Chief of Staff

Company: ExecuNet
Location: Seattle
Posted on: November 23, 2021

Job Description:

Why We Need You: COMPANY has an exciting opportunity for a--Chief of Staff--to join our community. This position is responsible for serving as an executive advisor, strategic partner, and coordinator of executive decision making, aligning diverse business functions that enable the objectives of the organization for one or more assigned executives including the CEO. As a position of trust, the role drives communication, serves as a thought partner, and enables information flow toward the completion of internal and external initiatives of significant impact. -- What You---ll Be Doing:

• Enable high CEO impact through supporting and maximizing the CEO's key affairs such as positions on external boards of directors, memberships to industry organizations, speaking engagements, and philanthropic activities. May attend meetings/calls with the CEO or on behalf of the CEO
• Manage a wide range of high priority matters in support of the CEO and executive team with autonomy; operate at a tactical, strategic, and operational level, anticipating executive needs and handling the oversight of initiatives, projects, and tasks
• Communicate thoughtfully and intentionally as the voice of the CEO and executive suite, bridging communication between the executive team and internal departments, fostering strong collaborative relationships across the organization
• Serve as a sounding board for the executive team; create structure and focus for broad, ambiguous ideas the executive team is exploring; distill discussions and thoughts into plans and action
• Lead or contribute to the preparation and production of compelling executive presentations including executive team meetings, all-hands meetings, off-site events, and board meetings; facilitate meetings as needed
• Provide decision support through research, modeling, data analysis, etc
• Contribute to company planning efforts, which may include budget responsibility
• Offer administrative support; may coordinate or support efforts of staff who provide primary administrative support to executives and the CEO
• Demonstrate behaviors consistent with COMPANY's policies, values, code of ethics, and business conduct.
• Authentically support the COMPANY Brand and constantly are on the lookout for top talent to join us to--achieve our Mission to Worry Less and Live More.
• Other duties as assigned.What you have:
  • 10 years of experience in executive administrative roles, or other business leadership or consultative roles, with increasing levels of scope, scale and/or complexity is required
  • Communicator: Communicates clearly and informatively, verbally and in writing, with colleagues, customers, and the community in both technical and non-technical professional language--
  • Confidentiality: Has a high degree of integrity and the ability to exercise discretion in confidential situations
  • Interpersonal Skills & Empathy: Builds relationships internally and externally and gets results through influence rather than authority. Demonstrates authentic empathy, celebrates the joy, and shows care for the challenges felt by others
  • Organizational Savvy: Interfaces cross-functionally with both technical depth and business savvy. Understands company goals and objectives; thinks critically about business challenges and resolutions. Demonstrates keen listening and observation skills to spot and bring to life the little things that make the organization unique
  • Team builder: Establishes positive connections with others, solves problems and manages new ideas, and works collaboratively to bring people and culture-first solutions to deliver results

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