Interim Chief Executive Officer

Scion Staffing has been engaged to conduct a search for an Interim Chief Executive Officer (CEO) for an innovative, founder-led consumer products company with a nationally recognized ecommerce brand. This is a remote executive opportunity with periodic onsite work in Billings, Montana, and other business locations as needed.

POSITION OVERVIEW

Our client is seeking an accomplished Interim Chief Executive Officer (CEO) to provide executive leadership during a pivotal period of organizational transformation. This executive will partner closely with the founder to stabilize operations, restore organizational control, strengthen financial and operational performance, and position the business for continued growth or a potential future sale. This is an exceptional opportunity for a hands-on executive who thrives in entrepreneurial environments and enjoys rolling up their sleeves to solve complex business challenges while leading strategy, operations, ecommerce, and organizational change.

PERKS

• Competitive interim executive compensation of approximately $85-$100per hour, based on experience.
• Opportunity to lead a debt-free, founder-owned company with a nationally recognized consumer brand and significant growth potential.
• High-impact executive role with broad authority to shape operations, strategy, and long-term organizational success.
• Flexible remote work environment with executive-level autonomy and travel as needed.
• Potential for a long-term leadership opportunity following a successful interim engagement.

RESPONSIBILITIES

• Lead the day-to-day operations of the business while serving as a trusted strategic partner to the founder and providing executive leadership across the organization.
• Evaluate and strengthen organizational structure, leadership effectiveness, operational processes, and overall business performance to improve profitability and scalability.
• Oversee financial performance by enhancing reporting, budgeting, expense management, contract review, and operational decision-making in partnership with external accounting resources.
• Drive ecommerce and retail growth by optimizing Amazon, TikTok Shop, wholesale, fulfillment, supply chain operations, marketing investments, and customer experience.
• Assess and strengthen compliance across employment practices, payroll, corporate governance, business operations, and regulatory requirements while protecting organizational assets and reducing operational risk.
• Support the company's long-term strategic objectives by improving organizational readiness, safeguarding intellectual property, evaluating leadership, and helping prepare the business for continued growth or a future sale.

QUALIFICATIONS

• Executive leadership experience within founder-led, entrepreneurial, or small to mid-sized organizations.
• Demonstrated success leading ecommerce, consumer products, retail, manufacturing, or distribution businesses through periods of growth or operational transformation.
• Strong financial and operational acumen with experience improving profitability, budgeting, forecasting, and executive decision-making.
• Experience leading organizational restructuring, business turnarounds, operational improvements, or merger and acquisition readiness initiatives.
• Collaborative, hands-on leadership style with exceptional communication, change management, and relationship-building skills.

COMPENSATION AND BENEFITS

• Interim compensation of approximately $85 to $100 per hour, depending on experience.
• Flexible remote work environment with travel expenses reimbursed for approved business travel.
• Opportunity to make an immediate, measurable impact on a rapidly growing organization.
• Potential for permanent executive employment following a successful interim engagement.
• Opportunity to work alongside an engaged founder in shaping the next chapter of a high-growth consumer brand.

ABOUT OUR SEARCH FIRM:

Scion Staffing is a national award-winning staffing firm! Since 2006, we have had the pleasure of successfully placing thousands of talented professionals with amazing career opportunities. Through our innovative team building and recruiting solutions, we bridge the gap in executive leadership searches, direct hire recruiting, interim leadership placement, and temporary professional staffing. We are proud to be part of the Forbes lists of the Best Recruitment Firms and the Best Executive Search Firms in America. Additionally, Scion has been recognized as a ClearlyRated Best of Staffing firm as well as a top recruitment firm by The Business Times. Additional information about our firm can also be found online.

Scion Staffing, Inc. is an equal opportunity employer and service provider and does not discriminate based on race, religion, gender, gender identity, national origin, citizenship status, sexual orientation, disability, political affiliation or belief, or any other protected class. We are committed to the principles of Equal Opportunity Employment and are dedicated to making employment decisions based on merit and value, for ourselves, our client companies, and the candidates we represent. For opportunities located in a region that have enacted fair chance, arrest or conviction-based employment ordinances, Scion Staffing proactively follows the enacted guidance and considers for employment all qualified applications with arrest and conviction records. We engage in socially conscious business practices and believe that diverse, equitable, inclusive, and non-biased talent and recruitment processes are foundational to the success of Scion as well as every client organization with whom we partner.

Pay: $85.00 - $100.00 per hour

Ability to Commute:

• Billings, MT (Required)

Work Location: Remote

Salary : $85 - $100