The opportunity
The Director, Chief of Staff will directly support the Chief People Officer and serve as a trusted advisor, thought partner, and strategic operator for the People organization. They will work closely with the CPO and People leadership team to define priorities, sharpen strategy,…
What you'll do
Serve as a thought partner and trusted advisor to the Chief People Officer.: Help the CPO pressure-test priorities, evaluate tradeoffs, anticipate challenges, surface insights, and make high-quality decisions with the right context.
Shape the People organization’s strategic narrative. Partner with the CPO to: articulate the team’s strategy, priorities, progress, tradeoffs, and impact in a way that is clear, compelling, and grounded in business context and organizational outcomes.
Drive clarity and execution against People organization priorities. Help: partner with PLT and initiative owners to define, communicate, and advance the People team’s most important initiatives, ensuring leaders have the context, alignment, and follow-through needed to execute effectively.
Run the People organization’s operating rhythm. Manage key organizational: cadences, including leadership team meetings, offsites, annual planning, business reviews, and other forums that enable effective decision-making and execution.
Prepare executive-ready content for key audiences. Develop high-quality: presentations, narratives, leadership updates, and decision support for the CPO and People organization.
Act as connective tissue across the People leadership team and sub-teams.: Improve information flow, surface risks and dependencies, identify decision bottlenecks, and help ensure leaders are operating with shared context, clear ownership, and aligned priorities.
What they're looking for
- Own special projects from problem definition through execution. Take on: high-priority, ambiguous, confidential, or time-sensitive projects on behalf of the CPO, independently structuring the work, driving analysis, aligning stakeholders, and delivering outcomes.
- Represent the CPO’s voice and priorities in cross-functional forums. Exercise: sound judgment on when to make decisions, escalate issues, seek input, or drive work forward independently.
