I'm gutted. Would have loved this job, and really liked the company - and though it's more junior than my last role (head of vs director) it would have really helped me round out my experience in the long run.
"Though your achievements are impressive, they didn't exactly align with what we're looking for in this particular role.
There are two main reasons as to why it would not work and they have nothing to do with your impressive skillset.
Timing: sometimes it just doesn't work out for the role you want and what we have available. It doesn't mean that you are not qualified or capable of handling the role
Experience: we feel that this role requires a person with more recent hands on experience and our concern was this would not be enough of a challenge for you"