AccuWeather

Chief of Staff / Executive Operations Director

AccuWeather$150K — $180K *
Business Services
Less than 5 years of experience
Job Overview by Ladders

Qualifications

  • MBA strongly preferred, particularly for candidates seeking long-term enterprise leadership development
  • 3-7 years of experience in strategy, operations, or execution-focused business roles
  • Ability to drive initiatives from concept through execution in complex environments
  • Proven comfort influencing senior executives without formal authority
  • Strong analytical skills to evaluate tradeoffs and make sound recommendations
  • Bias for action, able to progress without consensus
  • Excellent written and verbal communication skills

Responsibilities

  • Capture and synthesize strategic priorities from the CEO and senior leadership
  • Translate ideas into clear options and execution paths
  • Drive clarity on decision-making and strategic initiatives
  • Assign ownership for high-impact initiatives
  • Track progress and surface risks early
  • Prepare analyses to support fast, high-quality decisions
  • Maintain a clear view of enterprise priorities

Benefits

  • Commitment to equal employment opportunity
  • Support for reasonable accommodations for individuals with disabilities
  • Opportunity to partner closely with senior leaders in various departments
Full Job Description
Overview:

AccuWeather is seeking a Chief of Staff / Executive Operations Director for Founder & Executive Chair Dr. Joel N. Myers. This is an intense, in-person, demanding, proactive, and transformational executive role - not a conventional administrative or support position - built to multiply the impact of an active Founder & Executive Chair of a well-known high technology and media company. The role reports solely to Dr. Myers and is accountable to him, while operating with full respect for and support of the CEO's authority to run the company. You will be working directly with one of the top entrepreneurs in American history, converting his strategic, commercial, marketing, product, and customer insight into focused initiatives and measurable results.

Role:
  • manage complex, high-volume Executive calendar
  • manage Executive correspondence and ensure Executive's time aligns with priorities
  • assist with meeting preparation including briefings, meeting materials, agenda creation, daily reports, and follow-up actions
  • proactively keep our CRM current. capture and maintain up-to-date data on key contacts
  • coordinate domestic and international travel and other calendar activities
  • lead and develop the executive support team, raising standards, ownership, and continuity
  • own day-to-day administrative and office operations and project support
  • assist with strategic projects, initiatives and deliverables on behalf of the Executive Chair, ensuring they are executed effectively and according to schedule
  • capture, organize, and convert the Executive Chair's strategic, commercial, marketing, product, and customer insights into prioritized initiatives with clear ownership and follow-through
  • help connect sales, marketing, product, technology, and customer strategy efforts to strengthen commercialization, pricing, and revenue growth
  • draft and edit communications on behalf of the Executive Chair, including emails, and presentations, speeches and transcriptions
  • coordinate with home and personal staff
  • maintain the highest level of confidentiality and discretion in handling sensitive information and matters building trust with Executive Chair, Executive leadership, Board members and key stakeholders
  • use AI & technology to gain leverage, improve office operations and efficiency and build and lead an AI-enabled operating system for meeting preparation, knowledge capture, project tracking, correspondence, decisions, and follow-up

Qualifications:
  • 10+ years' experience and success as a Chief of Staff, Executive Operations leader, or senior general-management role in a founder-led, growth-oriented, or commercially demanding environment
  • extremely organized and with exceptional time management and attention to detail
  • you're professional and operate with a high degree of discretion and integrity
  • excellent communication skills and ability to build relationships internationally and externally
  • comfortable with AI/technology and can quickly adopt tools like Claude, Chat GPT, google suite, slack, zapier, and more
  • comfortable with ambiguity and is curious about tech and eager to learn
  • people you have worked with put you in the top 1% of people they have worked with
  • executive presence and sound judgment, with the confidence to engage directly with a highly experienced founder
  • commercial fluency and the ability to connect strategy, sales, marketing, product, and technology
  • track record of leading or upgrading teams and converting ideas into measurable outcomes
  • genuinely interested in building a long-term relationship with the Founder, not using the role as a short-term step
  • comfortable being in the office each day

You Shouldn't Apply If:
  • you need a highly predictable and comfortable work schedule
  • want to work from home
  • want only a 9-5 job

Compensation & Benefits:
  • Comprehensive healthcare and dental benefits.
  • 401(k) retirement plan with 50% company match
  • Annual performance bonus tied to clearly defined outcomes
  • Meaningful relocation assistance and, where appropriate, temporary housing or transition support
  • Potential long-term retention or incentive arrangement for an exceptional candidate
  • A collaborative work environment and opportunity to work with a high-impact team and Mission driven company that has saved over 12,000 lives

About AccuWeather

AccuWeather is a weather forecasting and digital media company headquartered in State College, Pennsylvania. It was founded in 1962 by Joel N. Myers and has since grown to become one of the leading weather forecasting companies in the world. AccuWeather provides weather forecasts and warnings for millions of people worldwide through its website, mobile apps, and other digital platforms. The company also provides weather-related content and services to businesses and government agencies. AccuWeather is committed to providing accurate and reliable weather information and has received numerous awards and recognitions for its efforts.
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