Job Description
Catalyze is rapidly accelerating the transition to renewable energy by making it easy and profitable to integrate smart energy resources into new and existing buildings and infrastructure. As a national energy transition partner and independent power producer (IPP), we develop, construct, own, operate, and maintain integrated solar, battery storage, and electric vehicle (EV) charging assets for commercial and industrial customers. We combine our proprietary technology, financial strength, and industry expertise to deliver standardized, yet configurable systems that meet our partners' unique needs. These offerings enable commercial and industrial property owners, operating companies, and their customers to extract greater value from their assets, take increased responsibility and ownership of their energy profile, and ultimately become part of the clean energy transition.
As we continue to grow and expand our solutions across the country, our team is shaping the future of renewable energy. We are looking for passionate, collaborative, innovative thinkers who want to build a better future and do work that matters.
We are seeking an experienced Chief of Staff to join the executive management team and help Catalyze's c-suite members craft, communicate, and execute key strategy initiatives across the company. This role is a mix of strategy and operations and requires the individual to wear hats across all functions of the business at any given time.
You Are:
- Passionate about shaping the energy strategy of our economy and advancing the role of solar energy and battery storage now and in the future.
- Dedicated to delivering high quality internal customer service through collaboration, communication, and constant innovation
- A strategic thinker who thrives on aligning organizational priorities with long-term goals and driving process improvements that enhance efficiency and scalability.
- Analytical and data-driven, with a proven ability to synthesize insights for executive decision-making and strategic planning.
- A growth-mindset professional who knows how to analyze and solve problems, is eager to exceed internal customer expectations, and works to find a path to "Yes!"
- A person of high integrity who values transparency, ethical decision-making, and open, honest communication.
- A connector and articulate communicator who builds strong, trust-based relationships across diverse teams and disciplines.
You Will: - Serve as a strategic advisor to the CEO, CFO, and COO, ensuring alignment of executive priorities with long-term organizational objectives and growth strategies.
- In partnership with the CEO, CFO, and COO, develop a data-informed, consistent, and cohesive communication style to advance organizational goals.
- Develop a cohesive communication style in partnership with the CEO and executive team, delivering board-level presentations and updates for internal and external audiences.
- Work with the individual executive team members to effectively communicate their contribution to the company's mission and vision along with the challenges/solutions they face in carrying out their responsibilities.
- Build trusted relationships with internal stakeholders, understanding internal dynamics, and identifying opportunities for improvement.
- Act as a catalyst for cross-functional collaboration, ensuring seamless execution of strategic projects across development, finance, and operations
- Lead and manage strategic projects and initiatives from inception to completion, ensuring timely delivery and alignment with organizational goals.
- Drive process improvement and digital transformation initiatives, leveraging technology to enhance operational efficiency and data visibility.
- Identify root causes of internal challenges and develop solutions to address them effectively.
- Collaborate with the executive team on fundraising efforts, investor relations, and strategic planning.
What You Bring to the Team: - Master's degree in a business discipline; or 5+ years of relevant experience in Management Consulting.
- Renewable energy or large-scale infrastructure industry experience is not required but preferred
- Ability to provide consistent, focused direction to the executive management of each functional area.
- Proven ability to synthesize complex data into actionable insights for executive decision-making, including financial modeling and strategic analysis.
- Exceptional skill in crafting executive-ready presentations and clear narratives that connect strategy to execution
- Experience working on multiple high-value projects while prioritizing effectively, managing competing expectations, and meeting deadlines
- Experience with enterprise technology platforms, data governance frameworks, and business intelligence tools to enable operational efficiency.
- Ability and willingness to travel up to 25% of the time
- Valid driver's license and car insurance that meets or exceeds the minimum requirements of the State where you reside
- Ability and willingness to pass background checks
What Catalyze Brings to You: - Excellent benefits (company-paid and voluntary): Health / Dental / Vision / Life / AD&D / STD / LTD / AFLAC / Pet / Legal / Commuter / 401(k) with Company Match / Paid Time Off and more!
- Opportunity to play a significant role in transforming the energy industry
- Growth, development, learning, and advancement opportunities
- A highly flexible environment where your voice, thoughts, and ideas will be heard
$140,000 - $175,000 a year
About Catalyze Catalyze is a renewable energy developer and independent power producer (IPP) that also partners with medium-to-large commercial and industrial real estate groups and third-party renewable energy developers. We increase property net income and tenant value with renewable, resilient, smart energy infrastructure including solar, storage, electric vehicle charging, and microgrids.
We uniquely enable our real estate customers to use that increased income as a competitive advantage to expand their property portfolios. For industrial customers, we provide both energy savings and progress toward renewable energy mandates and goals. Our proprietary origination-to-operations platform supports our partners with optimal site identification and acquisition, energy load estimation, system design, project finance, and asset management.
We believe that when people feel safe and encouraged to bring their authentic selves to the team, it brings out their best and strengthens our company as a whole. This is why we're dedicated to creating a truly inclusive workplace - one that values and promotes diversity and fosters an empowered workforce-allowing all employees, from any background or level of the company, to succeed in their jobs.
We are committed to equal employment opportunity and value the unique contributions that you can bring in terms of your education, opinions, culture, ethnicity, race, sex, gender identity and expression, nation of origin, age, languages spoken, veteran's status, color, religion, disability, sexual orientation, and beliefs.
As required by the Colorado Equal Pay Transparency Act, New York City Salary Transparency Law and California Pay Transparency Law, Catalyze provides a reasonable range of compensation for roles that may be hired in Colorado, New York City or California. Actual compensation is influenced by a wide array of factors including but not limited to skill set, level of experience, and specific office location. For the state of Colorado, New York City, NY and California only, the range of starting pay for this role is $140,000 to $175,000 USD.
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