Chief of Staff

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About Catalant: As the pioneer of Consulting 2.0, Catalant gives the world’s leading companies on-demand access to a community of highly vetted independent consultants and former operators.

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About Catalant:

As the pioneer of Consulting 2.0, Catalant gives the world’s leading companies on-demand access to a community of highly vetted independent consultants and former operators. Together, we deliver strategic solutions that solve our clients’ most important challenges through flexible and fit-to-purpose consulting engagements. Growing rapidly over the last 10 years, our client base now includes more than 30% of the Fortune 500, top private equity firms, and a range of other organizations seeking independent, external perspectives and professional expertise to help their businesses grow and succeed.

We’ve reimagined consulting for today’s world: it’s digitally enabled and powered by the insights and capabilities of over 100,000 seasoned professionals drawn from leading consultancies and global businesses Our consultants offer clients a competitive edge: actionable insights and hands-on support from leaders who have successfully solved similar problems before. Our business is lean, agile, and optimized to deliver best-in-class value in a way that disrupts how executives think about consulting.

Backed by world-class venture investors, we’re building the team that will take Catalant and the future of consulting to the next level.

Catalant is redefining the consulting industry. We’re growing fast on the back of an evolving strategy and disruption of the traditional consulting model, transitioning to an AI-native platform, and moving quickly to capture a $500B (and growing) market. Every company is looking for a new solution, and we have it.

As we lean into that strategy, we’re driving several high-priority initiatives that are core to accelerating the company’s growth and positioning. We’re bringing on a Chief of Staff to help drive execution across our most important work and operate at the intersection of the CEO’s priorities and the organization’s execution.

This is a high-visibility, high-impact role for someone who wants to be in the room where decisions are made, operate at the highest level of a fast-moving company, and leave a visible mark on outcomes. You’ll work directly with the CEO and senior leadership team, see across every function, and be trusted to act with the CEO’s authority in a wide range of situations.

The role will continuously evolve to partner with the CEO and leadership team on the most important priorities across the company. That will include work across several categories:

Drive Execution of Strategic Initiatives
Own the agenda, preparation, and follow-through for key initiative meetings, ensuring clear owners, decisions, timelines, follow-up action items, and accountability come out of every meeting
Drive cross-functional coordination across execution of the strategy; ensure involvement of the right stakeholders and surface and ensure resolution of dependencies and blockersTrack commitments made at the leadership level and proactively follow up and ensure accountability; flag what’s at risk early before it becomes a problem so we can exceed our goals
Run the Strategic Operating and Planning Cadence
Partner with the CEO and leadership team to design and drive quarterly, bi-annual, and annual planning processes
Own the execution of key cross-functional leadership meetings and updates — ensuring the right data, analysis, and pre-reads are in place and circulated in a timely manner to drive honest and open discussion and real decision-making, not just status reporting
Continuously improve the operating rhythm of the leadership team so meetings are disciplined, follow-through is consistent, and the team operates with both thoughtful planning and urgency in execution
Drive Company-wide Strategic Alignment
Partner with the CEO on all-hands presentations and company-wide updates, focusing on the articulation of strategic priorities and goals, from first draft through delivery
Review and refine leadership team communications regarding major strategic initiatives to ensure alignment with the company’s goals and strategy, and to drive clear and thoughtful prioritization.
Bridge information gaps between functions and levels of the organization specifically in regard to progress against goals, ensuring the right people understand the “why” behind strategic decisions
Support Board Engagement
Partner with the CEO to prepare for board meetings, coordinating across leadership for materials, ensuring narrative consistency, and managing the end-to-end board prep process
Own the logistics and communication cadence around board and investor interactions
Prepare briefing materials and pre-reads that reflect the CEO’s priorities and point of view accurately
Own Strategic Projects
Personally lead specific high-priority projects in support of the company’s strategy and objectives, from scoping through completion
Work directly with leadership team members to drive execution, resolve blockers, and deliver outcomes
Take on a rotating portfolio of work as the company’s priorities evolve
Provide CEO Leverage
Prepare the CEO for high-stakes meetings, board interactions, and external conversations
Attend meetings as the CEO’s proxy where appropriate; represent the CEO’s point of view accurately and credibly
Systematically identify and absorb work that doesn’t require CEO-level involvement — expanding the pace and scope of what the CEO can accomplish

Experience
5 - 10 years experience, which must include management consulting and may also include strategy, operations, or prior Chief of Staff roles
Has operated in a fast-paced environment and worked with and influenced senior stakeholders
Experience owning cross-functional programs or initiatives end-to-end
Hands-on experience with AI tools and strong interest in building deep AI expertise and applying it across every dimension of the role
Capabilities
Experience using AI and incorporating it into how you work, with real eagerness for continuously understanding best practices and how you can leverage it further
Exceptional written and verbal communication. Writes at a high level and consistently raises the quality of others’ communications
Strong operating instincts. Knows how to get things done across an organization without formal authority
Proven ability to build trusting relationships and operate with honesty and integrity
High judgment and discretion. Handles sensitive information and navigates political dynamics with maturity
Systems thinker. Sees the whole picture, identifies leverage points, builds processes that stick rather than one-off fixes
Highly organized without being rigid. Can hold many moving parts without losing sight of what actually matters
Comfortable operating from a customer-first perspective and working iteratively as the strategy evolves
Detail oriented. Gets the small things right and doesn’t let them fall through the cracks
Character
Willing to push back at any level of the organization. Focused on what’s right, not what’s easy
Low ego, high standards. Cares about outcomes more than credit or checking the box
Energized by ambiguity and a role that will evolve. Not looking for a prescribed job description