Managing Director, Consumer

As the pioneer of Consulting 2.0, Catalant gives the world’s leading companies on-demand access to a community of highly vetted independent consultants and former operators. From individual consultants to full project teams, we deliver the right expertise to solve our clients’ most important challenges. Our clients include more than 30% of the Fortune 500, top private equity firms, and global consultancies, all seeking a more flexible, cost-effective way to get high-impact work done.

We’ve reimagined consulting for today’s world: it’s digitally enabled, fit-for-purpose, and designed to deliver outcomes, not just hours. Our proprietary platform powers our ability to connect companies with Catalant Experts and Teams who’ve solved similar problems before. Backed by world-class venture investors, we’re building the team that will take Catalant and the future of consulting to the next level.

Catalant Technologies is seeking a Managing Director to lead our Consumer Client Community team. This executive will own go-to-market strategy, business development, and client engagement within the Consumer/CPG industry vertical. The role is responsible for driving revenue growth by positioning Catalant as a strategic alternative to traditional consulting models, competing directly with MBB, Big 4, and large advisory firms.

• Industry Vertical Leadership
• Own the end-to-end sales strategy for an assigned industry vertical, including segmentation, target account planning, and pipeline development.
• Position Catalant as a disruptive competitor to large consulting firms by emphasizing agility, cost-efficiency, and access to top independent talent.
• Partner with Catalant’s product, marketing, and expert network teams to tailor offerings to industry-specific client needs.

• Sales & Revenue Growth
• Lead, coach, and scale a team of Sales Directors, Client Partners and Associates focused on enterprise accounts in the vertical.
• Establish and drive aggressive revenue targets, capturing wallet share from Fortune 1000 clients typically served by MBB and Big 4 firms.
• Guide strategic pursuits, RFP responses, and proposal development, ensuring competitive differentiation.

• Client Engagement & Thought Leadership
• Build C-suite and senior executive relationships across target accounts to influence strategy and drive adoption of Catalant’s model.
• Act as an industry thought leader, representing Catalant at conferences, client forums, and sector-specific events.
• Ensure delivery excellence and account growth.

• Team Development
• Recruit, mentor, and retain top sales talent with consulting or enterprise services backgrounds.
• Create a culture of performance, accountability, and consultative selling.
• Provide coaching and enablement to help the team position Catalant against entrenched consulting incumbents.

• Forecasting & Analytics
• Own vertical P&L accountability, including pipeline management, forecasting accuracy, and quarterly business reviews with the executive team.
• Use data to drive decision-making and optimize sales productivity across the vertical.

• 15+ years of progressive experience in consulting, professional services, or enterprise sales, with significant exposure to management consulting competitive dynamics.
• Demonstrated success leading teams that sell into the C-suite of Fortune 500 or Global 2000 companies.
• Strong understanding of industry-specific business challenges and consulting service needs.
• Proven ability to win business head-to-head against MBB, Big 4, or other large consulting firms.
• Exceptional leadership, communication, and executive presence.
• Bachelor’s degree required; MBA or advanced degree preferred.

Benefits 

At Catalant, we strive to offer a work environment where employees can bring however much of their full, authentic self as they desire. With this in mind, we are happy to offer our employees: 

- Flexible paid time off

- 13 company holidays + a week off from Christmas through New Years

- Twelve weeks of paid parental leave regardless of how you choose to grow your family

- Generous health insurance coverage as well as optional vision and dental

- 401k to save for retirement

- Pre-tax commuter and flexible spending accounts

- A lifestyle spending account to be used towards cell phone, internet, commuting, and learning & development 

- Wellness stipend for your mental, emotional, or physical wellbeing needs and support

- Work from Home stipend

Equal Employment Opportunity Policy

Catalant is proud to be an equal opportunity workplace. Catalant makes employment decisions on the basis of merit and business objectives and does not discriminate against applicants or employees on the basis of age, race, color, religion, national origin, ancestry, gender (including gender nonconformity and status as a transgender individual), sexual orientation, pregnancy, marital status, military or veteran status, qualified physical or mental disability, genetic condition or predisposition, or any other status protected by law. All Catalant employees are prohibited from engaging in any form of discrimination.

We have a flexible hybrid work model, where employees local to our Boston headquarters come into our office on a flexible basis, and other employees are fully remote. We are hiring and conducting interviews and onboarding either virtually or in person if local to Boston, depending on what makes most sense based on the specific candidate and new hire. Talk to our People Team to learn more!