CEO at High-End, Confidential Lifestyle Brand

Chief Executive Officer (Lifestyle & Luxury)

Location: Marbella, Spain

Salary: €110 - €130 k gross / year

Target Start: Q4 2025

About the Group

Confidential, privately held, high-end lifestyle brand within a private holding, with interests in premium fashion media, niche cosmetics and wellness ventures. 2025 marks the launch of a new Marbella hub that will steer Southern-Europe growth, with an international outlook but focusing on Spain, Portugal and Morocco and manage a small investment arm for emerging luxury start-ups.

The Opportunity

We are searching for a dynamic, next-generation CEO with millennial or Gen X mindset, to open and lead the Marbella office. You will start as a one-person C-suite, reporting directly to the CEO of the Holding, and gradually build a lean team of 3-4 specialists serving two closely related brands.

Key Responsibilities

• Launch and scale the Marbella branch, ensuring full P&L ownership and day-to-day ops.
• Oversee the brand's magazine: brand direction, partnerships, editorial budget.
• Source and manage minority investments in early-stage luxury/well-being start-ups; provide strategic oversight to the Holding CEO.
• Act as the Group's face, cultivating top-tier networks across beauty, culinary, fashion, wellness and media sectors.
• Recruit and mentor a small cross-functional team that will serve two companies within the holding.
• Report on KPIs and growth strategy directly to the Holding CEO; align with sister-company leadership.

Candidate Profile

• Background: 8 - 15 years' track record scaling premium consumer or lifestyle ventures; meaningful exposure to luxury lifestyle industries is a must.
• Mind-set: Startup speed, zero bureaucracy, high creative IQ. You can go from concept to execution overnight.
• Network: Well-connected across luxury lifestyle, F&B distributors, boutique media agencies and VCs in EU.
• Leadership: Hands-on builder who can switch from strategy deck to supplier call in the same hour.
• Languages: Excellent professional or native English & Spanish; additional languages a bonus.
• Millenial or Gen X mindset.
• Location: Already Marbella-based or ready to relocate to Costa del Sol at own expense.

On Offer

• Compensation: €110,000-€130,000 gross per annum.
• Autonomy: Green-field build-out-shape culture, products and deal flow from day one.
• Access: Direct line to Group CEO and family holding; quick decisions, no red tape.
• Lifestyle: Operate from Marbella, travel across EU &beyond for partnerships and launches.
• Start Date: Target November 2025, flexible for the right candidate.

Identity of the group is private; shortlisted candidates will sign an NDA before receiving full disclosure.

Ready to build the next word in understated luxury?

Send CV + a one-page note on "Scaling a Lifestyle Brand in EU" to quoting the job reference CL101.