Senior Vice President - Behavioral Health Staffing
Job Description
Senior Vice President, Behavioral Health Staffing
Location: Remote
Reports to: CEO
P&L Ownership: Yes
About the Opportunity
Our client is building a new behavioral health staffing division focused on local contracts, not travel assignments. This is a unique opportunity for an entrepreneurial leader to build and scale a business from the ground up within an established platform.
The Senior Vice President will serve as a key architect of this new division, responsible for developing the go-to-market strategy, driving revenue growth, and building high-performing sales and recruiting teams. This role offers a clear path to President based on performance.
Key Responsibilities
Business & Growth Leadership
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Build and execute the go-to-market strategy for a new behavioral health staffing division.
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Define target markets, service offerings, and growth priorities.
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Scale the business to achieve sustained, double-digit revenue growth.
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Establish a scalable operating model from an early-stage foundation.
Sales & Client Leadership
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Personally drive new business development, especially in early stages.
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Build and lead a high-performing sales organization.
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Develop pricing strategy, deal structure, and account expansion plans.
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Establish and maintain long-term client relationships.
Recruiting & Delivery Leadership
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Build and oversee recruiting teams aligned to each vertical.
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Ensure strong candidate pipelines and delivery performance.
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Own key performance metrics including fill rates, time-to-fill, and retention.
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Maintain high standards of quality, compliance, and margin discipline.
Operational & Financial Leadership
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Own full P&L, including revenue, margin, and cost management.
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Lead forecasting, budgeting, and performance tracking.
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Partner with shared services (HR, finance, marketing, technology).
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Drive operational efficiency and scalable processes.
Leadership & Culture
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Hire, develop, and lead sales and recruiting leaders.
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Build a performance-driven, entrepreneurial culture.
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Establish accountability, cadence, and execution discipline.
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Act as a visible and engaged leader within the organization.
Required Experience
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10+ years of leadership experience in healthcare staffing.
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Direct experience in behavioral health staffing to include roles such as mental health counselors, ABA therapists (BCBAs), drug & alcohol counselors, etc.
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Proven track record of building and scaling a staffing business (ideally $40M+).
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Strong client-facing sales experience with history of generating new business.
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Experience leading both sales and recruiting organizations.
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P&L ownership or direct responsibility for revenue and margin performance.
Leadership Characteristics
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Entrepreneurial and execution-oriented.
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Comfortable building structure in a fast-paced, evolving environment.
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Commercially driven and data-oriented.
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High standards for performance, accountability, and quality.
Compensation & Structure
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Lucrative six figure compensation package based on experience.
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Potential for equity or long-term incentive participation.
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Clear path to President based on performance.
Why This Role
This is a rare opportunity to partner with an experienced leadership team to build a behavioral health staffing business from the ground up, with the support of an established platform and infrastructure. Ideal for a leader who wants to own, build, and scale a division with significant upside.
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Additional Information
MeeDerby is an executive search firm uniquely dedicated to serving the staffing industry. For nearly three decades, we've helped thousands of executives, managers, senior sales and senior recruiters who have worked in staffing find their place in this robust industry. You spend your days helping people find the perfect job. Don’t you deserve a partner who can do the same for you? Leverage our hard-won connections to take the next step in your staffing career.
Meet Your Recruiter
Alex Hills
Executive Recruiter
With a decade of experience in the staffing industry, Alex has built a career rooted in connection, strategy, and results—specializing in healthcare staffing nationwide. Before joining MeeDerby, Alex held an executive leadership role, where she led a permanent placement division with a people-first approach and a deep understanding of the ever-evolving healthcare talent landscape.
As a previous mental health therapist, Alex often jokes that in her “former life,” she was preparing for staffing all along. The interpersonal and psychological skills she honed in that field have become her secret weapon—because at the end of the day, it’s all about the people.
Known for her passion for building meaningful relationships and making connections that truly make a difference, Alex is driven by the opportunity to positively impact lives and careers every day.
Based in the Kansas City metro, Alex is a proud wife and mom of two, a lifelong Husker fan, and always planning her next travel adventure.
