Sanlayan Technologies - Chief of Staff

Description:

Role Overview:

This role requires exceptional problem-solving ability, cross-functional leadership, and the ability to translate strategic objectives into actionable plans. A strong background in defence, R&D-led environments, engineering, finance, or project monitoring is desirable.

Key Responsibilities:

1. Strategic Support:

- Work closely with the CEO to define, monitor, and execute organizational strategy.

- Drive key initiatives, ensuring alignment with company vision and business goals.

- Prepare strategic insights, reports, presentations, and decision-support documents.

2. Program & Project Governance:

- Track progress of critical projects and maintain dashboards, timelines, dependencies, and risk registers.

- Ensure cross-functional collaboration across engineering, operations, finance, and delivery functions.

- Support establishment and monitoring of KPIs, OKRs, and governance cadences.

3. Executive Decision Enablement:

- Lead strategic research, benchmarking, and industry intelligence for defence, technology, and hardware sectors.

- Support board communication, investor updates, compliance reporting, and stakeholder management.

4. Operational Excellence:

- Streamline communication between the CEO and internal teams to enhance transparency and execution.

- Facilitate leadership meetings, track decisions, and ensure accountability.

- Identify operational inefficiencies and recommend process improvements.

5. Cross-Functional Leadership:

- Mentor, guide, and support teams with planning, documentation, and execution.

- Engage with government agencies, defence partners, consortiums, and technology councils when required.