Executive Search for Marketing, Digital Teams and Businesses
Solis offer a tailored solution to hiring Marketing, eCommerce Product and Transformation professionals for Leadership and Executive roles.
Hiring is business-critical and time is short, so here at Solis, we create an Executive Search solution for you organisation to find the right leaders to strengthen the departments, shape teams and drive innovation key to the success of your business.
Leaders communicate in different ways, resolve different challenges and unlock different opportunities for growth. We listen to what you need and we take a bespoke approach to attract the right high-calibre leaders and through a thorough selection process help support you to hire the best talent.
Solis delivers a range of executive search services through Retained and Exclusive recruitment methodologies across Marketing, eCommerce, Product, and Innovation & Transformation. We recommend Retained or Exclusive methods to protect your business reputation, through a structured and discreet approach to the market. Here at Solis we combine deep functional expertise with a high‑touch process that protects your brand and accelerates outcomes.
London‑led. Global reach.
We partner with scaleups, D2C retailers, marketplaces, SaaS and tech, agencies, and diversified groups across the UK, Europe, US and the Middle East.
You can learn more about how we support B2C and D2C brands searching for marketing leaders here.
What We Hire
Marketing Leadership
We place CMOs, VPs and Directors who unite brand, demand and data into a growth engine.
Typical hires: CMO, VP Marketing, Director of Brand, Director of Growth, Director of CRM & Lifecycle, VP Communications.
Outcomes: stronger category positioning, efficient CAC, LTV expansion, modern measurement frameworks, scalable marketing models.
eCommerce Leadership
Leaders who take ownership of the P&L and elevate trading, CRO and the full omnichannel experience.
Typical hires: Director/Head of eCommerce, Director of Online Trading, Director of Marketplaces, Director of Customer Experience, Director of eCom Analytics.
Outcomes: revenue acceleration, improved conversion, marketplace growth, international rollouts, successful replatforming.
Commercially minded product leaders who align roadmap with go‑to‑market.
Typical hires: CPO, VP Product, Director of Product, Head of Product, Product Design Leadership, Product Analytics Leadership.
Outcomes: clear product strategy, high‑velocity delivery, PMM alignment, pricing and packaging, new product introduction, measurable product ROI.
Innovation & Transformation Leadership
Operators who land complex change with minimal disruption.
Typical hires: Chief Transformation Officer, Transformation Director, Programme Director, Head of Change, PMO Director, Director of Digital.
Outcomes: replatforming, CDP and CRM migrations, omnichannel operating models, data and analytics uplift, agile at scale.
Our 6‑Step Search Process
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Brief & calibration - align on outcomes, scope, reporting lines and success metrics.
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Market map - identify active, passive and stealth candidates across target sectors.
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Engage & assess - structured interviews against a competency and culture rubric.
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Shortlist - 4–6 leaders with written evidence of impact and context.
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Selection - panel design, case studies, references and psychometrics as required.
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Close & onboard - offer strategy, resignation risk management, 30‑60‑90 support.
Why we recommend Retained Search
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We establish your hiring priority and personalise our service to suit your business need
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We determine the best and most effective search strategy to ensure you find the right talent without significant delays
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We attract and evaluate talent through a rigorous process, ensuring we share qualified and highly engaged profiles
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Sharing of market map to help the business understand the talent landscape for key hires
Benefits of Retained Search
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We establish your hiring priority and personalise our service to suit your business need
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We determine the best and most effective search strategy to ensure you find the right talent without significant delays
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We attract and evaluate talent through a rigorous process, ensuring we share qualified and highly engaged profiles
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Protecting your business reputation, and ensuring that your hiring needs are kept confidential
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Attract and Create more diverse workforce