Case Study
From Senior Manager to Global COO
Previous Firm
Deloitte
Previous Role
IT Strategy / CIO Advisory Director
Target Role
Chief Information Officer
Target Industry
AgTech & Biotechnology
Joel had spent 10+ years at Deloitte advising Fortune 100 clients on transformation, operations, and digital strategy. But despite leading massive initiatives, he felt boxed in internally and struggled to break past Director. He wanted a true leadership role with ownership and impact — but traditional job searching wasn’t working. We helped him land a Director → COO jump at a global organization in less than 3 months.
THE CHALLENGE
Joel was highly qualified but kept hitting walls:
His resume looked “too consulting,” not enough operator credibility.
He wasn’t getting traction with cold applications — everything went into a black hole.
Recruiters told him he was “too senior for Director roles” but “not experienced enough for VP/COO roles.”
His story didn’t clearly show how his consulting expertise translated into running an actual business.
He was stuck in the classic consulting limbo: overqualified and under-positioned at the same time.
THE RESULTS
Joel’s results were exceptional:
12 targeted interviews in under 6 weeks
4 final-round processes with global organizations
Landed a Director → COO jump
$85K+ compensation increase
Fully remote flexibility
Clear leadership scope: ops, people, finance, and transformation
He went from stalled Director… to running an entire global operation.
