Banyan Software
CEO - Simunix
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CEO – Simunix (UK)
About Simunix
Since 1998, Simunix has equipped UK private and public sector organisations with intelligence tools to prevent and protect against fraud, identity theft, and misrepresentation in the digital economy.
Our solutions help customers:
- Verify, accept, or reject information provided by prospective customers or subjects under investigation
- Support UK police forces (three-quarters rely on our data) in locating individuals, verifying whereabouts, and checking factual accounts
- Serve high-profile industries, including financial services, debt recovery, property, and regulated markets
With personalised customer relationships at its core, our mission is ensuring our clients’ operations stay secure and trustworthy.
The Opportunity
This rare leadership role offers a chance to:
- Take the helm of a profitable, industry-leading data business and accelerate its next stage of growth
- Report directly to a Banyan Operating Leader with full operational authority
- Leverage Banyan’s AI expertise and operational discipline to elevate performance
What You’ll Drive
You’ll transform Simunix into a growth-focused business by:
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Strategy & Commercial Expansion
- Shape long-term strategic direction, competitive positioning, and market tactics
- Deliver revenue growth across retention, expansion, pricing, and new-customer acquisition
- Build a scalable go-to-market engine to unlock double-digit growth, reducing dependency on legacy customers
Key focus areas:
- Expand from policing into adjacent public sector (healthcare, local authorities) and private sector markets (financial services, AML, KYC, ID verification)
- Develop AI-powered positioning for products to create a lasting competitive advantage
- Optimise pricing and packaging to reflect the value of data-driven intelligence
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Product & Tech Leadership
- Direct product roadmap alignment with customer needs and market dynamics
- Amalgamate with operational and technical leadership to execute strategic product goals
- Accelerate readiness for **financial services’, with emphasis on AI-first initiatives (automation, predictive insights, fraud-conditioning workflows)
- Balance built-vs-bought decisions under resource constraints
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Team & Operational Excellence
- Lead a high-functioning, 15-person commercial team with a focus on sales execution and accountability
- Ensure structured decision rights, execution cadences, and frameworks to improve efficiency without disrupting proven processes
- While respecting a founder-driven legacy, channel new commercial momentum
Who We’re Looking For
We seek a ** seasoned commercial executor with a product-first mindset**, generating value at the intersection of AI innovation and established industry expertise. Ideally, you’re experienced navigating regulated, public-sector environments alongside private-sector growth.
Core Expectations
✅ Hands-on leader suited for a small, established business, requiring initiative and commercial substance. Position ideal for first-time CEOs or traction-makers ready to own an end-to-end P&L. ✅ Track record of go-to-market execution and product strategy integration for B2B SaaS/data business. ✅ Demonstrable ability to uplift retention, acquisition, and margin-over-time while selling into a mix of public and private sectors. ✅ AI expertise—capable of integrating AI-foresight into product development, operational workflows, and go-to-market success. ✅ Strong track record of price discovery and marginal expansion—taking from incremental gains to durable strategy change. ✅ Culture of talent development, transforming teams to improve performance trajectories.
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Key Skills
- Chaired or P&L-accountable roles in fraud detection, identity verification, Govtech, RegTech, or Regulated Finance—a plus.
- Comfortable influencing buy-side strategies (government contracting, compliance-driven providers, financial institutions).
- Credible executive presence to align with investors and senior stakeholders.
What We Offer
Competitive Remuneration & Flexibility:
- Base salary: £120,000, plus £30,000 performance-target bonus
- Long-term incentives in phantom equity, co-creative with the new leadership team
Business Ownership & Partnering:
- Complete operational autonomy to shape an established, profitable portfolio
- Backed by Banyan’s expertise in tech, AI, and operational scale
Impact & Alignment: Embrace a purpose-driven mission with simulated wealth transfer for global change—one that prioritises equitability and sustainable direction.
Diversity, Equity & Inclusion (DE&I)
Banyan is DE&I-certified and remains committed to continuous progress. Our policies never discriminate based on race, religion, gender, orientation, or abilities.
Recruitment Compliance
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For further inquiries or access assistance, contact: [careers@banyansoftware.com]—your diligence ensures a secure application process.
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