Chief of Staff Director

Role Overview

The Director, Chief of Staff will directly support the Chief People Officer (CPO) and act as a trusted advisor, thought partner, and strategic operator for the People organization. This role will help define priorities, sharpen People strategy, create clear executive narratives, and drive execution across a complex, highly cross-functional organization.

Key Responsibilities

• Trusted advisor to the CPO: pressure-test priorities, evaluate tradeoffs, anticipate challenges, surface insights, and support high-quality decision-making.
• Shape the People org narrative: partner with the CPO to communicate strategy, progress, priorities, tradeoffs, and impact grounded in business context.
• Drive clarity and execution: work with the People Leadership Team and initiative owners to define, communicate, and advance key People initiatives.
• Run People operating rhythms: manage leadership cadences such as leadership team meetings, offsites, annual planning, and business reviews.
• Prepare executive-ready materials: create presentations, narratives, leadership updates, and decision support for the CPO and People leadership.
• Connect People leadership: improve information flow, surface risks/dependencies, identify decision bottlenecks, and ensure shared context and alignment.
• Own special projects: lead high-priority, ambiguous, confidential, or time-sensitive initiatives from problem definition through execution.
• Represent CPO priorities cross-functionally: bring the CPO’s voice and priorities to cross-functional forums and ensure follow-through.