Chief of Staff - UK

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 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 during diligence.
• Support integration planning and onboarding for newly acquired businesses.
• Execute value-creation plans once a deal closes.
• Support the Operating Leader on critical initiatives and executive decision-making.
• Build judgment and pattern recognition by working different business problems across a portfolio.

Required qualifications

• Recently graduated from a top MBA program (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.
• Demonstrated record of owning measurable outcomes.
• Exceptional communication and interpersonal judgment.
• Ability to synthesize complex information and influence senior stakeholders without formal authority.
• High learning agility and comfort with ambiguity.
• Low ego and high ownership.

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-calibre peers.
• Direct apprenticeship with senior operators.
• External executive coaching in Year 2.
• Mentorship from Operating Leaders.
• Fastest track to running a business via potential C-suite or HQ leadership roles.

Before you apply

• All candidates must apply through the official Careers site.
• Applications submitted outside of the applicant tracking system will not be reviewed.

About the company

Banyan Software is a permanent home for software businesses that serve specialized industries. It acquires and grows companies worldwide using a buy-grow-and-hold-for-life approach.