Wiley
Chief of Staff, CEO
Hoboken (HQ), NJ, USA · Exec
Sponsorship not specifiedDetected 5 days ago
Data EngineeringComputer VisionProject ManagementM&AResearchLeadershipCommunicationProblem Solving
About the role
- The Chief of Staff to the CEO is one of the most consequential and demanding roles in the organization and one of the most distinct.
- This is not a traditional leadership role with a defined team, a clear mandate, or visible deliverables.
- It is a role built on influence without authority, on making others more effective rather than being visibly effective yourself, and on operating with the full trust of the CEO in a highly matrixed, fast-moving environment.
Responsibilities
- Develop agendas for CEO-led meetings: ELT meetings, quarterly meetings, off-sites, etc. Work with CEO to identify key themes and topics and solicit input as needed from key stakeholders. Disseminate information to participants and coordinate follow-up.
- Coordinate other CEO-led events and activities. Assist in developing content and agenda.
- develop and disseminate materials
- Lead and manage high-priority strategic initiatives on behalf of the CEO and executive leadership team, serving as project sponsor or direct project lead as appropriate.
- Drive cross-functional strategic projects that span multiple business units, ensuring alignment with corporate objectives and timely delivery of outcomes.
- Identify and address critical organizational challenges that require CEO-level attention, developing action plans and mobilizing resources to drive resolution.
- Potentially, executive support experience.
Requirements
- Ability to work closely with C-level executives
- High emotional intelligence and ability to navigate sensitive situations with discretion.
- Experience with project management methodologies and tools
- Strategic thinking capability with the ability to connect tactical activities to broader organizational objectives.
- Some travel will be required.
- For more than 200 years, we've transformed knowledge into discoveries that shape the world.
- MBA preferred (not required); newly-minted MBA welcome.
- Experience with project management methodologies and tools; ability to manage complex, multi-stakeholder initiatives.
- demonstrated professionalism, integrity, sense of urgency, discretion, and superior organizational skills.
- Ability to manage multiple priorities in a fast-paced environment with appropriate technology fluency.
- Outstanding communication skills, both written and verbal.
- Capacity to listen deeply and learn continuously - this role rewards pattern recognition developed through observation more than frameworks delivered through presentation.
- Resilient and composed under pressure
- able to stay grounded during an extended adjustment period (the transition into this role typically takes six to nine months before someone feels fully competent).
- Strong analytical and problem-solving capabilities with the ability to structure ambiguous problems and drive to actionable solutions.
- ability to manage complex, multi-stakeholder initiatives.
- Genuine commitment to professional networking - internally and externally - as a core working discipline, not an afterthought. Peer CoS relationships (within and outside the company) are a professional asset and a necessary sounding board for navigating this uniquely demanding role.
- Additional Notes
Compensation
- 189,700 USD to 278,567 USD#LI-JL1
- Support the ELT in annual and multi-year strategic planning processes, including facilitating planning sessions, coordinating input from business units, and synthesizing strategic recommendations.
Visa & Work Authorization
- d and manage high-priority strategic initiatives on behalf of the CEO and executive leadership team, serving as project sponsor or direct project lead as appropriate
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