Chief of Staff, CEO
US - Atlanta · USD 170,000-225,000 / year · 5-10 years experience · Full-time · Hybrid · Posted Oct 1, 2026
At a glance
- Experience
- 5-10 years experience
- Employment
- Full-time
- Workplace
- Hybrid
- Location
- US - Atlanta
- Salary
- USD 170,000-225,000 / year
About the role
- The Chief of Staff, CEO acts as a strategic partner, driving execution management and accountability across strategic priorities.
- This role supports governance and board preparation, executive operating cadence, company alignment, and thought partnership to the CEO and C-staff.
Responsibilities
- Own tracking and momentum on strategic priorities by establishing a real-time, visible dashboard with status, blockers, and named accountabilities updated weekly.
- Drive bi-weekly check-ins with owners to assess progress, surface dependency risks, and unblock impediments before they stall execution.
- Hold the C-staff to commitments and timelines, escalate slippage immediately, and push for corrective action.
- Prepare Board and Board-committee materials in partnership with the CEO and Corporate Counsel.
- Serve as a candid sounding board to the CEO and C-staff, pressure-testing ideas and framing trade-offs before they reach the full executive team.
- Design and continuously improve the executive rhythm, including meetings, offsites, and CEO communications.
- Assist in driving the dynamic and involving strategy for the enterprise as an AI/SaaS/Database company, working closely with the CEO, Product Teams, and Strategy Team.
- Own the Rally Cry or large annual goals for the company and facilitate the development of overall goals across the entire CEO staff team.
- Build trusted relationships across the C-staff and wider leadership population as a credible connective layer.
- Convert ambiguous, cross-functional priorities into a tracked plan with clear ownership.
Requirements
- 5–10+ years’ experience in a Chief of Staff, strategy, business operations or management consulting capacity, including direct experience supporting a CEO or C-suite principal.
- Demonstrated experience preparing Board or Board-committee materials, or operating in close proximity to a governance process.
- Track record of driving multi-stakeholder initiatives from strategy through to execution in a matrixed organisation.
- Bachelor’s degree required.
- Demonstrated discretion handling highly confidential, market-sensitive or Board-level information.
- Experience in private equity-backed or portfolio company environments, with comfort in rigorous financial discipline, operational metrics, and investor/board reporting cadences.
Preferred qualifications
- MBA or equivalent advanced degree
Workplace
- Based in Atlanta, GA
- Hybrid work arrangement with in-office four days a week
