Portfolio Impact Manager

A bit about Blenheim Chalcot and our portfolio: 

At Blenheim Chalcot, we use our ideas, infrastructure and people to create an innovation system that transforms disruptive ideas into innovative businesses. We originate the ideas ourselves, grow them from the ground up and take them through to scaling and ultimately exit. 

We typically build enterprise Software as a Service (SaaS) products, powered by Generative AI and target industries which are exposed to market, regulatory or technology discontinuities. We have built businesses across the following sectors: 

• Financial Services 

• Education 

• Media and Marketing 

• Public Services and Health 

• Sports 

Our track record has seen us build more than 60 businesses over the last 25+ years. The portfolio has annual revenues of £500m, employs more than 3,000 people, has raised £600m in equity, and secured exists totalling over £1bn. 

Blenheim Chalcot has three global locations. Portfolio companies are headquartered from Scale Space, London, our 200,000ft2 collaboration space which was built as a joint venture with Imperial College London. Our Mumbai offices provide unparalleled scaling capability and technical expertise, and our U.S. operation powers the go-to-market activities of the portfolio across North America. 

Impact beyond profit: 

10% of our partnerships and ventures are charities. These are the British Asian Trust, Babyzone and Onside Youth Zones. In the same way that we support our ventures, our Partners provide direct hands-on support to the charities through sitting on the boards and much more. 

Our Behaviours:

• Honesty and integrity – trustworthy 
• Resilience - keeps going when the going gets tough, remains optimistic in the face of challenges, open to feedback and willingness to change and experiment 
• Team work – is collaborative and supportive, elevating and developing others to deliver results
• Innovation - restless to improve, challenges how to make things better
• Deliver results - keeps promises, drives to achieve, commitment to high quality work
• People awareness – collaborative and supportive, respectful
• Commercial awareness - looks for best value solutions for the business, understand costs / revenues, spends money wisely 

Driving Growth: What a Portfolio Impact Manager Does.

Portfolio Impact Manager (PIM) at Blenheim Chalcot plays a crucial and versatile role in driving the success of new and existing ventures within the company's portfolio.

In essence, a PIM acts as a high-impact, entrepreneurial leader who can:

1. Build New Businesses: They take a nascent business idea (often generated internally) and lead its incubation phase. This involves developing the strategy, creating the business case, and driving the execution needed to transform a "problem statement" into a viable, investment-ready venture.
2. Support Existing Businesses: They parachute into established portfolio companies to provide critical support where it's most needed. This involves undertaking specific, high-impact engagements focused on areas like growth strategy, sales and marketing, operational improvements, or product marketing to help these businesses scale or overcome challenges.

Key responsibilities include:

• Strategic Development & Execution: Defining plans and strategies and ensuring they are implemented effectively.
• Project & Program Management: Structuring complex initiatives, breaking them down into actionable steps, and owning the delivery from start to finish.
• Versatility & Adaptability: Quickly learning and adapting to different ventures, markets, teams, and functions.
• Stakeholder Management: Building strong relationships and working collaboratively with venture CEOs, senior management, and central teams.
• Leadership: Leading teams and managing relationships, both internal and external.
• Problem Solving & Analysis: Assessing complex situations, identifying solutions, and often building the business and financial models to support them.
• Entrepreneurial Drive: Operating with a strong sense of ownership and a focus on execution in a fast-paced, often uncertain environment.

Being a PIM is a strategic operator and builder, acting as a flexible resource deployed by Blenheim Chalcot to either launch new companies or accelerate the growth and performance of its existing portfolio businesses.

Blenheim Chalcot is a proud Equal Opportunity Employer. Diversity is one of our core values, thus making it core to our business. We strive to maximise the diversity of our workforce and welcome applications from everyone. We encourage diversity through perspective, background, identity, and thought whilst also fostering an environment where everyone can express themselves regardless of your race, religion, sex, gender, colour, national origin, disability, or any other applicable legally protected characteristic. We are committed to continuing to nurture an inclusive environment and building a diverse workforce.