Position - Chief of Staff

Reports To - CEO

Location - Gurgaon

Position Overview

We are looking for a high-calibre Chief of Staff to work closely with the leadership team on shaping the company's 3 - 5 year strategic direction, portfolio choices, and new business opportunities.

The role will sit at the intersection of corporate strategy, portfolio management, market intelligence, and CEO/leadership office priorities. The individual will help answer the most important questions around where to play, how to win, where to invest, and where to exit or scale across the organisation.

Key Responsibilities

1. Strategy & Long-Term Direction:

- Shape and drive the organization's 3 - 5 year strategic roadmap in partnership with the leadership team.

- Develop strategic perspectives on the evolution and growth of key businesses and categories.

- Evaluate strategic choices across:

1. Watches

2. High Jewellery

3. Lifestyle

4. Hour Studio / new formats

5. Jewellery and adjacent/new businesses

- Translate strategic ambition into clear priorities, initiatives, milestones and business plans.

2. Market & Competitive Intelligence:

- Establish a robust market intelligence and competitor-tracking framework.

- Track emerging trends, consumer shifts, category developments, competitive moves and disruptive business models.

- Develop regular strategic insights and alerts for the leadership team.

- Benchmark the organization against leading global and Indian players.

3. Strategic Projects & CEO / Leadership Office:

- Lead high-priority, cross-functional strategic projects on behalf of the leadership team.

- Structure ambiguous problems, develop hypotheses, conduct analysis and drive recommendations through to execution.

- Prepare strategy papers, board/leadership presentations and decision memos.

- Act as a thought partner to senior leadership on critical business questions.

- Ensure strategic decisions are translated into clear ownership and follow-through.

4. Annual Strategy & Planning Cadence:

- Own the organisation's annual strategy calendar, including:

1. Strategic reviews

2. Portfolio reviews

3. Market and competitor reviews

4. Annual operating/strategic planning

5. Leadership offsites

6. Strategic initiative reviews

- Build a disciplined cadence for tracking strategic priorities and outcomes.

Candidate Profile

Experience:

- 10 years of overall professional experience (Post MBA).

- MBA / PGDM from a Top B-School.

- Strong preference for candidates with significant experience in top-tier management consulting.

- Experience in corporate strategy, portfolio strategy, consumer/luxury businesses, or CEO/strategy offices would be highly relevant.

- Experience managing complex, multi-business or multi-category environments is a strong advantage.

Core Competencies:

- Exceptional strategic thinking and problem-solving ability.

- Strong commercial and financial acumen.

- Ability to navigate ambiguity and convert complex analysis into clear decisions.

- Excellent analytical, research and synthesis skills.

- Strong executive communication and PowerPoint / strategy-paper writing capabilities.

- Ability to influence senior stakeholders without relying on formal authority.

- High ownership, intellectual curiosity and bias for action.

- Comfortable operating at both 2,000-foot strategic altitude and ground-level execution.