Remote Chief of Staff & Strategy Lead

World Aquatics; Grenoble; Remote; EUR 120,000 - 180,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health insurance 50% paid by company

Employee savings plan (PEE)

Annual bonus

WC benefits (discounts, cinema tickets

Job summary

Vates seeks a Chief of Staff to act as the CEO’s right hand, bridging vision, strategy, and execution. This is an operational, not administrative role; you will develop analyses, models, and recommendations for the Strategic Committee and contribute to the business plan.

Based in Grenoble or Paris with a fully remote option, you will coordinate cross-functional topics, build KPIs and dashboards, and help scale the organization as it grows beyond 150 staff.

Qualifications

• 3–7 years of experience in strategy consulting, corporate development, finance, or strategy and operations within a tech scale-up.
• Experience structuring topics for executive committees and producing board materials.
• Ability to translate strategy into actionable plans and decisions.

Responsibilities

• Structure and prioritize topics for the Strategic Committee and ensure follow-through.
• Prepare meetings: agendas, pre-reads, minutes, and action tracking.
• Develop KPIs, dashboards, and progress tracking (OKRs, roadmap).
• Design target organizational model and budget with HR and leaders.
• Coordinate with CRO/CFO on expansion, pricing, and go-to-market efforts.
• Communicate vision, strategy, and priorities across teams with the Chief Culture & Engagement.

Skills

Strategy

Project & Program Mgmt

Business analysis

Financial acumen

KPIs & dashboards

Process improvement

Executive communication

Change management

Digital collaboration tools

Languages: English & French

Education

Higher education degree in business/strategy

Job description

Vates seeks a Chief of Staff to act as the CEO’s right hand, bridging vision, strategy, and execution. This is an operational, not administrative role; you will develop analyses, models, and recommendations for the Strategic Committee and contribute to the business plan.

Based in Grenoble or Paris with a fully remote option, you will coordinate cross-functional topics, build KPIs and dashboards, and help scale the organization as it grows beyond 150 staff.