Executive Operations & Strategy Lead

City and County of San Francisco; San Francisco (CA); On-site; USD 120,000 - 180,000; Full time

Job summary

City and County of San Francisco seeks an Executive Affairs Manager to support the Executive Director and senior leadership. The role emphasizes managing a complex calendar, prioritizing meetings with high impact, and ensuring timely follow-through on decisions and initiatives.

The position requires strong judgment, discretion, and calm effectiveness in a fast-paced, high-velocity environment. Collaboration with Board members, executives, partners, and department staff is essential.

Qualifications

• Minimum 5+ years supporting an executive or strategic campaign in a fast-paced, high-standards environment.
• Experience in project management and coordinating initiatives, tracking deliverables, and executing priorities.
• Exceptional judgment and discretion with confidential or sensitive information.
• Strong business instincts to understand priorities, tradeoffs, and urgency.
• Excellent written and verbal communication, clear, concise, professional.

Responsibilities

• Partner with the Executive Director and COO to manage time, priorities, commitments, and operating cadence.
• Own and optimize a complex calendar, prioritize high-impact meetings, protect focus time.
• Coordinate with internal leaders to drive decisions, deadlines, and initiatives.
• Prepare the Executive Director for meetings by gathering context and materials.
• Manage highly sensitive communications with discretion and professionalism.
• Coordinate internal and external stakeholder engagements with thoughtful planning.

Skills

Executive support

Strategic project management

Discretion

Communication

Calendar management

Relationship management

Executive presence

Education

Bachelor's degree in relevant field

Master's degree or higher

Job description

City and County of San Francisco seeks an Executive Affairs Manager to support the Executive Director and senior leadership. The role emphasizes managing a complex calendar, prioritizing meetings with high impact, and ensuring timely follow-through on decisions and initiatives.

The position requires strong judgment, discretion, and calm effectiveness in a fast-paced, high-velocity environment. Collaboration with Board members, executives, partners, and department staff is essential.