a CEO to match that energy.
This is a rare opportunity to step into a high-visibility leadership role at the intersection of beauty, celebrity, and culture.
The Role
As CEO, you will own the company's strategy end-to-end — from board-level vision to on-the-ground execution. You will work closely with the founding team to drive growth across all commercial channels: direct-to-consumer (DTC), retail, professional salon, and international distribution.
This is not a traditional CEO role. The ideal candidate is equally at home pitching investors, negotiating retail partnerships, developing launch strategies, and personally picking up the phone to place product on salon shelves. You will need to be a builder, a hustler, and a strategist — often all in the same day.
The role will be US remote, with up to 30% domestic travel expected.
Application Instructions
This search is being managed exclusively by Zero Hiring. To be considered for this role, please submit your CV and a brief covering note outlining your relevant experience and commercial track record.
Zero Hiring is an equal opportunity recruiter. We actively encourage applications from candidates of all backgrounds, identities, and experiences.
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Work location
Work model: Remote
South Westlake Avenue, Westlake South, Westlake, Los Angeles, Los Angeles County, California, 90006, United States
Los Angeles, California
Key Responsibilities
- check_circleDefine and execute the company's growth strategy
- check_circleOversee multi-channel distribution across DTC, retail, salon, and international markets
- check_circleDrive awareness, sales, and retention through innovative marketing
- check_circleCollaborate with the celebrity co-founder to build authentic, scalable campaigns
- check_circleCultivate and maintain strong relationships with key retail partners, distributors, agencies, and salon professionals
- check_circleLead capital
- check_circleOwn the P&L, manage budgets, and oversee supply chain to ensure efficient and sustainable growth
- check_circleRecruit, lead, and inspire a lean but high
Requirements
- verified10+ years senior leadership in beauty or personal care sector
- verifiedDeep expertise in haircare, particularly for consumers of color
- verifiedProven track record scaling revenue from $5M to $20M+
- verifiedDemonstrated success across DTC, major retail, retail, salon, and international channels
- verifiedExperience leading or contributing to strategic exit or PE-backed growth
- verifiedStrong network in beauty ecosystem
- verifiedFluency in digital marketing and community-led growth
- verifiedExperience leveraging celebrity relationships
- verifiedComfortable owning P&L and presenting to investors
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