Chief of Staff to the CEO
The Chief of Staff role at WeaveGrid will have three pillars: organizing and executing strategic initiatives, communications with internal and external stakeholders, and leading cross functional business processes and planning. This position will collaborate closely with the CEO and functional leaders in these activities, and will play an integral part in the day to day operations of the company.
Core Responsibilities
- Identify process and personnel gaps, and resolve them via implementation of new tools, approaches and hiring
- Work closely with the CEO to plan and execute strategic initiatives across the organization
- Collect and maintain KPIs and dashboards for internal and external use
- Prepare the CEO for key external meetings with investors, partners, policy and regulatory bodies, and customers
- Prepare and support strategic financial planning and forecasting with the executive team
- Work with the Communications team to design and develop presentations and speaking points for internal and external audiences
- Run team meetings, such as All Hands, staff meetings, etc.
- Lead cross functional planning exercises such as OKRs and strategy reviews
- Craft Board and C-suite level presentations and memos
- Identify process and personnel gaps, and resolve them via implementation of new tools, approaches and hiring
You are organized and flexible, and in particular you have the tools and habits necessary to track many different work streams while being able to reprioritize on the fly. You are comfortable working in a fast-paced environment that requires both attention to detail and the ability to identify and implement 80/20 solutions.
You have experience in business communication, having dealt with a range of stakeholders who each have their own preferred language and needs. You write with clarity and precision, and you are a capable editor.
You have solid judgment when it comes to diagnosing and solving business process challenges. You know how to combine appropriate changes in people, tools, and processes to streamline operations – and you are an adept facilitator of those processes.
Qualifications
- 5+ years of project management experience or management consulting, ideally having spent some time in a fast growing startup
- Bachelor's degree required, Master’s, MBA or JD a plus
- Energy or mobility experienced is highly desirable
- Demonstrated experience in starting and managing complex initiatives end-to-end
- Excellent Google Workspace and Microsoft Office skills - you should be fluent in Powerpoint and Excel
- Collaboration hygiene and attention to detail
- Ability to establish strong working relationships across all levels, from executives to new hires