Chief of Staff

Houston ISD • Houston, TX

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About The Position

The Chief of Staff reports to the Deputy Superintendent and serves as a trusted strategic advisor to the Superintendent and executive leadership team, driving the district's highest-priority initiatives and ensuring seamless execution across the organization. This executive leader translates vision into action by leading cross-functional work, aligning senior leaders around district priorities, removing barriers to implementation, and establishing the systems, governance, and accountability necessary to achieve transformational outcomes for students. The Chief of Staff operates at the intersection of strategy, operations, governance, and innovation, overseeing enterprise-wide initiatives that require exceptional judgment, executive presence, political acumen, and the ability to influence across complex organizations to ensure the district achieves academic results for every student.

Requirements

• Exceptional judgment
• Executive presence
• Political acumen
• Ability to influence across complex organizations

Responsibilities

• Serves as a trusted strategic advisor to the Superintendent and executive leadership team.
• Drives the district's highest-priority initiatives.
• Ensures seamless execution across the organization.
• Translates vision into action by leading cross-functional work.
• Aligns senior leaders around district priorities.
• Removes barriers to implementation.
• Establishes the systems, governance, and accountability necessary to achieve transformational outcomes for students.
• Operates at the intersection of strategy, operations, governance, and innovation.
• Oversees enterprise-wide initiatives that require exceptional judgment, executive presence, political acumen, and the ability to influence across complex organizations.
• Ensures the district achieves academic results for every student.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Executive
• Education Level: No Education Listed