Non-Executive Director
Private Equity Portfolio Advisory Role
London, Mayfair / Hybrid-Remote
Competitive Remuneration + Long-Term Value Creation Opportunity
Hamilton Bradshaw is a highly successful private equity and investment firm with over 25 years of established trading history and an enviable reputation for value creation, growth, and successful exits.
Specialising primarily within the professional services sector, the firm focuses on SME businesses typically generating EBITDA below £10 million. With approximately 22 active portfolio investments and a disciplined investment strategy of completing 1–2 new acquisitions annually, alongside 1–2 successful exits per year, the business continues to enjoy sustained growth and performance.
Over the past two decades, HB has built an exceptional in-house team of experienced professionals with deep expertise across:
- Deal origination
- Strategic acquisitions
- Commercial and financial due diligence
- Operational scaling
- Exit planning and execution
The firm also benefits from an extensive international network of strategic buyers, investors, and advisors developed over more than 25 years.
The Opportunity
We are now seeking an experienced and commercially astute Non-Executive Director to work closely with the Founder and Chief Executive Officer on a strategic advisory basis.
This role will involve approximately 2–3 days per month and offers the opportunity to contribute at board level across a diverse and high-performing investment portfolio.
Key areas of involvement will include:
- Portfolio performance oversight
- Strategic guidance to portfolio leadership teams
- Supporting acquisition evaluations and investment decisions
- Advising on scaling strategies and operational improvement
- Assisting with exit preparation and value realisation
- Providing independent challenge, governance, and commercial insight
Candidate Profile
This opportunity is ideally suited to a seasoned executive from:
- A leading management consulting firm
- A top-tier advisory or professional services firm
- Private equity-backed environments
- Corporate transformation or portfolio leadership roles
You will possess:
- Strong leadership and influencing skills
- Excellent written and verbal communication abilities
- Proven experience managing and developing high-performing teams
- Strong commercial judgement and strategic thinking capability
- Financial literacy with the ability to interpret and challenge financial performance
- Experience operating at board or executive committee level
- Credibility, gravitas, and the ability to engage with founders and senior stakeholders
You Will Be
- A trusted advisor and sounding board to the CEO and leadership team
- Highly commercial, pragmatic, and solutions-focused
- Comfortable operating across multiple businesses and sectors
- Experienced in navigating growth, change, and value creation environments
- Entrepreneurial in mindset with strong emotional intelligence
- Well organised with excellent attention to detail
- Capable of balancing strategic oversight with hands-on practical input when required
You Will Need To Have
- Significant senior leadership or board-level experience
- Exposure to M&A, private equity, consulting, or professional services environments
- A strong understanding of business scaling and operational excellence
- Experience working with founder-led businesses and entrepreneurial management teams
- The ability to challenge constructively while building trusted relationships
- A high degree of integrity, discretion, and professionalism
This is an exceptional opportunity to join a highly respected private equity platform with a strong track record and work directly alongside one of the UK’s most recognised entrepreneurs and investors.
For a confidential discussion, please apply directly via LinkedIn.
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