Job Description

boredpanda.com is one of the world's largest news and entertainment publishers — 160 million views a month, read in 17 languages. We're looking for a Chief Executive Officer to run it as a business: full ownership of the site's budget and results, a team of 70+ spanning content, monetization and partnerships, and a clear mandate to build the revenue streams that will carry the company through its next chapter. You'll report directly to our Group CEO.

boredpanda.com has built an enormous, loyal audience. The next chapter is about what we do with it. Your primary mandate is to make it one engine among several rather than the only one — identifying, testing and scaling new revenue lines: brand partnerships, premium content subscriptions, commerce and licensing, and models we haven't tried yet. You'll have the traffic, the brand, the team and the founders' backing. What we need is someone who can turn that into proven new revenue, fast, and who knows the difference between a promising test and a real business.

What You Will Do:

• Own boredpanda.com's commercial results — set the strategy, own the budget, and be accountable for the numbers;

• Operate within a broader group environment, actively managing key stakeholder relationships, aligning business priorities, and collaborating closely with Group Leadership;

• Lead the ideation and conceptualization of cutting-edge media/content projects, exploring opportunities for innovation and growth;

• Build and scale revenue beyond advertising: from business case and financial projections through launch to profitability;

• Lead a team of 70+ across content, monetization and partnerships — set the KPIs, build the structure, deliver the results;

• Develop strategic partnerships that open distribution, revenue or both;

• Ensure efficient operations: resource allocation, workflow, performance management and process improvement - run smoothly through the team and structure you build;

• Analyze performance metrics, audience engagement data, and workflow analytics to drive continuous improvement;

• Stay ahead of platform and market shifts — search, social, AI — and translate them into decisions.

What We Expect:

Must Have:

• Experience leading a company, business unit or large department with budget and P&L responsibility — ideally in a C-level or GM role;

• A track record in growth: marketing, audience distribution or monetization. This is the core of the job, not a bonus;

• Proven experience taking something new from zero to profitability — a product, a vertical, a revenue line, a company;

• Excellent leadership and communication skills, with the ability to inspire and guide multidisciplinary teams;

• Strategic mindset with the ability to think critically and identify business opportunities;

• Passion for innovation and growing new initiatives across different industries;

• Fluency in English and Lithuanian, written and spoken.
  

Strong Advantage:

• Digital publishing or media background;

• Hands-on experience with non-advertising revenue models: commerce, licensing, subscriptions, IP;

• Experience operating at scale — products with millions of monthly users.

What We Offer:

• Real ownership a business with a global audience, a mandate to change how it makes money, and the autonomy to do it;

• A share in the upside share options programme, so the value you build is partly yours;

• Direct access: you'll work with the founders, not through three layers of reporting;

• We'll foster your growth get encouraged to train your extra skills, talents or passion and apply them at work;

• We'll celebrate your success bonuses for weddings, childbirths, referred friends, and more;

• We'll give you memories immerse yourself in themed parties, team buildings, and other events.
  

Compensation: 8,000–12,000 EUR/gross per month and participation in our share options programme. We're open to discussing your expectations based on your background and experience.