Clarity Innovations, Inc.

Chief of Staff

• Partner directly with the CEO and ELT to set strategic priorities, align resources, and track organizational performance.
• Draft and prepare Board, investor, and CEO materials (slides, one-page summaries, KPIs, trend signaling).
• Facilitate decision-making by preparing briefings, leading internal meetings, and analyzing data to inform strategy.
• Operate as a proxy for the CEO in key forums, ensuring alignment and continuity across internal and external stakeholders.
• Design and run the company’s operating cadence (“battle rhythm”), ensuring progress and follow-through on CEO and ELT priorities.
• Develop dashboards and Objective Key Results (OKR) frameworks to monitor enterprise performance.
• Identify and resolve bottlenecks impeding efficiency and execution, and partner with ELT on resolution.
• Act as administrative lead for M&A activities: diligence, integration planning, and post-close transformation.
• Support cost and margin improvement initiatives (indirect spend control, utilization, gross-margin levers).
• Lead cross-functional integration and harmonization across mission verticals and support functions in a matrixed-environment.
• Drive accountability for integration milestones, dependencies, and risk management.
• Ensure pipeline, bookings, and product milestones are tied to operating plans.
• Partner with HR/Recruiting on talent strategy, retention, workforce planning, and leadership development.
• Collaborate with Communications to ensure consistent, timely internal comms.
• Promote a culture of accountability, collaboration, mission-focus, and people-first leadership.

Financial Planning and Analysis

• Lead the development of annual operating plans, budgets, long-range financial forecasts, and rolling forecasts that align with corporate strategy
• Develop and maintain financial models to support strategic initiatives, indirect rate development, and business cases for growth opportunities
• Analyze financial results and key performance indicators (KPIs), providing insights and recommendations to senior management
• Translate complex financial data into concise, strategic recommendations for stakeholders
• Oversee and prepare monthly and quarterly financial reporting packages, including consolidated financial statements variance analysis, trend analysis, and executive dashboards
• Partner with Program Finance, Accounting and Pricing teams to ensure financial alignment on contract performance, revenue recognition, and indirect rate recovery
• Partner with business unit leaders to evaluate program performance, identify cost efficiencies, and optimize profitability
• Ensure planning processes align with government contracting regulations and internal compliance standards (FAR, CAS, DCAA audit readiness)
• Drive process improvements and systems enhancements across the FP&A function (forecasting tools, business intelligence dashboards, data automation)
• Provide hands-on financial modeling while maintaining a big-picture strategic perspective

Chief of Staff

Director, Financial Planning & Analysis