Chief-of-Staff at United Media

UNITED MEDIA; City Of London; On-site; GBP 70,000 - 90,000; Full time

Job summary

A dynamic startup is seeking a Chief-of-Staff to drive its growth in London. You will lead team recruitment and development, oversee strategic execution, and manage conference delivery. The position demands strong leadership, excellent communication skills, and a passion for business. Competitive salary and travel opportunities included.

Benefits

Competitive salary

Travel opportunities

Dynamic work environment

Qualifications

• 4+ years' experience in a high-speed environment (consulting, investment banking, etc.).
• Strong commercial awareness and a passion for business.
• Proven track record of delivering results.

Responsibilities

• Recruit, build and develop a high-performing team.
• Set clear expectations and goals for the team.
• Oversee planning and execution of conferences.

Skills

Leadership skills

Communication abilities

Ambition

Strategic execution

Education

Bachelor’s degree with outstanding results

MBA

Job description

Overview

Are you ready to unleash your entrepreneurial spirit and be a part of an exciting start-up revolution as the main driver for its growth and success?

The Opportunity

As a Chief-of-Staff, you will run, grow and manage all aspects of United Media. You will be responsible for building and leading a world-class team, ensuring the successful execution of the conference and strategy of the brand.

You’ll want this job if you possess strong leadership skills, excellent communication abilities, highly ambitious, forward-thinking and driven to inspire and lead a team. You are someone who is thrilled to work in a fast-paced environment and wants to scale the company rapidly.

Responsibilities

• Recruit, build and develop a high-performing team.
• Build an ecosystem and deliver outstanding products.
• Set clear expectations, establish goals, and provide ongoing detailed feedback and performance evaluations.
• Execute the strategy at a rapid pace.
• Develop the company’s brand as the go-to place for inspiration, knowledge and networking.
• Oversee planning, execution, and completion of conferences within the designated timelines and budget constraints.
• Assign tasks to team members in each department, monitor progress, and ensure project objectives are achieved.
• Identify opportunities to expand business with existing clients and collaborate with business development teams for new client acquisition.

What we offer you

You’ll be working in person at our HQ in London (next to Sloane Square), constantly pushing you out of your comfort zone to ensure a never-ending growth curve for you and the business. We provide you with the following:

• The opportunity to lead, run and develop a fast-growing business, where your work and the results are highly tangible and make all the difference.
• Work with an incredible team with a track record of developing and growing businesses.
• Travel opportunity: You will be joining our conferences overseas.
• Competitive salary

Requirements

• +4 years’ experience from an institution with high speed and work ethic e.g. management consulting, investment banking, top-tier corporate or start-up.
• Bachelor’s degree with outstanding results, maybe followed by an MBA
• Strong commercial awareness and a passion for business.
• Excellent communication and interpersonal skills.
• Proven track record delivering results.
• UK, EU or US work permit