Primary Skills: Chief of Staff (advanced), Management Consulting (advanced), Executive Stakeholder Management (advanced), Strategic Planning (advanced), Business Operations (advanced)
Contract Type: W2
Location: Mountain View, CA (#LI-Hybrid)
Duration: 6-12 Months
Pay Range: $90 - $100 per hour
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Job Summary:
We are seeking an experienced Chief of Staff to support a senior executive leading a large, cross-functional organization spanning data, marketing technology, platform engineering, and digital experiences. This is a highly strategic, operations-focused leadership role responsible for driving organizational effectiveness, executive readiness, cross-functional alignment, and business execution.
The ideal candidate is a seasoned management consultant or Chief of Staff who thrives in fast-paced, highly matrixed environments. This individual will partner with senior leaders, manage executive operating rhythms, resolve complex cross-functional challenges, and ensure leadership teams remain aligned on strategic priorities.
Key Responsibilities
- Lead and manage the organization's executive operating cadence, including strategic planning sessions, business reviews, leadership meetings, and organizational planning activities.
- Develop executive briefing documents, leadership summaries, decision memos, and one-page strategic overviews for high-level meetings.
- Prepare presentations, executive communications, and strategic narratives for senior leadership, ensuring messaging is clear, concise, and aligned with business objectives.
- Coordinate and drive resolution of complex cross-functional initiatives involving multiple business units and executive stakeholders.
- Partner with directors, senior managers, and functional leaders to gather insights, identify risks, and provide leadership with accurate organizational updates.
- Drive organizational alignment by facilitating communication across business, technology, product, and operations teams.
- Anticipate executive needs, identify emerging issues, and proactively recommend solutions before problems escalate.
- Support strategic planning, organizational priorities, operational excellence initiatives, and executive decision-making.
- Build trusted relationships across senior leadership while navigating complex organizational dynamics with discretion and professionalism.
- Utilize AI tools and modern productivity technologies to improve planning, communication, and operational efficiency.
Required Qualifications
- Bachelor's degree required; MBA strongly preferred.
- 10+ years of experience in management consulting, business strategy, organizational transformation, or enterprise business operations.
- Previous experience as a Chief of Staff or in a comparable executive business operations, strategic program management, or executive office role.
- Proven experience supporting senior executives within large, complex organizations.
- Strong executive communication skills with the ability to create compelling presentations, executive briefings, and strategic narratives.
- Demonstrated success managing highly ambiguous, cross-functional initiatives involving multiple stakeholders.
- Experience leading executive operating rhythms, strategic planning, and organizational governance.
- Strong business acumen with the ability to understand technology organizations and translate technical concepts into business outcomes.
- Experience influencing senior leaders without direct authority.
- High proficiency using AI tools to improve productivity, communication, research, and execution.
- Excellent organizational, analytical, facilitation, and problem-solving skills.
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