Chief of Staff – High-Growth Private Equity

Knightsbridge Recruitment - Angela Mortimer Plc Group; City Of London; On-site; GBP 100,000 - 125,000; Full time

Job summary

A dynamic private equity firm in the UK is seeking an exceptional Interim Chief of Staff to partner with the CEO. This role involves strengthening operational performance across portfolio companies, leading growth initiatives, and producing high-quality strategic materials. Ideal candidates come from a strategy consulting background with experience in operational improvement. This position offers significant responsibility and influence in a fast-scaling organization.

Benefits

Direct exposure to senior leadership

High-impact role

Qualifications

• Experience in operational improvement, transformation, or value creation.
• Comfortable leading complex projects and working cross-functionally.
• High-intensity operator with strong organisational discipline.

Responsibilities

• Strengthen operational performance across multiple portfolio companies.
• Lead cross-functional initiatives focused on growth, efficiency, and transformation.
• Produce high-quality board materials and manage confidential projects.

Skills

Strategic thinking

Operational improvement

Analytical skills

Problem-solving

Cross-functional leadership

Education

Background in strategy consulting

Job description

*IMMEDIATELY AVAILABLE CANDIDATES ONLY – 3 MONTH FTC*

A dynamic, founder-led, boutique private equity firm is seeking an exceptional Interim Chief of Staff to partner directly with the CEO and help drive performance, structure, and execution excellence across a diverse portfolio of UK businesses. This is a rare opportunity to play a pivotal strategic and operational role in a fast-scaling organisation with ambitions for significant growth. The position is highly influential, hands-on, and suited to someone who thrives in a high-intensity, results-driven environment.

Key Responsibilities

• Strengthen operational performance across multiple portfolio companies, improving KPIs, reporting, and execution discipline.
• Lead cross-functional initiatives focused on growth, efficiency, and transformation.
• Act as a strategic and operational proxy for the CEO, ensuring clarity, alignment, and strong follow-through.
• Introduce scalable operating systems, processes, and dashboards to professionalise the organisation.
• Drive a culture of accountability, high performance, and structured operating discipline.
• Support leadership development, organisational design, and continuous improvement across the group.
• Produce high-quality board materials, strategic papers, and CEO briefings; manage confidential projects.

Candidate Profile

• Background in strategy consulting (e.g., MBB, tier-1 or tier-2 consulting) or equivalent high-rigour environment.
• Experience in operational improvement, transformation, or value creation.
• Strong analytical, structured thinking and problem-solving capability.
• Comfortable leading complex projects and working cross-functionally with senior stakeholders.
• High-intensity operator with strong organisational discipline, emotional intelligence, and sound judgement.

Why Join

• Direct exposure to a founder-CEO and senior leadership across multiple sectors.
• High-impact role with significant responsibility from day one.
• Opportunity to shape how an ambitious organisation scales.

Interviewing now, apply ASAP!