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EV Charging Executive Search

Chief Operating Officers for US EV charging companies, at the point the founders can no longer run sales, deployment and service themselves.

HOW IT WORKS

Remit agreed first

Remit, reporting line and first 120 days agreed with founders and investors before we approach anyone.

Operators who scaled

Leaders who ran operations through a growth stage at a charging, fleet or infrastructure company.

References on the record

Peers, investors and the people who reported to them.

Offer to day one

Equity, start dates and counteroffers handled through to the first day.

the role

One System

Sales handover, deployment and service run as one process.

Delivery

Hard customer deadlines met more than once.

Unit Economics

Install, uptime and service cost per site.

The Team

The VPs below them, hired or reshaped in year one.

CLIENTS & CANDIDATES

When does an EV charging company need a COO?

Usually when the founders are the bottleneck between sales, deployment and service, or a funding round raises the stakes.

Should we hire a COO or a VP of Operations?

A VP of Operations runs delivery. A COO also runs how the company works, including the other leaders.

Do you work with investors on the brief?

Yes. We agree the remit and success measures with founders and investors before any approach.