Chief of Staff – Office of the CEO1
The Chief of Staff will be the CEO's trusted strategic partner, driving execution of high-impact priorities, enhancing leadership effectiveness, and ensuring strategic alignment across the organization. Serving as an extension of the CEO's office, this role blends strategy, operations, communications, and executive support, including preparing presentations, speech notes, and executive briefings, organizing key meetings with partners and clients, and preparing the CEO for critical external engagements and internal forums.
Key Responsibilities
- Strategic Leadership & Execution
- Partner with the CEO to co-define and execute company priorities, corporate strategy, and enterprise goals.
- Lead or coordinate high-impact cross-functional projects from concept through delivery.
- Prepare strategic briefs, dashboards, and performance summaries to support executive decisions.
Expected Outcomes: Strategic plans translated into operational milestones; cross-functional alignment and progress tracking realized.
- Executive Preparation & Briefing Support
- Develop and prepare CEO-ready presentations, slide decks, speech notes, talking points, and executive summaries for conferences, board meetings, client engagements, and strategic external meetings.
- Conduct deep briefings to prepare the CEO for high-visibility engagements with advisors, partners, clients, industry events and media interactions.
- Provide context, recommended narratives, and Q&A aids for speaking engagements.
Expected Outcomes: Professional, polished executive materials; CEO fully prepared and confident for all major public and private engagements.
- Client & Partner Engagement Coordination
- Set up and coordinate high-level meetings to connect the CEO with key stakeholders, including CXOs at partner firms, strategic advisors, enterprise clients, and industry forums.
- Manage logistics, agendas, pre-reads, follow-up items, and stakeholder mapping for these engagements.
- Ensure seamless coordination across sales, alliances, marketing, and delivery functions for external executive interactions.
Expected Outcomes: Strong relationships established with critical partners and clients; clear communication and strategic follow-through on action items.
- Operational Alignment & Organizational Efficiency
- Oversee leadership team operating rhythms including executive agendas, weekly check-ins, quarterly reviews and annual strategic planning cycles.
- Facilitate cross-departmental alignment, resolve bottlenecks, and drive clarity on priorities.
- Identify and implement process and workflow improvements to enhance organizational effectiveness.
Expected Outcomes: Efficient executive workflows; improved cross-team collaboration; reduced operational friction.
- Communication & Stakeholder Management
- Act as a liaison between the CEO and internal/external stakeholders, ensuring clear and consistent communication of priorities, decisions, and strategic direction.
- Support CEO communications, including internal all-hands, leadership updates, and key internal memos.
- Manage CEO branding.
Expected Outcomes: Transparent communication across teams; strengthened leadership credibility; timely action follow-through.
- Special Projects & Strategic Initiatives
- Lead or support critical enterprise initiatives and priority programs that cut across functions and require executive sponsorship.
- Provide analytical support, research, and strategic insights as needed to drive business outcomes.
Expected Outcomes: Successful execution of high-impact initiatives; insights that inform effective executive decisions.
Required Qualifications
- 10+ years of experience in strategy, operations, executive support, consulting, or senior leadership roles.
- Proven ability to prepare executive-level presentations, briefings, and communications.
- Excellent written and verbal communication and stakeholder management skills.
- Comfortable interfacing with CXOs, partners, and external audiences.
- Project leadership and strategic execution capability.
Preferred Qualifications
- Experience supporting C-suite executives, preparing leaders for external forums, or managing client/partner meeting coordination.
- Background in enterprise technology, consulting, or digital transformation.
- Familiarity with global business contexts and remote executive support.
Key Competencies
- Strategic thinking and prioritization
- Executive communications & presentation design
- Operational and project leadership
- Giving time overlap to EST timezone from India.
