Commercial Director of Dealer Solutions (Automotive Marketplace)

Location: Hybrid, based in the London office with regular time in the Brighton office

Company

hirify.global is a UK online car-selling marketplace connecting private sellers with more than 8,000 dealers through a technology-led auction platform.

What you will do

• Set the vision, strategy and goals for Transport, Payments and Dealer Finance, balancing growth, margin and customer experience.
• Own the Dealer Solutions P&L and prepare investment cases for the executive team.
• Lead the vehicle transport proposition, including capacity planning, logistics partner networks, commercial terms and performance management.
• Own the commercial performance of dealer payment products and partner with Product and Engineering on phased improvements.
• Shape and grow the dealer finance proposition, including stock funding, commercial modelling, partnerships and go-to-market planning.
• Set metrics and operating rhythms, lead specialist teams, manage partners and collaborate with Sales, Marketing, Operations, Product and Engineering.

Requirements

• Senior commercial leadership experience combining strategic thinking with operational delivery in a fast-moving environment.
• Ability to set and communicate commercial strategy and translate growth plans and constraints into a prioritised roadmap across multiple horizons.
• Proven experience owning a P&L or major commercial line in a high-growth, technology-led business, ideally a marketplace.
• Track record of running operational teams and improving performance as the business grows.
• Experience leading senior specialists and adapting between detailed involvement and strategic oversight.
• Pragmatic, outcome-driven mindset with strong ownership and business judgement.
• Ability to remain calm and decisive under operational pressure and address root causes afterward.
• Ability to align senior stakeholders and cross-functional teams around priorities and trade-offs, and explain complex commercial and operational topics clearly to executive and frontline audiences.
• Ability to work from the London office with regular time in the Brighton office.

Nice to have

• Experience in transport or payments.

Culture & Benefits

• Hybrid working across the London office and regular collaboration with operational teams in Brighton.
• Opportunity to join a fast-growing scale-up during a phase focused on scale, growth and profitability.
• Part of the senior leadership team, reporting directly to the Chief Operating Officer.
• Opportunity to shape services spanning transport, payments and dealer finance across a high-volume automotive marketplace.