Chief Executive Officer (CEO) – Media Company
Location: Metro Manila, Philippines
Employment Type: Full-time
Industry: Media / Digital Media / Content / Entertainment
We are conducting a confidential search for an accomplished Chief Executive Officer (CEO) to lead an established media organization through its next phase of growth, transformation, and market expansion.
The CEO will have full responsibility for the company's strategic direction, commercial performance, operations, organizational leadership, and long-term value creation. The successful executive will work closely with the Board and senior leadership team to strengthen the company's market position, accelerate revenue growth, develop new business opportunities, and build a high-performing organization.
Key Responsibilities
- Define and execute the company's overall business strategy and long-term growth agenda.
- Hold full accountability for revenue, profitability, operating performance, and sustainable business growth.
- Identify new revenue streams across traditional media, digital platforms, content, advertising, partnerships, and emerging business models.
- Lead the company's digital transformation and strengthen its ability to compete in an evolving media landscape.
- Oversee commercial, content, marketing, operations, technology, finance, and corporate functions.
- Strengthen relationships with advertisers, agencies, strategic partners, content providers, industry stakeholders, and key clients.
- Evaluate strategic partnerships, investments, acquisitions, and expansion opportunities.
- Build, develop, and retain a strong executive leadership team.
- Establish clear organizational priorities, performance standards, governance, and accountability.
- Represent the organization with shareholders, the Board, business partners, industry groups, and other key stakeholders.
- Ensure the organization maintains strong governance, financial discipline, regulatory compliance, and reputational integrity.
Qualifications
- Significant senior executive leadership experience, ideally as a CEO, President, Managing Director, General Manager, COO, Chief Commercial Officer, or equivalent enterprise leadership role.
- Strong experience within media, digital media, broadcasting, publishing, entertainment, advertising, content, technology platforms, or closely related industries.
- Demonstrated ownership of a substantial P&L and a track record of delivering profitable growth.
- Proven ability to lead business transformation and navigate industry disruption.
- Strong commercial orientation with experience developing new revenue streams and strategic partnerships.
- Deep understanding of digital platforms, changing consumer behavior, audience development, content monetization, and evolving media business models.
- Experience managing senior leadership teams and complex, multi-functional organizations.
- Strong Board, shareholder, and senior stakeholder management capabilities.
- Exceptional strategic judgment, leadership presence, communication skills, and execution discipline.
The Ideal Candidate
We are particularly interested in executives who combine commercial leadership, strategic vision, digital fluency, and strong organizational leadership. The successful candidate should be capable of protecting and strengthening the organization's core business while building new platforms and revenue opportunities for future growth.
This search is being handled on a strictly confidential basis. Additional information regarding the organization and mandate will be shared with shortlisted candidates at the appropriate stage of the process.
