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Target Company Summit Retail Group · Chicago, IL · $180M Revenue · ~1,200 Employees · Private
Engine 06 · Seasonal Timing
What to hunt right now
Urgency URGENT
Segment Mid-Market Retail / E-Commerce — Chicago + Midwest
Why Now Q4 holiday hiring budgets lock by June 30. Retail ops and tech decisions are being made right now — not in August.
Timeline Act this week. Window closes in under 45 days.
Handoff Query Mid-market Retail, new ops/tech leadership Q1–Q2 2026, Chicago + Midwest
Engine 01 · Role Validation
Hiring activity confirmed
CompanyLocationRoleDays OpenOrg VerifiedRole Verified
Summit Retail Group Chicago, IL Director, E-Commerce Technology 67 days YES YES
Summit Retail Group Chicago, IL Senior AI/ML Engineer 38 days YES YES
Engine 02 · Buying Signals
Verified buying signal detected
Hiring & HR Distress
HIGH
New COO Jennifer Marsh — April 3, 2026
3 director roles posted within 10 days · CMO seat open since March · Internal TA: 2 recruiters
Engine 03 · Signal Audit
Independent verification complete
Re-Verification VERIFIED
Independent Sources Chicago Tribune Business Desk (April 5, 2026) · Marsh LinkedIn announcement (April 3, 2026)
Timeline Current — 41 days ago. Well within the 90-day action window.
Pillar Confirmed Hiring & HR Distress — categorization accurate
Outreach Notes Three open roles posted April 5–7 independently corroborate the rebuild signal. Move this week.
Engine 04 · Intelligence Hub
Eight-pillar file complete
Executive Layer
David Chen CEO · Since 2019
Jennifer Marsh COO · NEW <45d
Ryan Okafor VP Technology · Since 2023
Lisa Park VP Merchandising · Since 2022
CMO Open — departed March 2026
Staffing Posture
MSP / VMS None detected
Internal TA 2 recruiters (LinkedIn estimate)
Agency History 1 contractor placement visible on LinkedIn
Open Roles 4 active · 2 open 60+ days
Recent News (90 days)
COO hire announced · CMO seat open · Q1 earnings: "investing in operations and digital capability"
Engine 05 · Outreach
Three-touch campaign — ready to send
Contact Ryan Okafor · VP Technology · Summit Retail Group
Why This Person Marsh's ops rebuild runs through technology first — Okafor owns the function and will be hiring before anyone else.
Touch 1 · LinkedIn
"Hi Ryan — noticed Summit just brought in Jennifer Marsh as COO. New ops leadership at retail usually means a fast tech hiring sprint. We've helped similar groups scale in under 30 days. Worth a quick chat this week?"
Touch 2 · Email
Subject: Summit's Q2 tech build
"Hi Ryan, Jennifer Marsh's arrival caught our attention — a new COO from enterprise retail typically triggers a fast technology hiring sprint, and Summit's open roles confirm it's already in motion. We've helped four similar mid-market retail groups scale tech teams in under 30 days, without the agency runaround. Are you the right person to connect on this, or would you point me to someone else? 15 minutes this week?"
Touch 3 · Call Script
Live: "Ryan, hi — this is [Name] from [Agency]. We work with retail tech leaders on fast hiring builds, and Marsh coming in as COO put Summit on our radar. We've helped three Chicago-area groups scale their tech orgs in Q2. Do you have 10 minutes to see if it's relevant?"
Voicemail: "Ryan, [Name] from [Agency] — Summit's COO hire caught our attention. We help retail tech teams scale fast when leadership changes trigger a build. Call me back at [number] — worth two minutes."
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