Job Description

The board of directors chair is primarily responsible for leading the board , ensuring its effectiveness and integrity in governance, and acting as the crucial link between the board and senior management. Their role is strategic, focusing on oversight and long-term direction, rather than day-to-day operations.

Ideal candidate will have proven senior C Suite leadership background in technology, transformation, rapid scaling and globalization. Previous background with VC/PE/Family office a plus coupled with multiple exits ideal.

Core Responsibilities

• Board Leadership: Presiding over all board and executive committee meetings, ensuring they are productive, run in an orderly fashion, and foster open, constructive discussion and decision-making.
• Governance and Ethics: Upholding high standards of corporate governance, ensuring the board operates within its bylaws and legal requirements, and promoting a culture of integrity and transparency.
• Strategic Planning: Partnering with the chief executive officer (CEO) or executive director to set the organization's strategic direction, goals, and objectives, and monitoring performance against these plans.
• CEO Relationship and Oversight: Serving as the primary liaison and sounding board for the CEO, overseeing their hiring, compensation, and annual performance evaluations.
• Board Composition and Development: Leading the board in recruitment and orientation of new members, appointing committee chairs, ensuring the board has the necessary skills and diversity, and coordinating self-assessments.
• Stakeholder and Public Relations: Acting as an official spokesperson for the board and the organization, representing its interests to stakeholders, shareholders, investors, and the wider community.
• Financial Oversight: Working with relevant committees to ensure the organization has adequate financial resources, approving the annual budget, and ensuring robust financial controls are in place.
• Proven Leadership Skills: The ability to inspire and motivate others, manage diverse viewpoints, and build consensus.
• Experience and Integrity: Deep knowledge of the organization's field and the ability to demonstrate a commitment to ethical, best-governing practices.
• Communication Skills: Exceptional communication, listening, and facilitation skills to encourage participation and manage dynamics within the boardroom.
• Strategic Judgement: The ability to look at the organization's progress with an objective, long-term perspective, free of day-to-day management bias.

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