Full-Time

Client Partner

Private Equity

Updated on 5/27/2026

Catalant

Catalant

51-200 employees

Marketplace for on-demand business consulting

Compensation Overview

$200k - $300k/yr

Boston, MA, USA + 1 more

More locations: New York, NY, USA

Hybrid

Hybrid model applies to Boston-based roles; other roles are fully remote.

Category
Sales & Account Management (1)
Required Skills
Sales
Requirements
  • 8+ years of total work experience with at least 3+ years in a sales, business development or account management role, ideally in a professional services environment
  • Demonstrated ability to build relationships with clients
Responsibilities
  • Position yourself as a strategic advisor and problem-solving partner to senior executives at the client including private equity managing directors and operating partners as well as C-level executives and VPs at private equity portfolio companies
  • Design a comprehensive client engagement plan that includes high-value stakeholders, communication strategies, and activities to deepen the client relationship over time
  • Engage with clients to position Catalant as a key enabler in successfully executing their strategic initiatives
  • Develop customized consulting solutions and consultants that align with the client's strategic goals. Present these solutions in a way that highlights Catalant’s unique value proposition
  • Maintain a robust pipeline of potential projects and track them through all stages of the sales cycle (from lead to close to extension)
  • Work closely with Associates to match consultant resources to project needs. For strategic projects, directly engage with Catalant consultants to vet, prepare, and advise
  • Ensure consultants are well-prepared for interviews/scoping calls and proposal development by providing them with a clear set of client needs and preferences
  • Manage externally and internally facing summaries of Catalant work at assigned accounts to help communicate the value we are creating as well as monitor that the work is going well
  • Build productive partnerships with internal stakeholders across Catalant
Desired Qualifications
  • Bachelor's degree, MBA or equivalent is a plus
  • Experience at a management consulting firm and/or exposure to Private Equity is desired
  • Excellent presentation and communication skills (both written and verbal)
  • Passion for helping business professionals solve their complex business problems
  • Thrive in a highly-entrepreneurial, dynamic, and demanding environment

Catalant operates as a marketplace that connects businesses with a large network of independent consultants and consulting firms for on-demand, project-based work. Clients post projects and consultants submit pitches; the platform handles the end-to-end workflow—from discovering experts and interviewing them to managing the project and processing payments. Revenue typically comes from taking a share of project value or via subscription access to platform features. The company differentiates itself with a substantial, diverse pool (80,000 independent consultants and 3,000 firms) and a structured platform that streamlines matching, contracting, and project execution, enabling organizations to access specialized expertise quickly. Its goal is to help business leaders obtain the right expertise for specific projects at scale and with clarity around delivery and costs.

Company Size

51-200

Company Stage

Series F

Total Funding

$167.8M

Headquarters

Boston, Massachusetts

Founded

2013

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What believers are saying

  • Enterprise fractional leadership adoption accelerates high-value projects.
  • Generative AI boosts consultant efficiency against traditional firms.
  • $35M Series E funding scales products and global markets.

What critics are saying

  • Upwork captures 50-70% share with lower-cost freelancers by Q1 2026.
  • McKinsey Launch poaches consultants in 3-6 months per Jan 2026 announcement.
  • Anthropic Claude automates 30% tasks, threatening existence by 2028.

What makes Catalant unique

  • Catalant pioneered Consulting 2.0 at Harvard Business School in 2013.
  • Network features 100k consultants averaging 19+ years experience.
  • Curates experts from top firms and successful corporations.

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Benefits

Flexible Paid Time Off

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

Twelve weeks of paid parental leave

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

Growth & Insights and Company News

Headcount

6 month growth

2%

1 year growth

3%

2 year growth

0%
Precision Medicine Online
Nov 13th, 2024
McKesson Bets on Cell, Gene Therapy Products as it Corrals Services in New Business Unit

And Catalant, a contract development and manufacturing organization, last year launched a case management program to coordinate and provide oversight into supply chain logistics for cell and gene therapy developers.

Goldfinch Partners
Mar 1st, 2022
Gocatalant received financing of $35M in additional funding on Mar 1st 22'.

Catalant Technologies today announced the close of $35 million of additional funding from its Series E equity round and expansion of its existing debt facility to scale its product offering and expand into new global markets.

SJF Ventures
Oct 15th, 2021
SJF Ventures invests into Go Catalant

In the placement space, SJF Ventures has made investments in Jopwell and Catalant, and in up-skilling, SJF Ventures has backed Springboard and Interplay.

The Business Journals
Apr 1st, 2021
After $35M fundraise, Catalant Technologies to hit breakeven in months, says CEO

The news of the fundraise comes about two years after Catalant closed another $35 million investment led by Goldfinch Partners, which closed in June 2019 and was announced a few months later.

SJF Ventures
Mar 30th, 2021
Go Catalant received financing of $35M in investment on Mar 30th 21'.

Catalant Technologies today announced the closing of a $35 million investment, led by the Morningside Group, to meet increased demand as more companies choose high-end freelancers over traditional consulting firms.