Interim Chief Executive Officer

Interim Chief Executive Officer

Location Lockwood, Montana 59101 Date Posted July 07, 2026 Job ID 15015 Employment Type Contract Pay rate $85/hour

Scion Staffing has been engaged to conduct a search for an Interim Chief Executive Officer on behalf of a fast-growing consumer products company specializing in innovative pet products. This is a hybrid opportunity based in Billings, Montana, with an anticipated interim engagement of approximately six months.

POSITION OVERVIEW:

The Interim Chief Executive Officer will provide executive leadership during a pivotal period as the organization prepares for its next stage of growth and a potential future acquisition. This executive will partner closely with the owner to stabilize operations, strengthen organizational infrastructure, improve financial and operational controls, and build accountability across the business. This is an exceptional opportunity for a hands-on leader who enjoys driving meaningful organizational transformation within a growing entrepreneurial company.

PERKS:

• Pay is $85/hour.
• Approximately six-month engagement with the opportunity to make a lasting organizational impact.
• Hybrid work environment with a flexible executive schedule.
• Opportunity to lead a growing consumer products company through a critical period of operational transformation and strategic growth.
• Work closely with an engaged founder to help position the business for long-term success.

RESPONSIBILITIES:

• Provide executive leadership by overseeing day-to-day operations, organizational restructuring, strategic planning, and overall business performance.
• Strengthen operational infrastructure by improving processes, accountability, compliance, internal controls, and warehouse operations.
• Partner with accounting leadership and external advisors to improve financial reporting, business controls, tax cleanup efforts, and overall financial performance.
• Lead, mentor, and develop employees while fostering accountability, collaboration, and trust across the organization.
• Prepare the organization for a future acquisition by implementing scalable systems, improving operational efficiency, and supporting long-term business objectives.
• Maintain strong relationships with the owner, employees, manufacturing partners, and key stakeholders while exercising executive decision-making authority within established guidelines.

QUALIFICATIONS:

• Executive leadership experience as a CEO, President, COO, General Manager, or comparable organizational leader.
• Strong background in operations, financial oversight, organizational transformation, and change management.
• Experience leading growing organizations and preparing businesses for acquisition, succession, or significant organizational transitions.
• Hands-on leadership style with exceptional communication skills, sound judgment, and the ability to build trust across all levels of an organization.
• Experience within consumer products, manufacturing, distribution, warehouse operations, e-commerce, or related industries is highly valued.

COMPENSATION AND BENEFITS:

• $85/hour.
• Approximately six-month interim engagement, with the potential for extension based on business needs.
• Hybrid work environment based in Billings, Montana.
• Flexible executive schedule.
• Opportunity to lead a growing organization during a high-impact executive engagement.

HOW TO APPLY:

For immediate consideration, please submit your resume here!

ABOUT OUR SEARCH FIRM:

Scion Staffing is a national award-winning staffing firm! Since 2006, we have had the pleasure of successfully placing thousands of talented professionals with amazing career opportunities. Through our innovative team building and recruiting solutions, we bridge the gap in executive leadership searches, direct hire recruiting, interim leadership placement, and temporary professional staffing. We are proud to be part of the Forbes lists of the Best Recruitment Firms and the Best Executive Search Firms in America. Additionally, Scion has been recognized as a ClearlyRated Best of Staffing firm as well as a top recruitment firm by The Business Times. Additional information about our firm can also be found online.

Scion Staffing, Inc. is an equal opportunity employer and service provider and does not discriminate based on race, religion, gender, gender identity, national origin, citizenship status, sexual orientation, disability, political affiliation or belief, or any other protected class. We are committed to the principles of Equal Opportunity Employment and are dedicated to making employment decisions based on merit and value, for ourselves, our client companies, and the candidates we represent. For opportunities located in a region that have enacted fair chance, arrest or conviction-based employment ordinances, Scion Staffing proactively follows the enacted guidance and considers for employment all qualified applications with arrest and conviction records. We engage in socially conscious business practices and believe that diverse, equitable, inclusive, and non-biased talent and recruitment processes are foundational to the success of Scion as well as every client organization with whom we partner.