Chief of Staff

About

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.

Role Overview

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.

What You'll Do

• 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

What You'll Bring

• 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
• 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
• 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

Salary

$180,000