Group Commercial Director

Are you an ambitious, commercially driven leader ready to shape the future of one of the UK’s most exciting radio businesses? Do you thrive on building high-performing teams, driving transformational growth and leading with energy, pace and strategic clarity? Can you inspire people across multiple markets, execute ambitious commercial plans and make tough decisions with confidence in a highly competitive environment? Then this could be the opportunity for you.

At Communicorp UK, we put our people first. That’s why we offer great benefits including flexible working, career progression opportunities, healthcare, wellness initiatives, learning and development support and much more. We are home to some of the UK’s most exciting radio brands including Capital in Scotland and South Wales, Heart in Yorkshire, Hertfordshire and North Wales, Smooth across the North East, North West and East Midlands, as well as Radio X 90s.

We are now seeking an exceptional Group Commercial Director to lead our regional revenue commercial strategy and sales performance across the North East, North West, Yorkshire, East Midlands, North & Mid Wales, South Wales and Hertfordshire. Reporting directly to the CEO, this is a critical senior leadership role with responsibility for leading and developing multiple commercial teams, driving revenue growth across all markets and creating a high-performance culture that consistently delivers outstanding results.

We are looking for a visible, high-energy and commercially brave leader who knows how to create momentum, inspire teams and execute ambitious plans at pace. This role requires strategic capability, strong leadership presence and the resilience and edge needed to make difficult decisions when required.

The Role

As Group Commercial Director, you will provide strategic and operational leadership across multiple regional markets, ensuring all commercial teams are aligned and strongly engaged with a clear vision, strong performance culture and ambitious growth agenda. You will work closely with the CEO and senior leadership team to shape and deliver the commercial strategy for Communicorp UK, maximising revenue opportunities across our market-leading brands and multi-platform offering. You will be responsible for creating an environment where accountability, energy, collaboration and execution are embedded across every market and every team. This is not a role for someone who simply manages performance. We are looking for a transformational leader who can raise standards, challenge thinking, develop talent and inspire people to achieve more than they thought possible.

Key Responsibilities

• Lead and inspire commercial teams across multiple regions, creating a high-performance culture focused on ambition, accountability and delivery.
• Develop and execute a clear commercial growth strategy aligned to wider business objectives and market opportunities.
• Deliver strong revenue growth across all markets through effective leadership, strategic planning and disciplined execution.
• Build momentum and energy across the business, ensuring teams remain engaged, motivated, focused and commercially competitive.
• Coach, develop and challenge Commercial Directors and senior sales leaders to maximise team performance and individual capability.
• Create a winning and positive culture where high standards, pace and accountability are expected at every level of the business.
• Identify and unlock new commercial opportunities across broadcast, digital, partnerships, events and multi-platform solutions.
• Work closely with programming, marketing and operational leaders to ensure commercial objectives are aligned with audience growth and brand strategy.
• Lead major client and agency relationships, acting as a senior ambassador for Communicorp UK across the industry.
• Use strong commercial judgement and leadership edge to make difficult decisions confidently and effectively when required.
• Drive consistency, collaboration and best practice across all regions while recognising and responding to local market opportunities.
• Maintain a deep understanding of the competitive media landscape and proactively adapt commercial strategies to maximise market share and growth.

Your Experience

• You will be passionate and knowledgeable about radio and audio.
• You will be a proven senior commercial leader with significant experience leading multi-site sales operations within UK regional media.
• You will have a strong track record of delivering sustained revenue growth and executing ambitious commercial strategies successfully.
• You will bring exceptional leadership presence and the ability to inspire, motivate and energise teams across multiple regions.
• You will possess the resilience, commercial edge and decisiveness required to operate effectively in a fast-paced and highly competitive industry.
• You will have experience developing high-performing leaders and building cultures of accountability, ambition and execution.
• You will demonstrate excellent stakeholder management skills and the credibility to influence at executive, client and industry level.
• You will embody our values of Bravery, Integrity and Passion in the way you lead and operate.
• You will be highly driven, ambitious and motivated by building winning teams and delivering exceptional business outcomes.
• You will possess a deep understanding of the regional markets, customer behaviours and the competitive media landscape, using strong commercial insight to identify opportunities, build lasting client relationships and deliver solutions that drive business growth.

In Return, We Offer

• Hybrid working between home and office.
• Flexible working hours.
• Career progression routes.
• Learning and development opportunities.
• 25 days holiday plus access to our holiday buy and sell scheme.
• Pension.
• Healthcare.
• Competitive salary package.
• Performance-related bonus structure.
• Company car or car allowance.

This is a rare opportunity to join the senior leadership team at Communicorp UK and play a defining role in shaping the future commercial success of our business. If you believe you have the leadership capability, commercial drive and ambition to succeed as our next Group Commercial Director, we’d love to hear from you.