Chief of Staff and Director for Economic and Strategic Research Group (Hybrid)

Company Description

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Job Description

In this compelling leadership position within our Economic Strategic Research (ESR) group, you will oversee the processes required to support the Chief Economist and other leadership in day-to-day operational matters. In this role, you will support planning, project management, communications, reporting and governance that is essential to strategic execution and serve as a thought partner in executive decision making. 

THE IMPACT YOU WILL MAKE
The Chief of Staff and Director for Economic and Strategic Research Group role will offer you the flexibility to make each day your own, while working alongside people who care so that you can deliver on the following responsibilities:

• Act as an extension of the Chief Economist-SVP by making decisions and communicating independently, where appropriate. Develop and maintain connection with the broader ESR group.
• Support the Chief Economist-SVP and other leaders in the preparation of presentations to the board, management committee, and other stakeholders.
• Coordinate and advise on activities and processes that support day-to-day operations.
• Collaborate with leadership on developing operational and/or strategic recommendations.
• Collaborate across the enterprise to ensure the development and execution of a comprehensive internal and external communications plan.
• Facilitate development of a training plan with our learning, development, inclusion, compliance, and external partners.
• Work with leadership to develop, monitor and communicate progress on strategic priorities.
• As needed, support compliance activities including but not limited to preparation for and participation in regulatory meetings and coordination of information requests.
• Drive engagement and teamwork across the office, including special projects and event planning.
• Identify opportunities to improve process efficiency and develop solutions.
• Manage budget to ensure alignment with strategic priorities.
• Manage all executive-level reporting on progress or status of various high-profile initiatives

Qualifications

THE EXPERIENCE YOU BRING TO THE TEAM

Minimum Required Experiences

• 8 years related experience.
• Experience managing multiple projects with focus on prioritization.
• Able to make connections across distinct projects, teams, or workstreams to pull together people, insights, or opportunities.
• Strong relationship and stakeholder management skills; able to influence and negotiate at all levels of an organization.
• Professional courage, willingness to challenge the status quo or leaders in an appropriate way to affect positive change and/or to make timely decisions.
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills with a demonstrated ability to compose correspondence, draft materials and presentations, and proof-read at the executive level.  
• Self-starter with reputation as a strategic thinker. Is forward thinking, flexible, and adept at planning and execution.
• Exceptional analytical and problem-solving abilities.
• Excellent interpersonal skills, including an ability to build rapport and adapt style to various audiences to establish and maintain trusting relationships at all levels across the division and enterprise.
• Sound judgment, able to handle conflict professionally, maintain confidentiality, and act with discretion.
• Strong MS Office, Adobe, SharePoint, and calendaring and scheduling tool skills.

Desired Experiences

• Bachelor’s degree or equivalent.
• Master’s degree preferred.
• Prior people management or people leadership experience.
• Prior experience facilitating enterprise-wide communications plans.
• Prior experience developing training/learning plans and ensuring execution.
• Ability to work in a fast-paced environment effectively; can quickly assess situations and environments, identify opportunities and propose a course of action.
• Comfortable adding value behind the scenes to help colleagues succeed.
• Ability to work at both tactical and strategic levels.

Additional Information

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