Banyan Software - Chief of Staff - UK
Requirements
• Must-Haves • Must-Haves • Recently graduated from a top MBA program. This cycle is not open to first-year MBA students. • 2–5 years of pre-MBA experience in an operating role (product, business operations, portfolio operations, or value creation), management consulting, private equity, or investment banking, with a demonstrated record of owning measurable outcomes. • Exceptional communication and interpersonal judgment, with the ability to synthesize complex information and influence senior stakeholders without relying on formal authority. • High learning agility and comfort with ambiguity. You get smart quickly in unfamiliar areas, prioritize what matters, and move from analysis to action. • Low ego and high ownership. You are ambitious but humble, seek feedback, build trust quickly, and are motivated by the work of operating a business rather than by title. • Nice-to-Haves • Nice-to-Haves • Experience in software, SaaS, or another recurring revenue business. Familiarity with vertical software economics is an advantage. • Experience leading a team. Direct people management is not required; this role initially relies on leadership through influence.
Responsibilities
• Portfolio Value Creation • Partner with CEOs and functional leaders across multiple operating companies to identify priorities and implement the Banyan Operating System, turning strategy into measurable operational improvements. • Lead high-impact, cross-functional projects across product, go-to-market, sales, marketing, pricing, and customer success as the right hand to Leader. • M&A and Integration • M&A and Integration • Gain exposure to Banyan’s acquisition process, including value-creation plan framing during diligence. • Support integration planning and onboarding for newly acquired businesses, helping establish operating rhythms and priorities while respecting what already makes each business work. • Help execute the value-creation plan once a deal closes, turning the diligence thesis into the specific operating bets a business needs to win in year one. • Executive Partnership • Support your Operating Leader on critical initiatives, executive decision-making, and cross-company collaboration, frequently influencing outcomes without formal authority or direct reports. • Build the judgment, breadth, and pattern recognition required for future general management by working different business problems across a portfolio of vertical software companies.
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