Sapling, Inc.

Chief of Staff

• Drive the recruitment of senior talent while overseeing a rigorous, high-quality hiring process for junior team members
• Monitor individual and team performance, proactively support the development of high-potential team members
• Support the CEO, Partners, and Senior Leaders in defining and executing the strategic roadmap
• Oversee and coordinate cross functional projects such as launching new product lines or setting up a new office
• Navigate sensitive employee matters and resolve HR challenges with discretion

Administrative Assistant

• Schedule and confirm appointments and meetings
• Arrange travel schedules and make reservations
• Perform basic bookkeeping tasks (e.g., enter expenses)
• Order and/or pick up office supplies, and research new deals and suppliers
• Deal with time-consuming administrative tasks (e.g., call banks, utilities, etc. to inquire about recent bills, etc.)
• Assist with preparing employee and customer contracts/agreements based on existing company templates
• Assist with preparing customer invoices with details by hour/function, etc.
• Apply for grants (employee, conference, etc.)
• Review team member time trackers
• For conference attendee lists that do not have emails, assist with locating emails.
• For all conferences, assist with reaching out to attendees to attempt to secure meetings
• Prepare food plates and set up and clean up for team meetings
• Arrange contractors (e.g., Bell Canada) and meet with them to gain access to the office
• Greet visitors to our office
• Depending on business need, conduct in-depth market, industry and company research on clients, and develop decks and reports, for business plans, business cases, valuations, financial analyses and related documents
• Depending on business need, proof the writing work product developed by Analysts and Consultants (e.g., whitepapers, prospect email templates, etc.)
• Perform occasional design work to enhance the appearance of client deliverables (e.g., PowerPoint, Word)