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March 27, 2023
by a searcher from University of Virginia-Darden - Darden School of Business in Richmond, VA, USA
Chief of Staff
Full-Time position targeting 18 months in duration (or longer if desired)
PE-backed company -- Recently recapitalized a successful traditional search fund and positioned for significant acquisitive growth
This position is based in the Southeast USA – which is a new growth region for our company
Please fill out this questionnaire here if interested: https://forms.office.com/r/LHEg1hxzZ9
Background:
• Botanical Designs is a leader in design, installation, and maintenance of living walls, moss walls, interior plant, exterior landscaping, and holiday décor for commercial clients. We are a B2B recurring revenue services company. See www.botanicaldesigns.com www.greenwalls.com www.mccaren.com – current branches are Seattle, Minneapolis, Denver with more on the way
• PE-backed by Beach Point Capital with significant dry-powder for acquisitive growth
• High-growth phase, with company looking to triple in size in the next 3 years, mainly through acquisition and scaling nationally. We need to add highly talented team members to support this growth.
• Experienced executive team -- CEO and COO guided Botanical Designs through a successful traditional search fund operating phase, which returned strong returns to the original search investors
o Achieved through both organic and M&A activities
o Have acquired 4 companies to date
• Direct mentorship from CEO and COO, including aspects of General Management, Tech-enablement of a recurring revenue services business, M&A evaluation and integration, Private Equity reporting and board meetings, and more.
Accountabilities:
• Support executive leadership team with special projects
• Support integration of key acquisition in the Southeast by being on site full time
• Participate in M&A through supporting evaluation and diligence of M&A targets
• Support integration and implementation of tech-enablement systems (accounting system, SalesForce, MSFT 365, etc) to make the company more scalable
• Path to regional leadership and general management
Report to the Chief Operating Officer Support CEO and CFO as well
Requirements:
• MBA or relevant work experience in industry, military, or equivalent
• Interest in entrepreneurship and / or small business ownership in the future
• Strong affinity for tech-enablement systems
• Go-getter who can be hugely successful as both an Individual Contributor and a Leader
Benefits include healthcare, dental, vision, 401(k) with match, life insurance, relocation assistance, Paid Time Off, and more
After 12 months -- Path to Regional Leadership with P&L ownership, or introductions relevant to supporting candidate’s career elsewhere
Please fill out this questionnaire here if interested: https://forms.office.com/r/LHEg1hxzZ9
from Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute in New York, NY, USA