Chief Commercial Officer

Micro:bit Educational Foundation

Chief Commercial Officer overseeing commercial strategy and revenue growth for the micro:bit Educational Foundation. Driving initiatives for impact on children and educators globally with commercial success.

Posted 6/19/2026full-timeRemote • 🇬🇧 United KingdomLead💰 £90,000 - £95,000 per yearWebsite

About the role

Key responsibilities & impact

Develop and own the Foundation's commercial strategy, ensuring it aligns with and advances the organisation's mission.
Bring a commercial perspective to future product development and organisational strategy.
Identify and explore new commercial opportunities, partnerships and income models.
As a member of the senior leadership team, contribute to strategic direction, culture and values.
Drive growth in commercial revenue, with accountability for performance against targets.
Develop and execute targeted growth strategies for priority countries and territories, working closely with the global partnerships team.
Maximise relationships with global manufacturers and distributors, activating the Foundation's sales network.
Grow existing routes to market — particularly the Channel Partner programme — and identify new channels.
Work cross-functionally, especially with the partnerships and marketing teams, to maximise commercial opportunities.
Work with global manufacturing partners to ensure supply chain resilience and uphold best practice in manufacturing.
Lead on product compliance, working with the Foundation's compliance manager and external partners to develop and deliver a robust compliance strategy.

Requirements

What you’ll need

10+ years of senior commercial leadership, with a clear track record of creating and delivering strategy that has led to sustained growth.
Experience in edtech, hardware, or a not-for-profit or social enterprise setting.
The ability to operate commercially within a mission-led organisation, keeping impact on children and educators at the centre of decision-making.
A demonstrable commitment to the Foundation's mission and values.
Excellent stakeholder management skills, with a proven ability to build coalitions and generate momentum.
Strong communication skills — articulate and able to translate complex information for diverse audiences.
Experience building and leading diverse, remote teams.
A track record of working collaboratively across functions to achieve shared goals.
Experience leading commercial initiatives across international markets, with strong cultural awareness and the ability to drive performance across globally distributed teams.
Experience working within a small, scaling or start-up organisation.

Benefits

Comp & perks

Salary £90,000-95,000 GBP per annum
group private medical and group life insurance plan
EAP plan
flexibility in working hours
flexible annual leave policy
pension arrangement

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Hard Skills & Tools

commercial strategy developmentproduct developmentgrowth strategy executionperformance accountabilitysupply chain managementcompliance strategypartnership developmentmarket channel identificationstakeholder managementinternational market initiatives

Soft Skills

leadershipcommunicationcollaborationstrategic thinkingcultural awarenessteam buildingrelationship managementimpact-driven decision makingcoalition buildingarticulation of complex information