Chief of Staff (Commercial Strategy & CDD Focus)
Location: London
Industry: Climate-Tech / Venture Studio / Early-Stage Advisory
About the Role
Our client is a fast-growing advisory and venture-building platform supporting early-stage climate-tech and environmental-impact startups.
They work closely with founders from Seed to Series A, providing hands-on commercial expertise, fractional commercial executives, go-to-market support, and fundraising advisory. The business operates at the intersection of strategy consulting, venture building, and early-stage investing.
They are now looking to hire a Chief of Staff to work directly with the founders and leadership team.
Key Responsibilities
* Lead and structure commercial due diligence (CDD) on prospective startups: market sizing, customer/partner validation, competitive landscape analysis, and business model assessment.
* Serve as a strategic partner to the founders—supporting priority setting, operational planning, and internal process optimisation.
* Coordinate workflows across client advisory projects, commercial-exec placements, and investor-facing deliverables.
* Prepare commercial assessments, investment memos, and strategic recommendations.
* Support client fundraising: pitch-deck development, commercial KPIs, go-to-market validation, and narrative building.
* Manage internal reporting, OKRs, analytics, and performance tracking.
* Oversee onboarding, scoping, and quality control for all project engagements.
* Act as the central communication hub between founders, clients, commercial executives, and investors.
Candidate Profile
* 3–6+ years in commercial due diligence, strategy consulting, corporate development, or venture.
* Strong analytical capability across market research, business model evaluation, segmentation, and competitive analysis.
* Experience with technology, industrial innovation, or climate-tech is beneficial but not required.
* Excellent communication and stakeholder-management skills.
* Highly organised, structured, and effective at managing multiple concurrent workstreams.
* Thrives in fast-paced, ambiguous, entrepreneurial environments.
* Proactive, resourceful, and comfortable acting as a thought-partner to senior leadership.
What’s on Offer
* A strategic role with high visibility and direct influence on company direction.
* Exposure to cutting-edge climate-tech and impact-driven startups.
* Opportunity to shape internal operations and advisory delivery at a scaling venture platform.
* Mission-driven environment focused on solving real environmental challenges.
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