Targeted Executive Search & Candidate Assessment
Identification, engagement and rigorous assessment of senior finance professionals against Decathlon Australia’s technical, commercial and leadership requirements.
Workforce
Building High-Performing Financial Leadership for a Global Retail Powerhouse
ClientDecathlon Australia
- Brand
- Industry
- Region
- Headquarters
- Decathlon Australia
- Sporting Goods Retail
- Melbourne & Sydney, Australia
- France (Global HQ)
Decathlon is a global sporting goods retailer operating across more than 60 countries. As its Australian business entered its next phase of growth, the company required stronger financial leadership to support operational scale, commercial decision-making and long-term market development.
The Challenge
Building Financial Leadership to Support Business Growth
As Decathlon Australia continued to grow, its Chief Financial Officer needed to appoint both a Financial Controller and Finance Manager capable of combining strong technical expertise with commercial leadership. The engagement required attracting high-calibre talent across Melbourne and Sydney while remaining aligned with market conditions and competitive remuneration expectations.
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Senior Finance Roles
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Australian Markets Benchmarked
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Strategic CFO Partnership
Our Approach
Executive Search with Strategic Advisory
Spearsage partnered directly with Decathlon Australia's CFO, providing strategic talent advisory and executive search support across three integrated workstreams. The engagement combined role calibration, remuneration benchmarking and targeted executive search to secure finance leaders aligned with the company's technical requirements, commercial objectives and long-term growth strategy.
Remuneration Benchmarking & Market Intelligence
Analysis of candidate availability, salary expectations and market conditions across Melbourne and Sydney to support realistic role positioning and competitive offers.
CFO Advisory & Offer Management
Direct advisory support to the CFO throughout candidate selection, remuneration calibration, offer development and final appointment negotiations.
Results
Delivering Leadership Outcomes That Matter
The engagement successfully delivered both senior finance appointments while providing the CFO with strategic market insight, remuneration confidence and a seamless executive search process. Every objective of the engagement was achieved, strengthening Decathlon Australia's finance leadership capability for its next phase of growth.
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Finance Leaders Appointed
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Australian Cities Covered Simultaneously
- Financial Controller and Finance Manager successfully appointed, strengthening Decathlon Australia’s finance leadership capability across Melbourne and Sydney.
- Competitive remuneration structures developed to balance commercial discipline with the need to attract high-calibre finance professionals in two distinct talent markets.
- Candidate assessment and appointment decisions supported by current market intelligence, remuneration benchmarking and Australian hiring practices.
- A streamlined end-to-end executive search process reduced the CFO’s recruitment workload and enabled greater focus on strategic and operational priorities.
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