Chief of Staff, Homebuilder Solutions
Position Summary
Constellation Software is looking for a Chief of Staff. This role will report to the President of our Homebuilder Solutions Portfolio and work closely with all department leads, including sales, marketing, finance, and development. Your role will be to source and analyze investment opportunities, execute strategic product roadmaps, and drive growth initiatives for the business. This role is designed to help you develop an understanding of investing in, operating, and growing vertical-market software businesses.
In this role, you will help support the sourcing, integration, management, and growth of businesses within the portfolio. Duties and responsibilities include:
Support M&A activities: including opportunity development, evaluating contracts, finance, and operations review. You will gain exposure to the entire software acquisition cycle, ranging from evaluation of acquisition opportunities, financial modelling, due diligence, and post-close integration activities.
Lead initiatives and special projects: provide value-added insight into the performance of each business. Identify opportunities for improvement or best practice sharing with other Perseus businesses.
Financial Analysis: complete financial modelling and prepare analysis for presentations. Draw insights based on analysis performed, provide insight into possible improvements. Work with cross-functional finance resources to participate in quarterly business reviews, improve financial and operational performance metrics.
Operational Support: work with cross-functional teams to review monthly and quarterly business performances and improvements. Assist in developing effective action plans to implement, track, and assess the performance of acquisitions and organic growth initiatives.
Education and Experience:
Min. two years in management consulting, finance, operations, (including strategy, integration, financial advisory), private equity, or investment banking.
Undergraduate degree in business or an MBA, CFA, or CPA.
Ability to establish credibility with senior business leaders
Experience leading others
Demonstrated curiosity about how businesses operate and an aptitude for assessing their strengths, risks, and overall quality.
Proven research, analytical, and financial modelling skills, including a high degree of competency in Microsoft Excel
Comfortable with ambiguity and limited oversight; able to proactively identify opportunities to leverage skill set
Able to work independently and seek out guidance and learning/development opportunities from colleagues
Desire to carve a long-term career path at Constellation Software
Applicants with disabilities who would like to require a reasonable accommodation related to any part of the application process may contact us at Perseus_HR@constellationhbs.com.