Chief of Staff

SALT Dental Partners•Phoenix, AZ

11d•Hybrid

About The Position

The Chief of Staff serves as the CEO's primary execution partner, ensuring that SALT's highest-priority initiatives move from vision to completion on time, on budget, and with full organizational alignment. This is not a coordination role. This person owns outcomes. Operating across 250+ locations in 20+ states and growing fast, the bar is high and the opportunity to make an outsized impact never stops. The right person thrives in ambiguity, operates with CEO-level discretion, and can shift seamlessly from building a board deck to running a cross-functional working session to drafting a partner doctor communication, all in the same week.

Requirements

7–12 years of experience in strategy, operations, consulting, or chief of staff roles
Exceptional writer and communicator - can build a board deck and a town hall script with equal fluency
Project management discipline - not just organized, but systems-oriented
High EQ - trusted by doctors, operators, and investors alike
Operates with CEO-level discretion and judgment at all times
Thrives in fast-paced, ambiguous environments where the playbook is still being written

Nice To Haves

Background in PE-backed healthcare, DSO, or high-growth multi-site services strongly preferred

Responsibilities

Own the company-wide initiative roadmap - tracking milestones, dependencies, owners, and deadlines across all major programs
Build and maintain a single source of truth for CEO-level priorities
Maintain a centralized view of strategic initiatives across all departments and proactively flag risks, delays, and misalignment to the CEO
Run the executive team operating cadence - agendas, pre-reads, decisions, and follow-through
Drive structure and consistency around enterprise planning and review cycles
Build and maintain project plans and trackers across functional areas
Flag risks and blockers before they become problems
Attend key executive and cross-functional meetings on behalf of or alongside the CEO, both virtually and in person
Prepare the CEO for meetings with relevant context, pre-reads, and agenda framing
Capture decisions, open items, and ownership clearly and distribute with precision and speed
Follow up with functional leaders post-meeting to ensure accountability and progress
Serve as an extension of the CEO in operational settings, holding standards and driving follow-through
Serve as a trusted, neutral conduit between the CEO and functional leaders — clinical, RCM, finance, people, growth, and IT
Identify where decisions are stalling or organizational alignment is missing and bring them to resolution through the CEO
Ensure cross-functional projects have clear owners, clear handoffs, and no gaps
Build trust across the organization as a fair, credible, and high-integrity voice of the CEO
Model operating discipline and communication standards across the organization
Build board decks, investor presentations, partner keynotes, and internal leadership communications
Translate complex operational data into clear, compelling narratives for internal audiences, the board, and PE sponsors
Serve as editorial lead on all CEO-level written and visual communication, reflecting the CEO's voice and priorities
Develop talk tracks and messaging frameworks for partner doctor-facing events
Maintain a real-time view of enterprise priorities and surface communication gaps before they become operational problems
Own the production of all high-stakes presentations — board, PE sponsor, partner doctors, town halls
Maintain SALT's presentation standards, templates, and brand voice
Partner directly with the CEO to develop keynote content and cultural communication
Partner with Finance to track initiative-level budgets and resource allocation
Surface variances and tradeoffs for CEO decision-making
Ensure strategic investments are tied to measurable outcomes and PE-legible KPIs