Chief of Staff - Executive Leadership Program

The role

You will work as a right hand to an Operating Leader to drive value creation across a portfolio of software businesses. You will lead cross-functional projects, support M&A integration, and partner with CEOs to implement operational improvements.

What you will do

• Partner with CEOs and functional leaders to implement the Banyan Operating System
• Lead high-impact, cross-functional projects across product, go-to-market, sales, marketing, pricing, and customer success
• Gain exposure to the acquisition process and value-creation plan framing
• Support integration planning and onboarding for newly acquired businesses
• Execute value-creation plans once a deal closes
• Support Operating Leader on critical initiatives and executive decision-making

Required qualifications

• Graduating or recently graduated from a top MBA program
• 2–5 years of pre-MBA experience in an operating role, management consulting, private equity, or investment banking
• Exceptional communication and interpersonal judgment
• High learning agility and comfort with ambiguity
• Low ego and high ownership
• US or Canadian work authorization

Nice to have

• Experience in software, SaaS, or another recurring revenue business
• Familiarity with vertical software economics
• Experience leading a team

Benefits

• Cohort of high-caliber peers
• Direct apprenticeship with senior operators
• External executive coaching in Year 2
• Mentorship from Operating Leaders
• Fast track to C-suite or leadership roles

Before you apply

• This cycle is not open to first-year MBA students
• All candidates must apply through the official Careers site

About the company

Banyan Software acquires and grows software businesses that serve specialized industries using a buy-grow-and-hold-for-life approach. Founded in 2016, it operates more than 120 portfolio companies across North and South America, Europe, and APAC.