commercial leadership search for fashion & beauty

the moment instinct
stops being enough.

modernity connects senior commercial leaders with founder-led fashion and beauty brands, at the precise moment commercial complexity demands structure.

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what we do

executive search connecting scaling
lifestyle brands to their commercial brain.

we work exclusively on a retained basis, deeply embedded, advisory, and fully committed to finding the right person for your brand at the right moment.

one
retained only

we're selective about the searches we take on. every role we commit to gets our full attention. we only ever work within our niche, so when we're on your brief, we know exactly where to look and who to approach.

two
finding the unfindable

the best commercial leaders in fashion and beauty are embedded and performing. the right approach matters. identifying them, approaching them with discretion, and persuading them to consider a move takes a different kind of process. we know where they are, and we know how to reach them.

three
you'll only ever see the right people

retained search gives us the time to be thorough. you'll only ever see candidates we believe in - people we've spoken to properly and would genuinely recommend.

who we work with

built for brands that are ready
to build commercial structure.

for founders
scaling fashion & beauty brands

founder-led and pe-backed brands at the point where commercial complexity outpaces instinct. multi-channel. margin-focused. ready to build structure.

founder-led pe-backed multi-channel dtc + retail + wholesale margin pressure
for candidates
senior commercial leaders

senior commercial leaders who have built structure within scaling brands. merchandising, planning, buying, trading, wholesale and retail operations. people who've owned the commercial function end to end, improved margin under pressure, and thrive reporting to founders and boards.

head of merchandising head of buying head of planning trading director buying director head of buying & merchandising director of merchandising head of commercial planning commercial director chief merchandising officer chief commercial officer

about molly.

i'm molly, founder of modernity. i know recruitment, and i know what a great hire looks like. i've spent my career doing it, and i'm good at it.

for a long time i did it in the wrong industry. i've followed fashion and beauty my whole life, the brands, the founders, the decisions behind them. becoming a mum made me want to build something that reflected that properly. something focused, specialist, and completely my own.

modernity is that thing. retained, specialist, and built around one simple idea: that the right commercial hire changes everything.

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let's start a conversation.

outgrown instinct? or a commercial leader ready for what's next? either way, let's start a conversation.

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