Chief of Staff

Snack Innovations•Piscataway Township, NJ

10h•$155,000 - $185,000•Onsite

About The Position

Reporting to the Chief Executive Officer and supporting the Founders and executive leadership team, the Chief of Staff is a strategic and operational partner who converts leadership priorities into coordinated action. The role drives execution of quarterly company priorities, prepares leaders to make informed decisions, coordinates cross-functional initiatives, and ensures commitments are completed. The position operates at both strategic and tactical levels. It is initially an individual-contributor role, with limited executive coordination and administrative support. Its primary focus is improving leadership effectiveness, organizational alignment, accountability, and execution. The role requires on-site work in Piscataway, New Jersey, with flexibility based on executive and business needs.

Requirements

Bachelor’s degree in business, management, finance, communications, organizational development, or a related field.
10 to 12 years of progressive experience in operations, consulting, strategic planning, program or project management, executive support, or a related field.
Demonstrated success leading complex cross-functional initiatives and driving execution in a fast-moving environment.
Experience working directly with a CEO, Founders, or executive leadership team.
Experience in food manufacturing, consumer packaged goods, or another fast-paced operational environment.
Strong business acumen and ability to analyze information, identify key issues, and turn conclusions into practical recommendations.
Exceptional written and verbal communication skills, including preparation of executive-level materials and communication with employees at all levels.
Ability to influence without direct authority, manage competing priorities, and hold others accountable while maintaining productive relationships.
Executive presence, discretion, integrity, and judgment when handling sensitive or confidential matters.
Strong command of Microsoft Office and experience using project management, reporting, or business collaboration systems.
Ability to work on-site in Piscataway, New Jersey, and maintain flexibility based on executive and business needs.

Nice To Haves

MBA or other advanced degree.
Experience with the Entrepreneurial Operating System (EOS) or a comparable business operating system.

Responsibilities

Partner with the CEO, Founders, and executive leadership team to translate company direction into clear annual and quarterly priorities.
Coordinate and track company Rocks, scorecard commitments, strategic initiatives, and leadership action items, establishing owners, milestones, and deadlines.
Facilitate annual and quarterly planning, leadership offsites, and other forums for setting priorities and evaluating progress.
Identify execution risks, dependencies, resource constraints, and unresolved decisions, and bring them to leadership before they become barriers.
Maintain the company’s EOS operating rhythm and help ensure issues are identified, discussed, resolved, and followed through.
Serve as a trusted advisor and thought partner to the CEO and maintain working relationships with the Founders and executive leadership team.
Coordinate leadership meetings, including agendas, pre-read materials, decisions, action items, and follow-up.
Prepare executive briefings, presentations, analysis, talking points, and decision-support materials for internal and external use.
Help leadership sequence competing priorities, focus on important issues, and maintain alignment as priorities change.
Ensure leadership decisions and expectations are communicated to appropriate owners and carried out across the organization.
Lead or coordinate high-priority initiatives across Operations, Quality, Sales, Finance, Human Resources, Supply Chain, Research and Development, and other functions.
Establish project plans, ownership, decision points, timelines, and success measures for assigned initiatives.
Build stakeholder alignment, remove execution barriers, and escalate issues that need executive attention or resolution.
Track cross-department commitments and hold owners accountable for timely follow-through without taking over functional ownership.
Support organizational change initiatives and help leaders convert decisions into practical implementation plans.
Develop and maintain leadership scorecards, dashboards, and reporting tools that show organizational performance and emerging risks.
Analyze business and operational data, identify trends or gaps, and recommend practical improvements to execution and results.
Evaluate and improve business processes, decision rights, meeting structures, handoffs, and other operating practices affecting efficiency and accountability.
Lead special projects related to growth, operational improvement, new capabilities, customer priorities, or other CEO-identified needs.
Draft or coordinate executive communications, presentations, reports, and messaging for employees, customers, business partners, and other stakeholders.
Manage selected aspects of the CEO’s calendar, meeting schedule, and priorities to align time with company needs.
Represent the CEO or executive leadership team in meetings and projects when appropriate and within the authority provided.
Handle confidential business, employee, financial, and organizational information with discretion and sound judgment.