Managing Director

Build the business youve always wanted to lead.
After years of building successful businesses for employers, shareholders or investors, many experienced executives reach a point where they begin asking themselves a different question.
What if the next stage of my career wasnt another executive role—but the opportunity to build a business of my own?
thexton armstrong is seeking one experienced business leader to establish, develop and lead our expansion across West Germany.
This is not a conventional executive appointment.
It is an opportunity to build and lead a regional SME advisory organisation, combining your commercial experience, leadership capability and entrepreneurial ambition to create a valuable long-term business
Why experienced executives choose this opportunity
The people who are attracted to this opportunity are rarely looking for "another job".
Instead, they are looking for:
greater control over their future
the opportunity to apply decades of commercial experience in a more meaningful way
the satisfaction of building a valuable business they genuinely own
a legacy beyond their corporate career
Rather than spending the next ten years building someone elses organisation, they want to build their own.
If youve successfully built businesses, teams or regions for others, perhaps the next challenge is building one for yourself.
This is not about leaving a successful career behind. Its about building on everything youve achieved so far. The experience, relationships and commercial judgement youve developed over decades become the foundation for creating a business that reflects your own ambitions and values.
The opportunity
As Regional Managing Director & Principal Partner, you will establish, develop and lead the thexton armstrong business throughout West Germany.
Initially, your focus will be on building your own portfolio of SME mentoring and advisory clients, demonstrating the business model and establishing the regional operation.
As the business grows, your role will increasingly evolve towards recruiting, mentoring and supporting Partners and Associates across the region.
Your objective is not simply to build a consulting practice.
Your objective is to build one of Germanys leading regional SME advisory organisations.
What success looks like
Build your own portfolio of SME clients.
Establish the thexton armstrong brand across West Germany.
Develop relationships with business owners, professional advisers and referral partners.
Expand
Recruit and onboard new Partners.
Develop regional marketing initiatives.
Expand recurring revenue through client growth and Partner development.
Lead
Lead a regional network of Partners and Associates.
Develop one of Germanys leading SME advisory organisations.
Build a valuable long-term business with recurring revenues and significant enterprise value.
This opportunity is designed for individuals who want to build something substantial rather than simply operate an independent consultancy.
Why West Germany?
Germany represents one of thexton armstrongs most important European growth markets.
The organisation already operates through Regional Managing Director & Principal Partners responsible for North & East Germany and South Germany.
We are now appointing the final Regional Managing Director & Principal Partner, completing our strategic leadership structure across Germany.
Rather than entering an untested market, you will become part of an established German leadership team while retaining responsibility for developing one of Germanys strongest SME and Mittelstand regions, including North Rhine-Westphalia, Rhineland-Palatinate, Saarland and Lower Saxony.
Thousands of SME business owners continue to face increasing challenges relating to profitability, leadership, succession planning, business value enhancement and sustainable growth.
At the same time, many are seeking practical guidance from experienced business leaders rather than traditional consultants.
About thexton armstrong
Founded in the Netherlands in 2011, thexton armstrong helps ambitious SME business owners improve business performance through structured mentoring, strategic advisory and leadership development.
Today, our Regional Managing Director & Principal Partners already operate across Germany, Switzerland, the United Kingdom, Belgium and the Netherlands, collaborating as part of an international leadership network.
We are now seeking the right Regional Managing Director & Principal Partner to complete our German leadership team.
Who succeeds in this opportunity?
Our most successful Partners have typically built successful careers as:
CEOs
Managing Directors
Business Owners
Management Consultants
Strategic Advisors
Business Transformation Leaders
More importantly, they possess:
commercial credibility
leadership capability
strong relationship-building skills
experience developing people and organisations
a genuine desire to help business owners succeed
Previous franchise experience is not required. What matters is the ability to build, lead and grow a business.
What we provide
As part of the partnership, you will receive:
Responsibility for leading the long-term development of West Germany.
Comprehensive onboarding and training.
Proven mentoring and advisory methodologies.
Established intellectual property and client frameworks.
Ongoing coaching and support.
Access to an international Partner network.
Collaboration with fellow Regional Managing Director & Principal Partners across Germany, Switzerland, the United Kingdom, Belgium and the Netherlands.
Marketing and business development support.
Partner recruitment and development guidance.
You will be building your business on a proven foundation rather than starting from scratch.
Is this you?
You have already achieved significant success.
Youre no longer motivated by climbing the corporate ladder. Youre motivated by building something of lasting value.
Youre looking for a challenge that gives you greater autonomy, greater purpose and the opportunity to build something of lasting value.
If that resonates, wed welcome a confidential conversation.
Please apply with your CV (English preferred) together with a brief note outlining your interest.
Suitable applicants will be invited to an introductory discussion and receive our Information flipbook outlining the next stage of the selection process.