Description
HP is seeking a Chief of Staff to support the Chief Public Policy Officer (CPPO) and drive strategic execution across the global Government Affairs & Public Policy (GA&PP) organization.
The Chief of Staff serves as a trusted advisor to the CPPO and GA&PP Leadership Team, translating priorities into action, strengthening coordination across teams, and ensuring timely delivery of leadership commitments.
Key Responsibilities:
Strategic Planning and Executive Partnership
- Advise the CPPO and GA&PP Leadership Team on priorities, organizational challenges, and execution risks.
- Structure complex issues into clear options and actionable recommendations.
- Coordinate annual planning and periodic priority reviews, establishing objectives, milestones, and accountable owners.
- Anticipate issues requiring CPPO attention and coordinate the information and recommendations needed for decisions.
Operating Rhythm and Organizational Effectiveness
- Manage GA&PP's operating cadence, including leadership meetings, all-employee meetings, planning sessions, and organizational reviews.
- Ensure meetings advance decisions and priorities through focused agendas, appropriate preparation, and documented follow-up.
- Drive accountability for leadership commitments, addressing dependencies and escalating risks across global teams.
- Partner with Finance, HR, and GA&PP leaders to coordinate budget and workforce planning.
- Identify opportunities to improve collaboration, clarify responsibilities, and simplify internal processes.
Executive Communications
- Lead preparation of executive presentations, Board materials, briefing documents, talking points, and responses to leadership questions.
- Synthesize contributions from regional and functional experts into accurate, concise materials.
- Manage preparation and review timelines for priority executive deliverables.
- Support communication of GA&PP's strategy, priorities, decisions, and progress across the organization.
Transformation and Special Initiatives
- Lead designated transformation initiatives and special projects sponsored by the CPPO.
- Establish project objectives, milestones, responsibilities, and measures of success.
- Coordinate participating teams, resolve execution barriers, and provide leadership with clear progress assessments.
- Advance adoption of AI-enabled workflows that improve productivity and the quality of decision support.
- Ensure completed initiatives transition to appropriate ongoing owners.
Executive Operations and Team Leadership
- Partner with the CPPO's Executive Assistant to align scheduling priorities, preparation, and follow-up with the CPPO's objectives.
- Coordinate competing requests for executive attention and recommend appropriate prioritization or delegation.
- Oversee the Chief of Staff team, setting expectations, managing workload, and supporting professional development.
- Build a collaborative and responsive function that supports the CPPO and GA&PP Leadership Team.
- Handle sensitive information and relationships with discretion.
Required Capabilities and Qualifications
- Demonstrated experience in strategic planning, business operations, executive support, government affairs, or related work.
- Experience leading complex initiatives across teams with competing priorities.
- Strong analytical judgment and ability to develop practical recommendations from incomplete information.
- Excellent executive writing and presentation skills.
- Ability to influence senior stakeholders and drive commitments across organizational boundaries.
- Experience coordinating resource planning, organizational performance, and change initiatives.
- Ability to work independently, anticipate needs, and manage sensitive matters.
- Experience leading and developing staff.
Preferred Qualifications
- Experience supporting a senior executive in a Chief of Staff or comparable capacity.
- Experience in a multinational technology company or global government affairs organization.
- Familiarity with public policy and the relationship between policy priorities and business objectives.
- Experience improving organizational processes through digital tools and AI-enabled workflows.
The pay range for this role is $130,700 to $205,200 USD annually with additional opportunities for pay in the form of bonus and/or equity (applies to United States of America candidates only).
Benefits:
- Health insurance
- Dental insurance
- Vision insurance
- Long term/short term disability insurance
- Employee assistance program
- Flexible spending account
- Life insurance
- Generous time off policies, including;
- 4-12 weeks fully paid parental leave based on tenure
- 11 paid holidays
- Additional flexible paid vacation and sick leave