valiantys - Chief of Staff to the CEO

• A proven operator who has built executive operating rhythm in a 300 to 600 person professional services or B2B services business and knows what well-run looks like • Fluency in driving accountability through influence: building trust with senior leaders, holding peers accountable as a partner, and earning a mandate rather than asserting one • The ability to hold the full operating plan, see dependencies, and anticipate second-order effects before they surface as problems • Structured thinking that turns complexity and conflicting inputs into clear options and decisions • Sound judgment and discretion with sensitive information and competing priorities, and a clear sense of when to push, escalate, or stay behind the scenes • 8–12 years of experience, including 2+ years in a Chief of Staff, Executive Strategy & Operations, GM, or equivalent operating role • MBA or equivalent; strategy consulting background a plus, not a requirement • A proven record of designing and building operating infrastructure for a distributed executive teams • Professional services, consulting, or B2B services background strongly preferred, , with a working understanding of the economics and the consultative model • Meaningful experience in transformation contexts: strategic pivot, M&A integration, or major operational change • PE-backed or high-growth experience, board exposure, and strong executive writing are each a plus • What success looks like • The CEO is spending more time on the highest-value strategic priorities and less time on coordination overhead • The COO has more capacity to scale the business and lead day-to-day operations • Executive forums produce clearer decisions, better follow-through, and faster escalation of critical issues • Cross-functional priorities are visible, coordinated, and less dependent on the CEO personally chasing progress • Board and investor discussions are supported by more consistent, decision-ready materials and reporting • This role suits an operator who builds the rhythm a leadership team runs on and leads through relationships rather than authority. You want to build something that matters, operate at pace inside a high-stakes transformation, and have a direct line to impact with visibility into the highest levels of decision-making.