Chief Executive Officer - Retail Job at Leap Brands, Atlanta, GA

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  • Leap Brands
  • Atlanta, GA

Job Description

About the Role

We are seeking a transformational Chief Executive Officer to lead a fast-scaling retail and food & beverage roll-up platform backed by private equity. The CEO will be responsible for building a high-performing organization capable of acquiring, integrating, and scaling multiple brands across a multi-state footprint. This leader must thrive in complexity, move with urgency, and know how to turn fragmented businesses into a unified, efficient, profitable platform.

The ideal candidate has deep multi-unit operating experience, a strong understanding of retail and food service dynamics, and a proven background partnering with private equity to accelerate growth, improve unit economics, and execute multi-brand consolidation strategies.

Key Responsibilities

Strategic Leadership & Value Creation

  • Define and execute the long-term vision and strategy for the roll-up platform.

  • Build an operating model capable of supporting rapid M&A, integration, and scalability.

  • Partner with private equity sponsors to align on key value drivers, investment priorities, and exit strategies.

M&A Integration & Platform Building

  • Lead the integration of acquired retail and F&B businesses, ensuring cultural alignment, operational discipline, and brand consistency.

  • Build playbooks for finance, HR, operations, supply chain, marketing, and technology integration.

  • Evaluate acquisition targets, conduct operational due diligence, and support deal execution.

Operational Excellence

  • Oversee a multi-brand, multi-unit operational infrastructure with a relentless focus on unit economics, margins, labor optimization, and guest experience.

  • Implement world-class processes and KPIs across all brands.

  • Drive cross-brand synergies in supply chain, procurement, marketing, and G&A.

Talent, Culture & Leadership

  • Build and develop a top-tier executive team capable of scaling aggressively and handling complexity.

  • Establish a high-performance culture grounded in accountability, clarity, and speed.

  • Mentor and empower operators, district leaders, and brand presidents to meet performance targets.

Financial Management & Reporting

  • Own P&L, budgeting, forecasting, and financial performance across all brands.

  • Drive EBITDA expansion through operational improvement, integration efficiencies, and disciplined cost management.

  • Provide transparent reporting and insights to the Board and private equity sponsors.

Brand & Customer Experience

  • Ensure each brand maintains a distinct identity while benefiting from shared infrastructure.

  • Oversee marketing, digital strategy, loyalty, and brand-building initiatives.

  • Elevate the customer experience across both retail and food & beverage verticals.

Growth & Expansion

  • Lead new unit development across markets while optimizing existing store portfolios.

  • Identify and execute opportunities for new market entry, brand extension, and digital expansion.

  • Drive scalable systems that support rapid growth without losing operational control.

Qualifications

  • 15+ years of multi-unit leadership experience in retail, food & beverage, hospitality, franchising, or consumer services.

  • Significant experience working with private equity and leading PE-backed organizations.

  • Proven success in M&A integration, roll-ups, restructuring, or platform-building.

  • Deep operational expertise with a track record of improving unit-level performance.

  • Strong financial acumen and P&L ownership across large, complex organizations.

  • Exceptional leadership and communication skills with the ability to build high-performing teams.

  • Experience scaling from multi-unit to multi-brand environments preferred.

  • Ability to handle rapid growth, ambiguity, and pressure with clarity and discipline.

What Success Looks Like

  • A unified, scalable platform with strong systems, people, and infrastructure.

  • Increased profitability through smarter operations and disciplined integration.

  • Highly efficient back-office operations supporting multiple brands.

  • Strong growth through M&A, organic expansion, and brand optimization.

  • A culture of accountability and operational excellence across the entire portfolio.

  • A clear, compelling value creation story that positions the company for a successful exit.

Job Tags

Full time

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