Chief of Staff

Chief of Staff

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree
• 5+ years of project management, strategy, or related business experience
• Expertise with Microsoft Tools
• Demonstrated experience with communication to Senior Executive Stakeholders
• Hands on technical or industry experience within a technology, software development or related field
• A positive attitude, integrity, and confidentiality
• Strong management skills and a reputation for being a team player
• Keen sense of protocol
• Ability to work comfortably and effectively with senior leaders and/or officers and administrative staff
• Strong communications skills, both written and oral
• Strong creativity and problem-solving skills
• Experience with developing senior level communication packages
• Obsessive attention to detail
• Ability to work proactively in an action-oriented and decision-making environment with limited direction and high-degrees of autonomy
• Reputation for being energetic, bright, hardworking, enthusiastic; willing to offer ideas, opinions, and judgments
• Acute political sensitivity
• Strong quantitative and analytical skills
• Proven to be a self-starter and results oriented
• A thorough understanding of corporate matrixed management structure with a successful track record of navigating within cross-functional teams to achieve desired results
• Thorough analytical skills with the ability to interpret data to provide insightful conclusions and/or recommendations
• Experience in managing professionals, staff members and consultants effectively, and appropriately advising/influencing senior-level corporate executives

Responsibilities

• Support Senior Executive Staff and/or VP within Software and Services
• Organize and ensure operations of the business (staff meetings, special assignments, etc.)
• Drive efficient and effective operating processes
• Develop and maintain multi-year business strategy
• Manage the portfolio/business planning process
• Summarize project business cases (deliverables, benefits, timing)
• Assess execution of business initiatives versus the business plan
• Analyze and report on key operating metrics for the group
• Handle a variety of special assignments
• Develop and conduct presentations for all levels of management
• Identify and implement process improvements for business management
• Ability to work in an ambiguous environment
• Ability to run cross functional projects while solving problems and look one step ahead

Preferred Qualifications

• Master’s degree
• Previous experience as Chief of Staff
• Experience working in high-tech, software or automotive industries