SDC Group is looking for experienced operators to join as division CEOs. You bring the client relationships and the expertise. We've already built the infrastructure, the governance, the business development support, and the brand. You focus entirely on building your practice from day one.
Most people who build a practice spend the first two years building the business around it. Setting up operations, sorting out contracts, figuring out HR, building a brand, finding their first clients from a standing start.
SDC Group was built so that never has to happen. When you join as a division CEO, everything is already in place. Operations. Governance. Brand infrastructure. A Head of BD working on your behalf. A Group CEO available for strategic decisions and investor conversations. Cross-division referrals from day one.
You focus on what you're actually good at. Everything else is already running.
We are actively recruiting seasoned professionals to head new and existing specialist divisions within SDC Group.
These are leadership vacancies for operators who want division equity and executive-level backing without the administration burden.
Strategic backing and operational support built to scale your division.
Contracts, processes, compliance, financial reporting — all in place before you start. Nothing to build from scratch.
The Group Head of BD is actively working on cross-division pipeline from day one. You're not starting cold.
This is your business. You hold equity in the division you lead — governed by a shareholder agreement that aligns your interests entirely with commercial performance.
Direct access to Stephen Bradley-Carter for strategic decisions, investor conversations, and governance. Not a distant parent company — an active partner.
A client of any SDC Group division is a potential client of yours. The Group COO formally tracks and manages referrals across all divisions every month.
You inherit a complete brand identity, document standards, and the SDC Group quality signal. No starting from a blank page.
We target experienced operators with a proven track record of delivery in their domain.
We're looking for experienced operators — people who have spent years delivering excellent work in their field and are ready to build something of their own, without the burden of building everything from scratch.
You might be a senior consultant who wants to run their own advisory practice. A CTO who wants to offer fractional services under a professional structure. A software engineer or AI specialist ready to build a practice around bespoke system design. Or someone who has spent years in a sector and sees the gap that a well-run specialist firm could fill.
What matters most: you're credible in your field, you can build client relationships, and you want to build something that's genuinely yours.
We are currently seeking division CEOs for the following roles:
A fractional leadership and strategic advisory practice targeting UK SMEs and scale-ups. If you have a background in senior operations, strategy, or C-suite leadership and want to build a consulting practice backed by Group infrastructure, this is the role.
Apply for Role →An AI and automation engineering practice targeting SMEs with application backlogs. If you have a background in software engineering, AI systems, or technical delivery and want to build a bespoke AI practice, this is the role.
Apply for Role →A transparent and straightforward hiring pipeline from conversation to day one.
Tell us about your background and what you're looking for. No formal application — just a conversation.
We'll walk you through the division, the market opportunity, the financial model, and what the role looks like in practice.
If there's a fit, we move to an offer. Equity terms, shareholder agreement, and onboarding — all straightforward and clearly documented.
You start. Everything is already in place. You focus on building your practice from the moment you arrive.
If this sounds like the right move, get in touch. We're direct people — tell us who you are, what you've done, and what you're looking for.