Chief of Staff to CEO NorAm

At Bel, we are not just a company—we are a company on a Mission, built on 160 years of bold innovation, family values, and a commitment to social purpose. With beloved brands like Babybel®, GoGo squeeZ®, The Laughing Cow®, and Boursin®, our snacking solutions bring more than joy; they want to serve as a force for good. Our U.S. Mission? To help close the critical 80% nutrition gap by making it easier for Americans to eat more fruits, veggies, and dairy as part of their daily lives.

The company has headquarters in Chicago and New York City and operates 4 manufacturing plants in Little Chute, WI; Brookings, SD; Traverse City, MI; and Nampa, ID.  #IWorkForAllForGood

The Chief of Staff to the CEO, NorAm, is an important member of the executive leadership team, serving as a strategic business partner, enabling the CEO of BEL North America to operate at maximum impact. This role supports enterprise priorities, drives cross functional initiatives and ensures operational rigor and leadership effectiveness. The Chief of Staff anticipates priorities, synthesizes complex information into actionable recommendations, and partners with leaders to translate decisions into disciplined execution, implementation, and sustained results. 

Essential Functions

 

Strategic Planning and Execution

• Facilitate development and implementation of strategic business plans and key priorities while serving as a strategic extension of the CEO—prioritizing, pressure-testing, and sequencing initiatives and commitments to ensure focus on the highest-value outcomes.

• Monitor and track progress of strategic initiatives; ensuring local and global leaders are equipped with relevant insights and status updates
• Build a strong partnership with the global Chief of Staff community and Executive Assistants to facilitate anticipated planning and coordination of key meetings and events
• Continuously improve the CEO’s executive operating rhythm (cadences, agendas, decision forums, reporting, and follow-ups) to strengthen alignment, performance, and engagement across teams.

• Lead and/or coordinate cross-functional projects, ensuring deadlines, deliverables, and outcomes are met—triaging urgent issues, recommending solutions, and driving initiatives to resolution.

 

Executive Communications

• Serve as a liaison between the CEO and internal stakeholders, establishing proactive updates for the Executive Leadership Team and global partners to drive transparency and escalation paths.
• Partner with Executive Leadership Team (ELT) members and the Communications team to prepare executive-ready briefings, presentations, communications, and talking points for leadership meetings, townhalls, and key events—shaping and cascading the CEO’s narrative to ensure clarity, alignment, and momentum on enterprise strategy, priorities, and roadmap.
• Collaborate with the Chief Sustainability and Communications Officer for internal and external communications to ensure messages reflect CEO’s voice, enterprise priorities, and market context.

 

Organizational Alignment and Transformation

• Partner with the CEO, Executive Team, VPs, and HR to drive organizational transformation (structure, talent, culture, and capabilities), advance simplification efforts, tracking progress and surfacing decisions needed to stay on course.
• Translate enterprise strategy into execution by mobilizing leaders, removing obstacles, and driving accountability to measurable outcomes including research, analysis, and synthesizing information to support executive decision-making.
• Plan, attend, and follow up on executive meetings, ensuring actionable outcomes and accountability, and connect teams and leaders, fostering alignment and collaboration across departments.
• Develop and tailor strategy narratives for key audiences (NorAm Leadership Team, COMEX, global partners, and external stakeholders), translating complex topics into clear priorities and choices.
• Lead CEO-sponsored, enterprise-wide initiatives and change programs—establishing governance, milestones, and escalation paths to ensure delivery across Bel US and Materne NA.

 

Qualifications:

• Bachelor’s degree required (business, marketing, communications, or related field); Master’s degree