Mission (why the job exists) : The mission of this job is to assist the organization and CEO increase company productivity, execution capacity, decision making and growth capabilities by leading strategic projects, assisting with ad-hoc analysis and presentations and being a thinking partner for the senior management team.
Main responsibilities include :
Project Management : Research, develop, and lead special projects and strategic business initiatives taking inputs and validating results with senior leadership, allowing the company to react faster to new trends / information when there is not a clear leader in the management team who could lead these eventual promising projects.
- Data Analysis & Decision Making : Assist the CEO and / or senior leadership with research,analysis and synthesis of data allowing faster and more effective decision making .
- Presentations & Memos : Prepare presentations and written memos on a wide range of topics ranging from company presentations to board decks to specific topical issues.
- Financial Planning & Budgeting : Assist the CEO and senior leadership team developing yearly budget and forecasts for board approval.
- Prepare detailed agendas and briefing materials .
- Ensure all reading materials meet company wide standards for high impact meetings.
- Organize and run cadence meetings around specific issues and record decisions and action items (such as the All Hands, Department Heads, and Tuesday Alignment meetings).
- Collaborate with stakeholders to ensure tasks are assigned and actioned with the objective of increasing overall productivity.
- Keep the beat : Proactively follow up with the management team if and when goals are not being achieved to determine why objectives are not being met.
- Provide actionable recommendations for improvement.
- Track high priority initiatives to identify any / potential obstacles
- Interim area responsible : take ownership of areas lacking leadership, taking them to the next level of performance and finding the right person to take the lead.
Skills required :
- Analytical : Able to structure and process qualitative or quantitative data and draw insightful conclusions from it.
- Attention to detail : Does not let important details slip through the cracks or derail a project.
- Persuasive : able to convince others to pursue a course of action.
- Team work : Reaches out to peers and cooperates with supervisors to establish an overall collaborative working relationship.
- Proactivity : Acts without being told what to do.
- Brings new ideas to the company.
- Experience required;
- 2+ years in an investment banking or consulting role at a large investment bank or consulting firm.
- 2+ years experience in leadership positions at a high growth startup.
- BA.BS Economics, Engineering or similar.
- Proven experience managing and coordinating projects.