DescriptionThis role is designed to serve as Chief of Staff to Teneo's President of Global Strategy & Communications business, based in New York. The Chief of Staff role is intended to play a central part in supporting and growing the international Strategy & Communications business, helping to translate leadership priorities into execution, drive coordination across teams, support business development, and client delivery, and manage internal operations.
Specific responsibilities include:
- Serve as a trusted advisor and thought partner to the President and executive leadership team, helping shape key business decisions.
- Act as an extension of the President's office by managing information flow, synthesizing complex issues, filtering priorities, and facilitating effective communication with internal and external stakeholders.
- Prepare senior leaders for critical internal and external engagements as well as business development opportunities; represent the President and serve as a delegate in select meetings when appropriate.
- Lead cross-functional and cross-geography initiatives, projects, and priorities from scoping through execution, ensuring accountability and follow-through.
- Step into areas of ambiguity and ownership gaps to drive outcomes across teams and functions.
- Produce high-impact deliverables, including strategic plans, briefings, analyses, business cases, leadership communications, management reports, and client-facing materials.
- Coordinate resources, expertise, and relationships across teams, divisions, and markets to advance strategic priorities and growth initiatives.
- Support client engagements by contributing to strategy, driving alignment, and ensuring high-quality execution and client service.
- Anticipate risks, identify organizational friction points, and resolve issues before they escalate.
- Foster collaboration and integration across teams to strengthen relationships and improve organizational effectiveness.
- Build and manage relationships with key stakeholders, clients, and strategic partners to support long-term growth.
- Support global business development and growth initiatives by identifying opportunities, coordinating pursuit efforts, and building internal resource capabilities.
- Leverage AI, automation, and workflow technologies to improve decision-making, accelerate analysis, enhance operational visibility, and scale impact.
Qualifications - 5+ years of experience in strategic communications, public affairs, government, corporate communications, policy, political strategy, management consulting, or a related field, with a track record of supporting senior executives and driving high-impact initiatives.
- Proven experience partnering with executive leadership teams and influencing senior stakeholders across complex organizations.
- Demonstrated ability to lead and execute cross-functional, enterprise-wide initiatives from concept through implementation, balancing multiple priorities in a fast-moving environment.
- Strong business acumen with a solid understanding of financial markets, corporate strategy, and organizational operations.
- Exceptional written, verbal, and presentation skills, with the ability to distill complex information into clear, actionable insights; advanced PowerPoint and executive-quality presentation development required.
- Exercises sound judgment, discretion, and diplomacy in handling sensitive and confidential matters, while building trust and credibility across a broad range of stakeholders.
- Thrives in high-growth, high-pressure environments and is comfortable operating in situations with ambiguity, competing priorities, and evolving business needs.
- Highly resourceful, proactive, and adaptable, with a bias toward action and a willingness to challenge the status quo to drive better outcomes.
- Embraces technology and innovation, including leveraging AI and emerging tools to improve productivity, decision-making, and business impact.
- Serves as a trusted advisor and strategic thought partner to senior leadership, helping to drive priorities, align stakeholders, and ensure effective execution across the organization.
- Based in New York City, with the ability to work from the office a minimum of three days per week.
What We Offer As a Teneo employee, you will enjoy unique benefits including flexible time off policy; medical, dental, and vision coverage; long-term disability, and life insurance; a 401K plan; commuter benefits; team events; snacks; and other perks.
Base Salary Range $130,000 - $170,000 (compensation for this role will depend on several factors, including a candidate's qualifications, skills, competencies, and experience that may fall outside of the range listed).
Bonus Eligible Yes
Total Compensation Package Includes annualized bonus, 401k match, healthcare coverage and a broad range of additional benefits and perks.
Flexible Work Policy Teneo believes in in-person collaboration when possible. This role is assigned to the New York office, and the company expectation is for employees to work from the office location a minimum of three times a week.
