Chief of Staff - To the CEO

Podiumposted 2 months ago

Full-time • Mid Level

Lehi, UT

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About the position

At Podium, our mission is to arm every local business with a complete platform and outcome-driven AI employees that convert leads into real, paying customers. Every day, millions of workers use our AI lead conversion and communication platform to help them get more leads and make more money. Our work and focus on helping local businesses thrive has been recognized across the industry, including Forbes’ Next Billion Dollar Startups, Forbes’ Cloud 100, the Inc. 5000, and Fast Company’s World’s Most Innovative Companies. At Podium, we believe in fostering a culture that thrives on hiring and developing exceptional talent. Our operating principles serve as a compass, guiding daily behavior and decision-making, and ensure we hire people who will thrive at Podium. If you resonate with our operating principles and are energized by our mission, Podium will be a great place for you! The Chief of Staff will report to and partner with the CEO. S/he will play a critical role in many of the most important objectives in the business. S/he will help run an effective Office of the CEO and identify and lead high-impact initiatives. It is critical the Chief of Staff is aligned to our operating principles. S/he must be able to work in a fast-changing, ambiguous environment. The Chief of Staff will amplify the effectiveness of the CEO and the rest of the executive team. S/he may also work with internal or external teams in lieu of the CEO.

Responsibilities

Work directly with the CEO and other executive leaders to define company-wide priorities, including annual strategic planning and quarterly company OKRs
Form an independent point of view on what is required to achieve company goals. Work with the executive team to understand potential gaps, define plans to address them, and ensure we execute on those plans
Shape and manage the objectives and operating cadence of executive team meetings and executive strategic offsites–facilitating discussions on the right topics and managing follow-up on action items
Coordinate weekly senior leadership meeting to discuss the most critical metrics and topics in the business
Lead and organize content creation for key documents including board decks and investor communications
Identify opportunities in the business and lead high-impact strategic projects

Requirements

3-5+ years of total experience including experience with a business consulting firm (Bain, McKinsey, etc.) or as part of an internal Strategy team
Alignment with our operating principles
Located or open to relocation to work onsite at our headquarters in Lehi, Utah
MBA, Bachelor's or equivalent experience
Experience with priority executive-level projects
Ability to be a thought partner to the CEO by structuring and solving complex problems
Ability to communicate clearly and directly to drive accountability and action
Excellent written and verbal communication skills; previous experience with board & executive communications a plus
Excellent project management skills
Experience working with significant change and ambiguity
Ability to multitask and prioritize in a rapidly changing environment with competing priorities
Technical skills in modeling in excel and creating executive-level presentations
Willingness to roll up sleeves to directly solve difficult problems
Systems thinking and the ability to create new structures or processes
Pragmatic and logical in thinking and decision making
Trustworthiness to handle confidential information with integrity