Chief of Staff, Head of Business Operations, People

Samsara•San Francisco, CA

11d•Remote

About The Position

About the role: The Chief of Staff & Head of Business Operations role will report to the Chief People Officer (CPO) and support the CPO on all key business, strategy and operational aspects of running the People organization. This role is a remote position open to candidates in the U.S. Relocation assistance will not be provided for this role. In this role, you will: This role will have three primary areas of responsibility: People Strategy: This individual will serve as a thought partner to the CPO and the People Leadership Team on all areas of people strategy for Samsara as a whole, and for the People Team itself, including: workforce strategy, organizational design, HR AI and technology strategy, and major strategic initiatives. In this capacity the individual will partner closely with stakeholders across the business, including sales strategy, R&D strategy, Finance and IT. Business Operations: This person will manage the People Team budget and drive the annual operating planning, including investments in resourcing, technology and efficiency initiatives. In this capacity the individual will work closely with the members of the People Leadership Team and with partners in finance as well as directly with the CPO. Program Management & Communications: This person will lead and ensure progress on major People Team initiatives, helping identify and prioritize such initiatives in the first instance and helping to track and ensure progress against our People Team KPIs. The individual will own the agenda for the weekly People Leadership Team meeting, take point on planning People Team offsites (with administrative support) and oversee internal People Team communications (with dedicated communications support). The successful individual will be a strategic thinker, clear and structured communicator, and an eager collaborator. This person will be unafraid to raise hard topics, work with urgency but not hastiness, and will–even in the busiest of times–be able to maintain a sense of humor and perspective. Minimum requirements for the role:

Requirements

Strategic orientation, including 5+ years in strategy consulting or equivalent
Data-oriented with strong analytical & modeling experience
Strong written, verbal and visual presentation communication skills
Proven ability to design and communicate clear processes, and a detail-oriented yet flexible approach to problem-solving
Strong bias for action and not afraid to "roll up your sleeves"
Ability to build credibility at all levels of the organization
Bachelor’s degree; MBA is optional