Chief of Staff

Plattnerfoundation; Potsdam; Vor Ort; EUR 90.000 - 150.000; Vollzeit

Benefits dieser Stelle

Public transport ticket

Free lunch

Excellent coffee

Lakeside office in Potsdam

AI tools in active use (n8n, Asana AI)

Zusammenfassung

The Hasso Plattner Foundation seeks a highly capable Chief of Staff to work directly with the Managing Director and senior leadership in Potsdam. You will drive strategic initiatives, enable sound decision-making, and coordinate across the Foundation and its network of partners and stakeholders.

This pivotal role requires exceptional judgment, strong operational drive, and the ability to operate with discretion in a fast-paced environment, with decisions supported by in-house collaboration.

Qualifikationen

• 4 to 6 years of experience leading complex projects, ideally at a top-tier management consultancy and/or a venture-backed growth company.
• Excellent analytical and communication skills; full command of PowerPoint and Excel.
• Fluent in English with discretion in handling confidential matters.

Aufgaben

• Act as a trusted advisor to the Managing Director, providing strategic guidance and recommendations.
• Partner with leadership to shape and implement organizational strategies across the Foundation and Family Office.
• Own the execution of high-priority projects end to end, ensuring on-time, on-scope, within-budget delivery.
• Prepare and steer executive meetings, including agenda setting and follow-up on actions.
• Support stakeholder management with high-quality presentations and communications.
• Identify opportunities to improve how the leadership office operates and translate into concrete improvements.

Kenntnisse

Strategic thinking

Project management

Analytical skills

Communication

Discretion

English fluency

PowerPoint

Excel

LLM and agentic processes

Ausbildung

Leading university degree

Business administration / management / economics

Tools

PowerPoint

Excel

LLM tooling

Jobbeschreibung

Established by SAP co-founder Hasso Plattner, the Hasso Plattner Foundation builds and runs its own long-term philanthropic initiatives. It founds and funds institutions, shaping them over decades, such as the Hasso Plattner Institute for Digital Engineering, Museum Barberini, and Sabine Plattner African Charities. An in-house Investment Office manages the endowment that makes it all possible.

The Chief of Staff mandates let you touch strategy, execution, and stakeholder relationships in the same week inside an organization that moves fast and holds every layer to the same high bar. If you want to build range across the full spectrum of leadership work rather than one slice of it, start here.

This role is based in Potsdam, Germany. We workpredominantlyin-office, by design.It'show we keep decisions fast and collaboration real.

The Role

We areseekinga highly capable and strategic Chief of Staff to join our leadership office. Working directly with the Managing Director and senior leadership, you will drive strategic initiatives, enable sound andtimelydecision-making, and ensure effective coordination across the organization and its network of partners, institutions, and stakeholders.

This is a pivotal, high-trust role at the center of a unique philanthropic and family office environment. It calls for exceptional judgment, strong operational drive, business acumen, and the ability tooperatewith discretion in a fast-paced setting with evolving priorities.

Your Responsibilities

Act as a trusted advisor and sparring partner to the Managing Director,providingstrategic guidance, analysis, and recommendations

Partner with the leadership team to shape and implement organizational strategies and priorities across the Foundation and Family Office

Own the execution of high-priority projects end to end, ensuring outcomes are delivered on time, scope, and budget

Prepare and steer executive meetings, including agenda setting, decision materials, and follow-up on agreed actions

Support internal and external stakeholder management, including high-quality presentations, briefings, and communications

Identifyopportunities to improve how the leadership officeoperatesand translate them into concrete improvements

What You Bring

Outstanding academictrack recordfrom a leading university

Degree in business administration, management, economics, or a comparable field

4 to 6 years of experience leading complex projects, ideally at a top-tier management consultancy and/or a venture-backed growth company

Excellent analytical and communication skills, with full command of PowerPoint and Excel

Knowledgeand experienceworking withLLM and agentic processes

Highly structured way of working and strong organizational skills

Sound judgment and absolute discretion in handling confidential matters

Fluent in English, written and spoken

Previousexposure to finance, investment management, philanthropy and/or family office environments is a plus

You Are...

Driven and committed to excellence in everything you do

Self-directed, well-structured, and flexible, with the ability to think strategically and act hands-on

Up to date with AI advancements and curious to learn more

Eager to keep learning and expanding yourexpertise, witha high levelof agility and ownership

Comfortable operating in ambiguity and shifting priorities without needing a fixed playbook

Trusted with discretion by instinct, not just policy

Comfortable being influential without needing visible credit

What We Offer

Direct, daily proximity to the Managing Director and leadership office

Real end-to-end ownership of strategic initiatives, not just prep-and-support work

Rare dual exposure: philanthropic mission work and family office rigor in one seat

A lean team with short reporting lines and fast decisions: your work is visible to leadership from day one

The entrepreneurial pace and ownership of a high-ambition organization, backed by the stability of a well-funded endowment

AI tools in active use (n8n, Asana AI Studio);we’reearly in the journey, building seriously; we see AIas a means toan end, not a headline

Competitive compensation,state-of-the-artIT, public transport ticket, free lunch, excellent coffee, outdoor sports, and a beautiful lakeside office in Potsdam