Our client is seeking a Chief of Staff to support the CEO in driving the company’s strategic agenda. This is a high-trust, high-impact role where you will support and manage the CEO’s priorities, enable effective decision-making, and ensure seamless execution across the business. You will work closely with senior leadership, be fully embedded in the organisation, and play a pivotal role in shaping how the business operates.
Chief of Staff – About The Role
As Chief of Staff, you will be the CEO’s right hand, balancing executive support with strategic insight. You will help translate direction into action, coordinate cross-functional projects, and ensure that priorities receive the attention they need. You will act as a trusted advisor, business partner, and proactive gatekeeper, enabling the CEO to focus on what matters most while driving operational excellence across the company. Key responsibilities include:
- Lead or support cross-functional, high-priority projects and monitor key initiatives
- Prepare the CEO for internal and external meetings, capturing action items and ensuring follow-up
- Manage the CEO’s calendar, meetings, travel, and inbox efficiently
- Support board relations, including preparing reports, agendas, and coordinating inputs
- Be available on-call for urgent matters, particularly when the CEO is travelling
- Manage the CEO’s calendar
- Co-ordinate internal & external meetings, preparing agendas where appropriate with follow up action
- Proactively manage the CEO’s inbox, responding and resolving where necessary
- Organisation complex travel arrangement for both business and personal commitments
- Work side-by-side with the CEO in meetings, calls, and day-to-day operations, acting as a proxy where appropriate
- Assume responsibility for being the CEO’s “eyes and ears” across the business, connecting dots between teams and initiatives
- Manage access to the CEO’s time, information, and focus with discretion
- Develop a deep understanding of the business, its services, clients, and strategic priorities
- Translate CEO direction into actionable plans across teams and functions
- Prepare briefing documents, and support strategic decision-making
The successful Chief of Staff will have:
- 5+ years of experience in management consulting, corporate strategy, business operations, or executive leadership support, preferably within engineering, professional services, or a start-up environment
- Strong business acumen and strategic thinking, with the ability to quickly grasp complex technical and operational issues
- Ability to work at pace with senior stakeholders, distilling complexity and moving fluidly between strategic and tactical priorities
- Excellent interpersonal and communication skills; trusted by senior leadership and respected by teams
- High discretion, integrity, and ability to handle sensitive information
- Highly proactive, adaptable, and resourceful, with strong intuition and judgment
- Someone who thrives on being one step ahead, keeping things moving, and making the CEO more effective every day
Chief of Staff – Benefits
- 25 days annual leave plus bank holidays
- Life assurance
- Annual bonus
- Private pension scheme