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Chief of Staff to the CEO

Veza • Full-time • San Francisco, California, United States • 4m ago

About the Opportunity:

We are seeking a highly skilled and adaptable Chief of Staff to partner with our CEO in driving both strategic and tactical initiatives across the organization. As Chief of Staff, you will be responsible for building the operating cadence, aligning company-wide priorities, and acting as the primary liaison between the CEO and the senior leadership team. This role is vital to ensuring the effective execution of the CEO’s vision, and it requires someone with strong operational discipline, strategic insight, and the ability to handle a range of responsibilities from high-level planning to real-time problem-solving.

You Will:

Building Operating Process and Standards: Partner with the CEO to design and own the execution of the operating process, standards, and cadence. Develop frameworks and methodologies, leveraging industry best practices, to enhance strategic planning and execution.
Managing Operating Execution: Partner with the CEO to manage and drive key business initiatives, ensuring alignment across cross-functional teams and operationalizing strategic goals.
Provide Analytics and Insights: Leverage strong quantitative skills and data-driven analysis to generate insights that drive informed decision-making across the organization.
Manage Metrics and Key Performance Indicators (KPIs): Own the formulation and tracking of company-wide metrics, including KPIs and OKRs. Ensure leadership alignment and communicate progress across the organization.
Facilitate Executive Communications: Prepare internal and external communications, including briefings, reports, and presentations for executive meetings, Board of Directors sessions, company-wide initiatives and other key stakeholder engagements.
Manage Projects: Manage complex, cross-functional projects from inception to execution, ensuring timely delivery and adherence to objectives.
Act as Leadership Liaison: Build trust with the executive team, serving as the link between the CEO and internal leadership to ensure effective execution of strategic priorities.
Support the CEO: Help manage the CEO’s priorities, acting as a key point of contact for real-time problem-solving and urgent tasks.
Collaborate Across Teams: Bring the right teams and players together to tackle high-priority business challenges and ensure organizational alignment.

You Have:

Experience: 8+ years of experience, including at least 4 years at a top-tier management consulting firm (e.g., Bain, BCG, or McKinsey) at an Engagement Manager level or equivalent.
Chief of Staff experiences: Hands-on experience as Chief of Staff for a fast-growth mid-stage to growth-stage company is a plus.
Strategic and Operational Expertise: A proven ability to think strategically and execute operationally, turning vision into action.
Analytical Skills: Exceptional quantitative and analytical skills, with a data-driven approach to problem-solving and decision-making..
Leadership: A track record of building trust with senior leadership and managing high-level relationships effectively.
Resilience and Grit: The ability to thrive in a fast-paced, high-pressure environment and manage ambiguity with focus and discipline.
Communication: Excellent verbal and written communication skills, with a talent for preparing concise and impactful briefings, reports, and presentations.
Flexibility: The ability to adapt quickly to changing priorities and handle both high-level strategic work and day-to-day tactical work items.
Core Attributes: Self-assurance, humility, collaboration, and the ability to build trust and handle sensitive information with discretion.

Must be based in the Bay Area or willing to relocate.

This is a rare opportunity for someone with the right mix of strategic acumen and operational discipline to make a significant impact on our company’s success. If you are driven, adaptable, and excited about tackling a wide range of challenges, we would love to hear from you.

Our Culture

We’re driven to build a strong company culture and are looking for individuals with solid alignment with the following:

Ownership Mindset
Act with Integrity
Guardians of our Customers
Opinionated Humility
Build Trust, Earn Trust

At Veza, your base pay is one part of your total compensation package. For this position, the reasonably expected pay range can be discussed with your recruiter for the level at which this job has been scoped. Your base pay will depend on several factors, including your experience, qualifications, education, location, and skills. In the event that you are considered for a different level, a higher or lower pay range would apply. This position is also eligible for equity and a competitive benefits package.

Veza is proud to be an equal opportunity employer. We are committed to equal employment opportunities regardless of race, color, ancestry, religion, sex, national origin, sexual orientation, age, citizenship, marital status, disability, gender identity, veteran status, or other applicable legally protected characteristics. We also consider qualified applicants according to applicable federal, state, and local laws. If a candidate with a disability requires an accommodation during the recruitment process, please email recruiting@veza.com

About Veza

Veza is the identity security company. Identity and security teams use Veza to secure identity access across SaaS apps, on-prem apps, data systems, and cloud infrastructure. Veza solves the blind spots of traditional identity tools with its unique ability to ingest and organize permissions metadata in the Veza Authorization Graph. Global enterprises like Blackstone, Wynn Resorts, and Expedia trust Veza to visualize access permissions, monitor permissions activity, automate access reviews, and remediate privilege violations. Founded in 2020, Veza is headquartered in Redwood City, California, and is funded by Accel, Bain Capital, Ballistic Ventures, GV, Norwest Venture Partners, and True Ventures. Visit us at veza.com and follow us on LinkedIn, Twitter, and YouTube.

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