Small company opportunity

[covmutley]

I work for a consultancy of circa 400 people. Im doing pretty well and it's going well for me overall. I seem to have a future there. But as the company has grown its become more corporate. I'm enjoying it less and I know some at the top feel the same, and i suspect they will probably sell the business in a year or 2. Increasing admin and policy an issue too.

I may have the opportunity to join a much smaller company of circa 15. They've been established 15 years and plodding along, you could say. Not exactly industry leading. I would be going to effectively head up the largest of the three disciplines they do. In someways a sideways step, but also maybe a nice opportunity. So testing waters.

Had an initial chat with the md (who is maybe 60) and im going back next week in person. I dont think the salary would be higher, and so I pretty much told him I want some upside, such as ownership at some point. He said it was the right question to ask and he understood. I don't expect anything from day 1. He didn't say no!

What I'm seeking thoughts on is what questions I should be asking him at the next meeting? And what could a pathway to some ownership look like? Perhaps a verbal 'in principle', or a commitment? Maybe a time frame.

Id be interested if anyone has been in a similar situation?

[covmutley]

Thanks, that's already a lot more structured approach than I was perhaps thinking at first.

Not done this before and very early days of course, but the more I think about it if my salary is not going up, why would I move unless there's something set down from day 1.