What You Will Do:

• Serve as president of Craig’s Landscaping in Arlington, MA.
• Determine/be responsible for all business strategy, operations, and P&L management
• Lead an experienced team of existing employee owners

This includes:

• Developing and leading a  team to grow the business through marketing, outreach, and developing new product lines and accounts.
• Managing cash flow and bill pay, working with bookkeeper to make decisions about ongoing expenses and capital purchases, gaining efficiencies, and developing business metrics.
• Handling HR personnel matters, including staff disputes, employee performance, job reviews, raises, and bonuses.
• Analyzing business methods and practices, including developing/promoting team and company growth opportunities.
• Developing relationships with clients, vendors, and partners.
• Working with Teamshares and fellow shareholders throughout the transition to employee ownership, coaching and partnering with them to understand how adopting an owner’s mindset drives better business outcomes and company culture.
• Being a growth leader who enjoys working with employee owners to improve company operations and expand revenue opportunities.
• Small businesses sometimes require going above and beyond, and being a landscaping company this may require occasionally rolling up your sleeves and manual work to get the job done.

What You Have:

• Proven expertise in marketing and sales, coupled with a proactive approach to cultivating external business partnerships and driving revenue growth.
• Ability to communicate clearly, problem solve, and ensure constructive collaboration with all employees.
• Demonstrated people leadership and talent management skills through past work experiences.
• Strong interpersonal and communication skills; low-ego.
• Entrepreneurial mindset and a desire to build.
• Proven project management and problem-solving skills, with a humble, roll-up-your-sleeves, get-it-done attitude.
• Business acumen and analytical skills to oversee company financials and develop business strategy.
• Growth-mindset and a willingness to explore new ideas and innovations; not afraid to learn from your mistakes
• An open, agile mind (equally adept at thinking creatively/critically), with a flexible, generous spirit and natural bias to action.
• Ability to partner with stakeholders to establish a clear vision, define measurable KPIs, and develop a strategy to achieve financial goals.
• The ideal candidate will possess hands-on experience in landscaping and/or construction leadership roles. Alternatively, a background in impactful operations leadership (such as military, logistics, field services, etc.) would also be highly advantageous.

As President of a Teamshares network company, you will receive:

• Equity stake both in the network company and in Teamshares
• Competitive salary and benefits
• Ongoing business and leadership development training throughout your tenure
• Access to quality medical/dental/vision benefit plans 
• Paid parental leave