Metaculus is hiring: Head of Consulting Services (Washington) in Washington DC

About Metaculus

Metaculus is a leading public forecasting platform, dedicated to providing trusted insights on complex, global challenges. We offer forecasting services and decision support tools to organizations tackling critical issues such as geopolitical risk, frontier AI, and global public health, helping them harness forecasting and collective intelligence to improve policy and business outcomes. As a Public Benefit Corporation, we're committed not only to supporting clients but also to serving the broader public good by improving collective understanding of critical global issues.

The Role

We're seeking a Head of Consulting Services to lead and grow consulting as a core part of Metaculus's strategy. This person will shape our client pipeline, own client relationships endtoend, and ensure delivery of highquality, highvalue work products. They will collaborate closely with our product team to translate client needs into platform enhancements and leverage our tools to solve client challenges. This role suits someone energized by handson business development and project delivery, while also building, training, and overseeing a growing team.

Key Responsibilities

• Business Development: Close deals in our existing pipeline and develop new opportunities through outbound prospecting, targeting corporate, government, and NGO clients. Qualify and convert inbound leads; strategize on growing our inbound pipeline. Develop proposals, negotiate contracts, and manage deal pipeline. Create pricing models for different engagement types.
• Client Relationship Management: Serve as the primary client relationship owner throughout the engagement lifecycle. Handle client onboarding and expectation setting. Cultivate longterm partnerships for repeat business.
• Project Delivery: Lead project scoping, timeline development, and deliverable definition. Collaborate with our Forecasting Program Coordinator on resource allocation, quality standards, and process optimization. Oversee project execution to ensure ontime, onbudget delivery. Conduct quality assurance and postproject evaluation.
• Team Building & Operations: Hire and manage team members as the practice grows. Develop standardized processes for client onboarding and project management. Build scalable systems to support a growing client base. Establish quality standards and project delivery methodologies.

Requirements

• 5+ years consulting experience (e.g., Big3, large firm, or quantitative boutique).
• Proven business development and client management track record.
• Comfortable working with both corporate and government/NGO environments.
• Excellent project delivery capabilities.
• Experience hiring, training, and managing junior staff.

Benefits

• Compensation: Competitive salary, additional performancebased compensation, meaningful equity package.
• Fully Remote.
• Unlimited PTO.
• Flexible hours (consistent availability for meetings and collaboration between 8:30AM and 12:30PM Pacific Time).
• Health benefits for USbased hires.
• Professional growth opportunities (conferences, workshops, etc.).
• The chance to apply your consulting expertise toward solving consequential problems and contributing to the public good.

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