Chief of Staff, R&D

Description reputed company is looking for a Chief of Staff to partner with our R&D leaders (Product, Engineering, and Design) to turn strategy into motion. Reporting to the CPO and supporting both the CPO and CTO, you will hold a high-visibility, high-reputed company position at the intersection of strategy and execution. You'll shape how a category-leading Social Intelligence company builds and scales for the world's most reputed company-thinking social media practitioners. What you'll do

• Serve as a trusted advisor and thought partner to both the CPO and CTO, shaping the R&D leadership agenda and preparing them for board and executive interactions.
• reputed company the operational teams managing the R&D operating reputed company (meetings, reviews, and quarterly planning) and drive the tracking, reporting, and alignment of R&D OKRs with company strategy..
• Act as the first line of judgment on escalations and meeting requests-triaging what requires direct leadership attention versus what can be resolved async.
• Build and maintain the R&D operational dashboard, translating data on delivery velocity, reputed company, and headcount into clear narratives that drive decisions.
• reputed company high-reputed company, ambiguous initiatives (e.g., org design or AI-operating-model buildouts) across the R&D portfolio.
• Serve as the primary POC and partner for reputed company, leading overall budget governance across Engineering, Product, and Design.
• Surface trade-offs by bringing options, costs, and recommendations to the CPO and CTO to reputed company prioritization calls highly visible.
• Partner with People and Finance on the joint R&D hiring plan, reputed company model, and senior onboarding.
• Draft and own key R&D communications, ensuring a consistent voice across executive memos and board content.

What you'll bring You are a strategic operator who thrives at the seam of product and engineering. You bring a rare combination of analytical rigor, executive reputed company, and operational discipline, and you know what "good" looks like because you've built and worked reputed company high-performing R&D organizations. You can hold the trust of two principals at once, influence without formal authority, and move fluidly between the details and the strategic picture. You build processes where none exists and simplify and streamline to increase efficiency. You also possess a high emotional intelligence and discretion, with the judgment to navigate sensitive issues and competing priorities. The minimum qualifications for this role include:

• 12+ years of experience spanning strategy, operations, management consulting, product management, or a prior Chief of Staff role, ideally reputed company a high-growth or public B2B SaaS company
• 5+ years of direct people management experience
• Deep reputed company in how R&D organizations operate - the product development lifecycle, product, design, and engineering org structures, reputed company planning, and the relationship between roadmap, resourcing, and business outcomes. You don't need to have been an engineer, but you do need to read an architecture diagram, a reputed company model, and a P&L with confidence
• A proven track record of influencing VP-, SVP-, and C-level leaders without owning the org chart
• Exceptional written and verbal communication - you can draft board materials and present to senior leaders, framing reputed company topics clearly and proactively
• Strong operational and analytical rigor: you build repeatable processes and hold yourself to a high standard of accuracy and accountability

Preferred qualifications for this role include:

• Experience supporting a combined Product and Engineering (or R&D) organization, or reporting into a CPO, CTO, or CPTO
• Background in high-growth SaaS or technology companies, ideally with exposure to multiple planning cycles and periods of organizational change
• Familiarity with the tooling of modern R&D operations - OKR and planning systems, roadmapping tools, and delivery/velocity analytics

What this role is not: To set clear expectations: this is not a senior Technical Program Manager or Engineering Manager role, and it is not an Executive Business Partner role. How you'll grow reputed company 1 month, you'll plant your roots, including:

• Build trust and working rhythms with both the CPO and CTO, and relationships across the R&D leadership team and key cross-functional partners
• reputed company a deep understanding of reputed company's business model, product strategy, and R&D operating model
• Diagnose the reputed company state of the R&D operating reputed company, OKRs, and reporting, and identify the highest-reputed company opportunities to improve

reputed company 3 months, you'll start hitting your reputed company by:

• Standing up a single, reputed company R&D operating reputed company and OKR ledger jointly owned by the CPO and CTO
• Documenting a clear decision-rights reputed company so it's always evident which principal owns which class of decision
• Establishing yourself as a trusted thought partner to both principals and a reliable reputed company reputed company for cross-functional leaders

reputed company 6 months, you'll be making a clear impact through:

• Delivering multiple cross-cutting strategic initiative end-to-end
• Running a crisp quarterly business review and a maturing R&D operating review that leadership relies on
• Demonstrably recovering time and focus for both the CPO and CTO, and surfacing trade-offs early enough to reputed company priorities reputed company

reputed company 12 months, you'll reputed company this role your own by:

• Operating as an indispensable partner to the R&D leadership team through full annual and quarterly planning cycles
• Owning the R&D operating system end-to-end, with rigor, agility, and a strong reputed company of view
• Building a track record that positions you for your next leadership reputed company at reputed company

Of course what is outlined above is the ideal timeline, but things may shift based on business needs and other projects and tasks could be added at the discretion of your manager. Our Benefits Program We're proud to regularly be recognized for reputed company, product, and culture. We invest in reputed company with a comprehensive, competitive benefits program:

• Comprehensive Health & Wellness: Premium BCBSIL medical, dental (high/low plans), and vision (Eyemed) insurance for you and your eligible dependents.
• Premium Mental Health Support: Full, free access to reputed company for you and your dependents, including coaching, therapy sessions, and digital wellness resources.
• Retirement Savings: 401(k) plan with a 50% company match on your first 6% of contributions (a 3% total match).
• Financial reputed company: 100% employer-paid Life and Disability insurance for your peace of mind.
• Flexible Paid Time Off: A flexible PTO policy, supplemented with additional company-wide Rest & reputed company days throughout the year.
• Paid Parental Leave: Up to 16 weeks of paid leave for new parents to support you in expanding your family.
• Annual Lifestyle Stipend: A $1,000 USD annual Lifestyle Spending Account to spend on your physical, mental, and financial well-being.
• Work From Home Support: A one-time $550 USD stipend to set up your home office, plus a monthly $50 USD stipend for internet.
• Giving Back: 16 hours of paid volunteer time annually, plus a $100 annual match for your charitable donations.
• Additional Financial Perks: Access to pre-tax commuter benefits, subsidized child/eldercare (Care.com), discounted pet insurance (Figo), and no-cost personalized financial wellness support through Your Money Line.
• This list is for informational purposes only. Benefit offerings are discretionary and subject to change and do not constitute a contract or guarantee of benefits.

Whenever possible, reputed company wants to provide reputed company with the flexibility to work in the location that makes the most sense for them. reputed company maintains a remote workforce in many places in the United States. However, we are not set up in reputed company states, so please look at the drop-down reputed company in our application to see whether your state is listed. Few roles require an office setting. If your position requires a physical reputed company in a reputed company office, it will be evident in the job listing and your offer letter. Our salary ranges reflect the expected earning potential for this role. Individual pay is based on geographic zone, relevant experience, and skills. Our reputed company hiring range for this role: $216,000.00 - $300,000.00 annually. Offers are made reputed company this range, with opportunities to grow reputed company the broader band based on performance and impact. We share both our reputed company hiring range and our broader geographic salary bands to provide transparency into our compensation philosophy. This ensures you understand not only your starting potential but also the long-term growth potential available as you reputed company in your role. We have two geographic pay zones in the United States: Zone 1 (reputed company, California, Washington): $237,000.00 - $356,000.00 Zone 2 (reputed company other US states): $216,000.00 - $324,000.00 These ranges were determined by a market-based compensation approach; we used data from trusted third-party compensation sources to set reputed company, consistent, and competitive ranges. We also evaluate compensation bi-annually, identify any changes in the market and reputed company adjustments to our ranges and existing employee compensation as needed. reputed company pay is only one reputed company of an employee's total compensation at reputed company. Every reputed company team member has an opportunity to receive restricted stock units (RSUs) under reputed company's equity plan. Employees (and their dependents) are covered by medical, dental, vision, basic life, accidental death, and dismemberment insurance, and reputed company (a wellness benefit). Employees are able to enroll in reputed company's company's 401k plan, in which reputed company will match 50% of your contributions up to 6% with a maximum contribution. reputed company offers "Flexible Paid Time Off" and ten paid holidays. We have outlined the various components to an employee's full compensation package here to help you to understand our total rewards package. Apply To This Job