Junior Chief of Staff Technology
Job Description
Technology Architecture & Modernization (A+M) unites a highly inter-connected set of functions in a pivotal role driving the over-arching technical framework, product delivery and developer enablement teams at the center of the Company’s technology strategy. Combining efforts to modernize technologies, architecture and development practices, A+M drives the Firm’s multi-year Technology Modernization roadmap to more effective and innovative technology platforms, enabling our business to serve evolving client demands in a highly competitive industry.
As the group expands and matures, we continue to add top technical talent, experienced professionals driven by the pursuit of engineering excellence, looking for complex and challenging technology roles with impact, visibility, and unparalleled opportunities to work across Technology in multi-disciplinary collaboration with high performing teams, including our Distinguished Engineers.
Job Description:
Position is responsible for supporting the COS and the broader leadership team across a wide variety of areas including Technology strategy development and execution, investment management and governance, financial management and cost efficiency, and workforce strategy. Role is in a fast-paced environment and requires a strong resource that can operate independently and is execution oriented.
Position is responsible for supporting the COS and the broader leadership team across a wide variety of areas including Technology strategy development and execution, investment management and governance, financial management and cost efficiency, and workforce strategy. Role is in a fast-paced environment and requires a strong resource that can operate independently and is execution oriented.
Responsibilities:
• Develop, analyze, and present findings in response to senior management requests
• Work with the leadership team to identify creative solutions to a wide-array of opportunities and challenges
• Coordinate and prepare comprehensive executive-level insights and analysis in advance of key meetings
• Managing workforce strategy and planning including development and execution
• Partner with Architecture and Modernization leadership, Finance, and the Technology COO office to manage financial / headcount budgets, oversee investment management processes, and manage program delivery
• Drive cross super-department coordination on divisional efforts (e.g., annual budgeting, strategic investments, people agenda, cost efficiency, etc.)
• Serve as an escalation channel for strategic, high visibility programs to ensure issues are addressed.
• Ensure staff has insights into organizational priorities, performance, and objectives through execution of a comprehensive communication plan (e.g., Open Forums, email campaigns, intranet content, and leadership communication)
• Develop, analyze, and present findings in response to senior management requests
• Work with the leadership team to identify creative solutions to a wide-array of opportunities and challenges
• Coordinate and prepare comprehensive executive-level insights and analysis in advance of key meetings
• Managing workforce strategy and planning including development and execution
• Partner with Architecture and Modernization leadership, Finance, and the Technology COO office to manage financial / headcount budgets, oversee investment management processes, and manage program delivery
• Drive cross super-department coordination on divisional efforts (e.g., annual budgeting, strategic investments, people agenda, cost efficiency, etc.)
• Serve as an escalation channel for strategic, high visibility programs to ensure issues are addressed.
• Ensure staff has insights into organizational priorities, performance, and objectives through execution of a comprehensive communication plan (e.g., Open Forums, email campaigns, intranet content, and leadership communication)
Requirements:
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills
• Strong problem solving and analytical skills
• Ability to perform in high pressure, fast paced situations
• Exceptional attention to detail and highly organized
• Thorough understanding of finance and accounting principles
• Ability to analyze / synthesize large amounts of information and present findings to senior audiences
• Superior PowerPoint, Excel, and general MS Office skills
• Ability to work across functional disciplines and with all levels of the organization
• Technology and organizational strategy background a plus
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills
• Strong problem solving and analytical skills
• Ability to perform in high pressure, fast paced situations
• Exceptional attention to detail and highly organized
• Thorough understanding of finance and accounting principles
• Ability to analyze / synthesize large amounts of information and present findings to senior audiences
• Superior PowerPoint, Excel, and general MS Office skills
• Ability to work across functional disciplines and with all levels of the organization
• Technology and organizational strategy background a plus
Desired Skills:
• PMO and Program management experience is a plus
• MS Project knowledge
• Basic understanding of Jive platform functionality
• Content management skills
• PMO and Program management experience is a plus
• MS Project knowledge
• Basic understanding of Jive platform functionality
• Content management skills
