What are the responsibilities and job description for the Senior Vice President position at Seven Executive Limited?
Senior Vice President, Operations (Maintenance) – Residential Landscape Services
Location: Chicago, IL (must be based in Chicago or open to relocation
We're working with a PE-backed residential services group to appoint a Senior Vice President to lead roughly half of a high-growth maintenance division ($30-$50M) within a larger, market-leading landscape platform. This is a confidential search, and they are a true industry leader with a strong reputation and ambitious growth plans.
What you’ll be doing
- Own P&L for $30-$50M of residential maintenance revenue within a larger maintenance business.
- Lead 6–10 direct reports (all General Managers) and oversee 3–4 branches in the Midwest.
- Drive organic growth, margin improvement, and operational excellence across a multi-branch network.
- Partner closely with a long-tenured, highly respected COO (20 years with the company) and wider executive team.
- Play a key role in building scalable systems and structure within a sophisticated, PE-backed environment.
What we’re looking for
- Proven track record running a large, multi-site service business, ideally in landscaping, lawn care, or adjacent residential services.
- Experience at similar or greater scale (multi-tens of millions of revenue) with full P&L responsibility.
- Strong leadership of field-facing teams and GMs, with a hands-on, people-first approach.
- Comfortable operating in a PE-backed or high-growth environment, with a commercial, data-led mindset.
- Based in Chicago or genuinely open to relocating to Chicago (this is non-negotiable for the role).
Package
- Base salary in the region of 150,000–200,000 USD, plus bonus opportunity in the range of 50,000–75,000 USD.
- Relocation support available for the right candidate.
If you’re an experienced multi-site leader in landscape or residential services and would consider a move to Chicago, I’d love to speak confidentially.
Please send a message here on LinkedIn or email me directly to set up an initial conversation.
zara.sandouk@seven-exec.com
Salary : $150,000 - $200,000