Vice President, Skilled Trades
Dallas, TX 75001 | Fully Remote
Job Description
Vice President, Skilled Trades Division - Remote
Our client is launching a new Skilled Trades division within their $325M staffing organization, and we are seeking an entrepreneurial, results-driven Vice President to lead this high-growth initiative. This leader will have the unique opportunity to build, shape, and scale the division from the ground up, leveraging their established reputation, resources, and infrastructure.
What you’ll do:
- Build and launch the Skilled Trades division, setting strategy, structure, and growth roadmap.
- Develop and execute go-to-market plans to capture market share in skilled trades staffing (construction, manufacturing, logistics, etc.).
- Recruit, mentor, and lead a high-performing sales and recruiting team.
- Drive business development efforts, cultivating new client relationships and expanding existing partnerships.
- Collaborate with executive leadership to align division strategy with overall company goals.
- Oversee P&L, budgeting, forecasting, and performance metrics for the division.
- Ensure operational excellence, compliance, and delivery of superior client and candidate experience.
- Establish scalable systems, processes, and KPIs to drive efficiency and growth.
- Act as a brand ambassador for the firm in the skilled trades marketplace.
What you need:
- 10+ years of experience in staffing, with deep expertise in skilled trades staffing.
- Proven track record of building and scaling staffing teams/divisions.
- Strong P&L and business development experience with measurable growth results.
- Entrepreneurial mindset with the ability to thrive in a start-up or high-growth environment.
- Exceptional leadership, communication, and relationship-building skills.
- Strategic thinker with hands-on execution capabilities.
What you get:
- Opportunity to build and lead a new division backed by a $140M+ staffing firm.
- Competitive compensation package with performance-based incentives.
- Robust resources, technology, and support infrastructure.
- Entrepreneurial freedom with the stability of an established company.
- Growth trajectory into executive leadership as the division scales.
Our client is highly motivated to hire! For immediate consideration, email jennifer@meederby.com today!
Job Number 7515
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Additional Information
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Meet Your Recruiter
Jennifer Tucker
Director and Executive Recruiter
Jennifer has more than 20 years of experience in the staffing industry. She comes to MeeDerby having spent the bulk of her career working in temporary staffing and corporate recruiting for a national staffing firm. Beginning her career as an on-site manager in Lenexa, Kansas, Jennifer has experience recruiting in multiple geographies throughout the U.S. with expertise recruiting in the IT, Legal, Accounting and Finance, Administrative, Manufacturing, Light Industrial and Healthcare verticals. Jennifer is a graduate of Kansas State University and a mom of three. She loves traveling, playing games with her family, and Friday night date nights with her husband.
