Experienced Deputy Chief of Staff

From day one, the Chief of Staff will have an immediate impact on our productivity, streamlining strategic initiatives, overseeing program management, and communicating objectives between departments. Will work vertically, with responsibilities that span high-level strategy down to business operations tasks.
The ideal candidate will have proven experience in a business leadership/management role, with a particular focus on executive-level advising, project execution, and key interdepartmental collaboration.
Ultimately, the primary function of this role is to ensure everything runs smoothly throughout company operations for their executive leaders.

This is a fast-paced, think-on-your-feet position as you interact and build key relationships with business leaders
Objectives of this role

• Oversee strategic business initiatives from development through successful execution under the guidance of leadership and departmental heads
• Assist the executive tea ---------- mbers in determining and prioritize business strategies based on their schedules
• Assist and communicate with executives in decision-making, program management, and initiative implementation
• Review, design, and execute on improvements to org structure, find knowledge and skills gaps and help address them
• Continuously seek to improve processes and streamline collaboration across tea ---------- ---------- municate project status to stakeholders and key project participants
• In partnership with the leadership team, ensure the successful operation of portfolio companies. Problem-solve, create process, and execute on business operations tasks
• Push to make time, information, and decision-making more effective and efficient
Daily and monthly responsibilities
• Serve as liaison between staff, executives, leaders, and CEO regarding company climate, employee well-being, project updates, proposals, and planning
• Oversee daily operations through collaboration with the team and leaders, performing an array of administrative tasks from managing calendars, generating correspondence, generating reports

Skills and qualifications
• Degree in Business Administration or similar field
• 5+ years in a business or management role
• Proven experience organizing and directing multiple teams
• Proven success in a project coordination role
• Excellent communicator in written and verbal form with a strong focus on communication
• Extremely versatile, dedicated to efficient productivity
• Experience planning and leading strategic initiatives

To be successful in this role you will have:
• Broad business experience driving execution and adoption of key strategic programs across large teams
• Ability to work in a flexible manner in line with the organization’s objectives and willingness to undertake other duties as reasonably requested
• Experience working in a fast paced, always changing, entrepreneurial environment
• Project management skills and experience
• Excellent verbal, written and presentation communication skills
• Proven ability to develop and lead the implementation of communications strategy, policy, and operational plans, to a successful outcome
• Strong financial analysis, budget planning, and management experience and skills