Associate Chief of Staff — AI-Driven Strategy & Execution

Cerbo OptiMantra; Atlanta (GA); Hybride; USD 120 000 - 160 000; Plein temps

Avantages offerts par ce poste

Paid time off

Company holidays

Health, dental and vision benefits

Disability insurance

401k with matching

Equity/ownership opportunity

Résumé du poste

Cerbo ·OptiMantra is seeking an Associate Chief of Staff to act as a strategic partner to the CEO, translating strategy into execution across engineering, product, sales, and delivery. The role emphasizes turning ambiguity into actionable plans, aligning priorities, and driving high-impact initiatives in a hybrid Atlanta-based setting.

You will own high-priority projects, set operating rhythms, and leverage AI and automation to improve speed and scalability, while gaining exposure to how a

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in business administration, finance, economics, or related field.
• 3+ years of experience in business operations, strategy, consulting, project management, executive operations, or related discipline.
• Experience working directly with senior executives or organizational leadership.
• Demonstrated experience leading cross-functional initiatives and driving outcomes without direct authority.
• Proven ability to manage multiple concurrent projects, establish priorities, track deliverables, and drive initiatives through completion.
• Strong analytical skills with experience working with business data, building analyses, identifying trends, and using data to develop, validate, or challenge hypotheses.
• Experience developing executive-level reporting, dashboards, presentations, or other materials used to inform business decisions.
• Demonstrated proficiency with modern productivity, collaboration, data, and AI tools, with a track record of quickly learning and implementing new technologies.
• Experience identifying opportunities to streamline, automate, or eliminate manual processes; hands-on experience using AI or automation tools to build or implement solutions.
• Experience developing and implementing business processes, operating cadences, or systems that improve organizational efficiency and accountability.

Responsabilités

• Maximize CEO effectiveness: Act as a strategic partner to the CEO by managing priorities, coordinating follow-through, and ensuring the CEO’s time remains focused on the highest-value opportunities and decisions.
• Drive executive accountability: Own follow-through on leadership commitments, decisions, and action items. Ensure priorities have clear owners, deadlines, and next steps—and proactively address anything at risk of falling behind.
• Lead cross-functional execution: Serve as a liaison across departments to drive alignment, remove roadblocks, and keep critical initiatives moving toward completion. Partner with senior leaders to resolve issues that span multiple functions.
• Drive strategic initiatives: Take ownership of high-priority initiatives from concept through execution, working with the appropriate leaders and teams to translate business objectives into clear plans, milestones, and measurable outcomes.
• Create structure from ambiguity: Take broad, complex, or early-stage ideas and turn them into actionable plans. Conduct the research, analysis, and stakeholder coordination necessary to develop recommendations and move decisions forward.
• Leverage data to inform decisions: Conduct ad hoc analyses, financial modeling, research, and other quantitative work to evaluate opportunities, test assumptions, and provide the executive team with actionable insights.
• Own executive meeting execution: Prepare for key leadership meetings, capture decisions and action items, distribute concise recaps, and track commitments through completion.
• Enable organizational communication: Serve as a key point of contact across the organization, ensuring relevant teams and stakeholders have the information, context, and clarity needed to execute effectively.
• Identify and implement AI and automation opportunities: Continuously identify manual, repetitive, or inefficient work that can be eliminated or automated. Use AI and other technology to build practical solutions that improve speed, efficiency, and scalability.
• Lead ad hoc strategic projects: Take on high-priority projects ranging from targeted research and analysis to financial modeling, internal initiatives, expansion opportunities, and other business-critical work as priorities evolve.

Connaissances

Strategic thinking

Operational rigor

Cross-functional collaboration

Data-driven decision making

AI tools familiarity

Formation

Bachelor's degree in business administration, economics, or related field

MBA or advanced degree (preferred)

Outils

AI tools

Data dashboards

Description du poste

Cerbo ·OptiMantra is seeking an Associate Chief of Staff to act as a strategic partner to the CEO, translating strategy into execution across engineering, product, sales, and delivery. The role emphasizes turning ambiguity into actionable plans, aligning priorities, and driving high-impact initiatives in a hybrid Atlanta-based setting.

You will own high-priority projects, set operating rhythms, and leverage AI and automation to improve speed and scalability, while gaining exposure to how a