Our Area Operations Director needs to be an inspirational leader. We are the fastest growing group in UK Dentistry, and we need to recruit the best operational leaders to fuel the next phase of our growth. We can offer significant empowerment and autonomy, where you are effectively CEO of your own business area and fully accountable for your own group of dental clinics. We are looking for 2 x Area Operations Directors, one in the North, and the other in the South of England. About You You will build relationships effortlessly through your energy and engaging personal style, being capable of inspiring your teams to overachieve through your compelling vision and great leadership. You will be able to evidence significant multi-site leadership experience in similar premium consumer facing businesses, with a complete understanding of the true importance of the highest quality consumer journey. Operators with multi-site dental or related private healthcare experience are of particular interest. As the role is a field (and home) based role with frequent travel to your clinics, we are open to applications from candidates based in most parts of England who can travel easily and frequently to most parts of the country. About Envisage We are a rapidly scaling business within the exciting and expanding private dental sector, a constantly evolving consumer healthcare space. Set up in 2014, and still owned and operated by the original founders, we are a privately owned group with a clear strategy to “Redefine Group Dentistry”. We buy great clinics and help them prosper at new levels. Our clinics are all unique and individual but united by a focus on the premium provision of high quality private dental treatments and exceptional customer service. Currently, we have 70 private clinics across England & Wales with a double digit pipeline of practices under acquisition. Our long term vision is to use our business as a force for good, and we are the first dental group to achieve B Corp certification reflecting our commitment to building a sustainable business. We can offer: A competitive salary package including substantial Equity opportunity Fantastic company culture and values and a great deal of support Access to the founders and senior leadership team with no complex hierarchy Fast paced, goal focused and agile approach Unprecedented empowerment to run your business and drive the growth of your private practices A team of experts to support your business We are looking for a highly commercial and experienced operator who will be energised by this level of autonomy and with the nuanced management style to thrive within our collaborative matrix operating model. The main purpose of your role is to enable and drive the clinic teams to realise their full potential, optimising EBITDA growth through key drivers including patient satisfaction reflected in industry leading Net Promoter scores. You will also play a lead role in the integration of new practices following acquisition. You will demonstrate or be: A strong commercial leader with demonstrable evidence of sustainable EBITDA growth across multi-site platforms Both strategic and hands on as required A leader who creates full accountability throughout the clinics and strong local management, inspiring a culture of continued improvement. Confident and decisive communication skills, able to lead on every front and at all levels from Clinic to Board. Naturally inquisitive with a proactive approach in anticipating issues, fast to react and get the job done A nuanced, collaborative style and the agility to manage your business where every clinic is different and unique, staying true to our hyper local operating model. A true understanding of the importance of a great patient journey - able to identify opportunities and turn these into results. Able to influence all stakeholders from local clinic managers, clinicians, and ex-business owners, and across to support managers and subject matter experts. If you would like to find out more about this opportunity, please apply or call Darren Casey, Head of Recruitment on 07884 516 893 for a confidential conversation. ENVMIS