Job Description

Vannin Chief of Staff has been retained by a global leader in asset finance technology with approximately 1,000 employees worldwide, including a significant presence in India. With over 20 years of excellence, our client is currently private equity-backed and welcomed a new CEO in 2023 to lead the company’s transformation, ensuring long-term value creation while maintaining the company's strong, collaborative culture.

Chief of Staff Role

Our client is seeking a highly strategic and operationally minded VP-level Chief of Staff to serve as a key member of the leadership team, reporting directly to the CEO. The Chief of Staff will act as a force multiplier for the CEO, driving execution on strategic initiatives, optimizing executive operations, and ensuring accountability across the company. The ideal candidate is a proven leader with deep consulting experience, strong financial acumen, and a high degree of emotional intelligence. They must be comfortable working in a fast-paced, global environment, managing ambiguity, and influencing stakeholders at all levels.

This is a full-time , exempt position based within a two-hour travel radius to NYC or Philadelphia. While primarily remote, the role requires regular domestic (1-3x per month to NYC and/or Philadelphia) and international travel (~4x per year to India and travel to Europe as needed).

Responsibilities

Executive Team Leadership & Company Strategy

• Serve as the CEO’s trusted advisor, supporting day-to-day operational management and execution of strategic priorities.
• Partner with the executive team to drive the prioritization and execution of key initiatives.
• Own the operating rhythm of the company, ensuring high-impact meetings, clear decision-making processes, and alignment on priorities.
• Develop and oversee company-wide OKRs, ensuring alignment across corporate, client, and employee initiatives.
• Drive global cultural change, ensuring the company establishes norms and processes that enable scalable growth.
• Represent the CEO in cross-functional initiatives and act as a trusted liaison between the executive team and broader organizational stakeholders.

Operational Excellence & Business Cadence

• Drive key leadership meetings and offsites, ensuring effective agenda setting, streamlined content creation, and actionable follow-ups.
• Oversee board meeting preparation, ensuring streamlined reporting and alignment with executive priorities.
• Own and continuously improve the company's execution frameworks, including OKRs, strategic planning, and performance tracking.
• Proactively identify areas for operational enhancement and design innovative solutions to optimize efficiency and performance.

Communication & Stakeholder Engagement

• Act as a bridge between the CEO and key stakeholders, ensuring clarity, transparency, alignment.
• Support cultural initiatives that drive employee engagement and alignment with the company's long-term vision.

Recommended Minimum Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Business, Finance, or a related field.
• 10+ years of professional experience with a significant portion spent in management consulting or strategic operations in global organizations.
• Proven experience in a Chief of Staff or business operations leadership role with increasing responsibility and scope.
• Strong financial acumen, with the ability to contextualize company goals and priorities.
• High EQ, strong executive presence, and the gravitas to build alignment among diverse stakeholders both internally and externally.
• Experience managing and working within distributed, global teams, ideally with experience across EMEA and India.
• Exceptional project and change management expertise, with the ability to drive business transformation and execute against complex strategic initiatives.
• Strong analytical, problem-solving, and communication skills.
• Excellent proficiency in Microsoft Office, Teams, and Trello (or similar tools).

Preferred Skills & Attributes

• Experience with private equity-backed companies.
• Familiarity with operational methodologies such as OKRs, EOS, or similar frameworks.
• Strong, strategic mindset with the ability to proactively manage the CEO and organization.
• Ability to juggle multiple priorities, meet tight deadlines, and navigate ambiguity with ease.
• Ability to travel internationally, including 4x to India and occasional trips to the UK and Europe.

Compensation Range : DOE $200-250K USD annual salary + bonus and equity

What to Expect from Our Selection Process

Our selection process is designed to assess the whole candidate and foster a mutual match for you and us. The process includes:

1. Vannin Chief of Staff Screening: 15 minute phone interview & 30 minute video interview
2. Client Interview #1: 1:1 with the CEO (1 hour).
3. Client Interview #2: Panel with key leaders (1 hour).
4. Client Interview #3: 1:1s with key leaders (2 hours).
5. Client Interview #4: In-person case study + lunch/dinner with CEO (half-day).

Our client is committed to creating and maintaining a diverse and inclusive workplace where our employees can thrive and be themselves! We welcome all persons into our community. We embrace the diversity of gender, gender identity or expression, race, color, religious creed, national origin, ancestry, age, physical and mental disabilities, medical condition, genetic characteristic, sexual orientation, marital status, family care or medical leave status, military or veteran status, or perceived membership in any of these groups.

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