Chief of Staff, College Planner Pro
The Brydon Group
full-time
Posted on:
Location Type: Remote
Location: Remote • Washington • 🇺🇸 United States
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💰 $200,000 - $225,000 per year
Job Level
Lead
About the role
- Collaborate with the CEO to execute and advance the company's strategic vision, ensuring alignment across departments and functions.
- Translate the vision into actionable plans, initiatives, and metrics, and communicate that vision to the company and externally as needed.
- Lead the annual strategic planning process along with the CEO and members of the management team.
- Drive operational efficiency in line with strategic value creation initiatives and growth goals by identifying areas for improvement, implementing best practices, and optimizing processes to enhance productivity and profitability.
- Serve as a liaison between the CEO, CFO and the leadership team, fostering effective communication and alignment of goals and initiatives.
- Work closely with the entire leadership team to drive critical growth initiatives and value creation priorities.
- Partner with commercial teams to identify technology-enabled opportunities in the market
- Drive cross-functional initiatives that don't fit neatly into existing organizational structures.
- Establish key performance indicators (KPIs) and metrics to track progress against strategic objectives, identify trends and opportunities across sales, marketing and financial performance and provide insights to the CEO and leadership team.
- Collaborate with the CFO to provide insights and recommendations based on financial data to support strategic decision-making.
- Provide direct support to the CEO, including preparing for and running key team and cross-functional meetings such as leadership meetings, monthly business reviews, board meetings, and occasional off-sites/on-sites.
- Develop business cases and implementation plans for new technology deployments, service offering, or delivery model innovations.
- Prepare compelling presentations and memos, ensuring clear and effective communication across all levels of the company.
Requirements
- 3+ years of work experience in consulting and/or a PE or VC-backed high growth software company
- Bachelor’s degree in business or a related field; MBA strongly preferred
- Proven ability to adapt to various levels of responsibilities with ability to quickly pivot from executive leadership to tactical partnership and support of different business functions / front line staff
- Strong management skills with the ability to lead multiple high-priority projects simultaneously across different vertical teams (e.g. experience in consulting or investment banking)
- Excellent communication and interpersonal skills, with the ability to build relationships and influence at all levels of the organization
- High level of analytical and problem-solving skills, with a track record of translating strategic conversations into actionable plans
- Ability to thrive in a fast-paced, dynamic environment, and adapt to evolving priorities
Benefits
- health insurance
- access to 401K
- paid time off
Applicant Tracking System Keywords
Tip: use these terms in your resume and cover letter to boost ATS matches.
Hard skills
strategic planningoperational efficiencykey performance indicatorsbusiness case developmenttechnology deploymentfinancial analysisproject managementdata analysisprocess optimizationmetrics tracking
Soft skills
communicationinterpersonal skillsleadershiprelationship buildinginfluenceanalytical skillsproblem-solvingadaptabilitycollaborationtime management
Certifications
Bachelor's degreeMBA