Chief of Staff - IIM/FMS/MDI/XLRI

Description:

- Acts as a strategic partner and oversee strategic business initiatives, from development through successful execution, under the guidance of senior leadership.

- Track strategic priorities and commitments and drive them to closure

- Assist and communicate with executives in decision-making, program management, and initiative implementation.

- Helping the executive shape organizational goals, define key performance indicators (KPIs), and translate high-level vision into actionable execution.

- Acting as a trusted sounding board and filtering inquiries to determine which require the executives direct attention and which can be delegated.

- Leading cross-functional strategic projects, ensuring deadlines are met and initiatives align with company-wide objectives.

- Organizing executive meetings, preparing necessary agendas and materials, and facilitating town halls or leadership retreats

- Run special projects and Group-level initiatives from framing the problem to coordinating workstreams to reporting progress.

- Serve as a trusted, articulate point of contact for senior internal and external stakeholders, managing relationships and expectations with discretion.

Preferred candidate profile:

- MBA/PG in Management from a Premier Institute, Engineering degree would be a plus.

- 8-12 years of experience in Strategy/Program Management/Chief of Staff roles with reputed consulting firms or large groups.

- Experience in planning and leading strategic initiatives

- Proven success in a project coordination role

- Strong project-reporting skills, with focus on interdepartmental communications