Chief of Staff to the CEO

FREENOW; Hamburg; Vor Ort; EUR 80.000 - 120.000; Vollzeit

Zusammenfassung

A leading mobility company in Hamburg seeks a Chief of Staff to the CEO to facilitate business success through strategic partnership and operational excellence. This role involves managing high-priority initiatives, enabling executive decisions, and enhancing internal communication. The ideal candidate will have a Master’s degree and extensive experience in strategic roles, with exceptional interpersonal skills. Benefits include flexible working arrangements and comprehensive health insurance.

Leistungen

Flexible working arrangements

LinkedIn Learning

Sabbatical & special leave policies

WeRoad partnership

Birthday and additional holidays

Health Insurance

Employee assistance program

Qualifikationen

• 7+ years in management consulting, strategic planning, corporate development, or executive operations.
• Ability to manage large-scale projects and influence senior stakeholders.
• Strong business acumen and ability to navigate complex organisational systems.

Aufgaben

• Act as a trusted advisor to the CEO, providing strategic counsel.
• Drive alignment translating the CEO's vision into actionable plans.
• Create internal updates that support strong decision-making.

Kenntnisse

Strategic thinking

Communication

Project management

Stakeholder management

Ausbildung

Master's degree in Business Administration or related field

Jobbeschreibung

Are you a strategic thinker with a passion for turning vision into action? Do you thrive in fast-paced environments, influencing at the highest levels while ensuring cross-functional alignment?

Location: Hamburg. FREENOW is looking for a Chief of Staff to the CEO to be a critical partner in driving business success and organisational excellence.

YOUR DAILY ADVENTURES WILL INCLUDE:

• Strategic Partnership: Act as a trusted sounding board and strategic advisor to the CEO - offering counsel, generating ideas, and ensuring their time is spent on the highest-impact priorities.
• Drive Strategic Alignment: Translate the CEO’s vision into actionable, cross-functional plans that align with business goals.
• Program & Initiative Management: Drive a select portfolio of high-priority, cross-functional initiatives directly tied to the CEO’s agenda. Ensure strategic alignment, executive-level coordination, and sustained momentum, stepping in as needed to navigate complexity and remove barriers to execution.
• Executive Communication: Create board-level materials, CEO messaging, and internal updates that support strong decision-making and company alignment.
• Stakeholder Management: Serve as the connective tissue between the CEO and internal stakeholders, ensuring transparency and consistency across leadership.
• Decision Enablement: Analyse business data, identify key risks and opportunities, and support timely, informed executive decisions.
• Communication Impact:
  • Act as a trusted voice for internal messaging from the CEO
  • Manage confidential, high-stakes communications with clarity and diplomacy. Align stakeholders across departments and seniority levels around complex and sensitive topics.
• Innovation & Agility:
  • Continuously challenge the status quo and drive operational improvement
  • Apply critical thinking and creative problem-solving in a fast-moving environment
  • Embed agile practices into strategy execution and project delivery.

TO BE SUCCESSFUL IN THIS ROLE:

• Master’s degree, ideally in Business Administration or a related field.
• 7+ years in management consulting, strategic planning, corporate development, or executive operations.
• Strong business acumen and ability to navigate complex organisational systems.
• Exceptional communication - verbal, written, and interpersonal.
• Proven ability to manage large-scale projects and influence senior stakeholders.
• Comfortable with ambiguity and shifting priorities in a high-growth, high-speed environment.

BENEFITS & PERKS IN A NUTSHELL:

• Flexible working arrangements
• LinkedIn Learning
• Sabbatical & special leave policies
• WeRoad partnership
• Birthday, 24th + 31st December off
• Short term EU work policy
• Mobility Credit
• Health Insurance
• Employee assistance program

DIVERSITY, EQUITY & INCLUSION: FREENOW is an equal opportunity employer and we consider qualified applicants regardless of race, religion, national origin, gender, gender identity, sexual orientation, disability or age.

We want you to grow and evolve, bring your true self to work.