Colin Benson

Chief of Staff, Beacon Commerce - supply growth · city launches · unit economics

Beacon Commerce

Denver, CO · MT (UTC-7)

6+ years experience

Wharton

English

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Overview

I've spent 6 years on marketplace operations - first at IBM, now at Beacon Commerce. Launched operations in 14 cities.

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supply growthunit economicsvendor managementcity launches

Open to workLooking for a role

closes in 3 months

Target roles: Senior Chief of Staff
Level: Staff / Principal
Industries: AI infrastructure, Developer tools
Work mode: Remote
Available: 90 days notice
Work authorization: Authorized to work in the CO
What I'm looking for: A team that ships weekly and owns marketplace ops end to end.
Not interested in: Crypto

6 years in marketplace operations. Strongest at city launches and vendor management. Serving notice now.

Denver, COsupply growthvendor managementunit economics

Chief of Staff
Mar 2025 - Present
Beacon Commerce · 1 yr 7 mo · Full-time · Denver, CO
- Ran the marketplace ops program across 24 teams to launch on schedule.
- Rebuilt the planning process the company still runs every quarter.
- Launched operations in 13 cities.
Program Manager
Dec 2022 - Jan 2025
Ford · 2 yr 1 mo · Full-time · Denver, CO
- Rebuilt the planning process the company still runs every quarter.
- Brought support first-response time from 21 hours to under 2.
Operations Associate
Aug 2021 - Dec 2022
Cisco · 1 yr 4 mo · Full-time · Denver, CO
- Negotiated 138 commercial agreements a year.
Operations Associate
Oct 2020 - Aug 2021
IBM · 10 mo · Full-time · Denver, CO
- Secured 6 payments licences.

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